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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 374
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 60YOM FELL INTO A TRASH CAN AT THE STORE STRUCK RIGHT EYE LACERATION EY EBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL, HIT EYE ON G PAIL ,SUST CONT OT EYE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LIFTING UP A GARBAGE CAN AND IT HIT HIM IN THE EYE. DX. CORNEAL ABRASIO N.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH PLASTIC WHEEL FROM GARBAGE CAN EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT BENT OVER TRASH CAN. DX: R OPEN GLOBE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT EYE FB. PT WAS EMPTYING A TRASH CAN AND GOT SOMETHING INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH &WHILE THROWING IT INTO THE DUMPSTER, THE WIND KNOCKED THE LID DOWN ONTO PT'S EYE>>RUPTURED GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SLIP & FALL, STRUCK ON ON EDGE ON PLASTIC TRASH CAN DX: ACUTE TRAUMATI S IRITIS, EYEPAIN 2ND TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 21 YO M FOREIGN BODY WITH RUST RING TO EYE TAKING TRASH CAN OUT SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 86 Y/O FELL WALKING IN BATHROOM, STRUCK HEAD ON GARBAGE CAN AT HOME. DX-SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, SKIN AVULSION, ABRASION FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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