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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Roller skating |
| PT WAS ROLLERSKATING AND CRASHED INTO A GARBAGE CAN STRUCK LEFT ELBOW FRACTURED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIGHT ELBOW CONT. PT WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN INJURING ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO ELBOW FROM STRIKING GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CARETAKER STATES PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH, GRABBED WRONG TRASH CAN AND F ELL BACKWARDS. DX. CONTUSION L ELBOW AND BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| L ELBOW PAIN LIFTING TRASH CAN DX; ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| C/O SHOULDER PAIN AFTER FALLING AGAINST A GARBAGE CAN. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT @ ***'S-ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN GARBAGE CAN AND CAR-CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL FROM STANDING POSITION, AT A STADIUM, & SLID INTO A GARBAGE CAN, LANDING ON LT ARM. DX; SUPRACONDYLAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| AT HOME TRASH CAN FELL OVER INJURED ELBOW DX ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS LIFTING A GARBAGE CAN WITH ARMS FULLY EXTENDED WHEN FELT POP IN R ELBOW, HAS PAIN AND TINGLING. DX: TENDON RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT ELBOW LACERATION.PT LACERATED ELBOW ON A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT ELBOW SPRAIN.PT WAS TRYING TO OPEN A DUMPSTER LID AND INJURED ELBO W. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Paper products |
| 79YOM WAS AT HOME DUMPING NEWSPAPERS INTO RECYCLE BIN,FELT CLICK IN ELBOW;ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL AND SLIPPED ON METAL TRASH CAN DX: CONTUSION TO ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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