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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,058
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 55 YOM C/O FOREARM PAIN, DUMPSTER FELL ON LEFT FOREARM. DX-FX FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX FX RADIUS & ULNA: 30YOM C/O L WRIST PN. TRY' TO COMPACT GARBAGE IN THE RECYCLE BIN. CLIMB'G INTO BIN WHEELS CAME UP; LANCED FOOSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 31YOF PUTTING TRASH INTO THE DUMPSTER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LO WER ARM ON SOMETHING SHARP IN THE TRASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 23 YR OLD MALE THROWIN GOUT TRASH WHEN BAG OPENED LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 91YOF TOOK GARBAGE CAN OUT SIDE AND FELL FX LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| 10YOM- PT WAS SHOVING A TRASHBAG DOWN THE TRASH SHOOT WHEN HE CUT FOREARM ON GLASS SHARD. DX LEFT FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 23YOM WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE AND CUT L ARM ON GARBAGE CAN DX- ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 38 F, PT WAS AT *** WHEN A TRASH CAN LID SHUT ON HER FOREARM. DX. CONTU SION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 9 YOF, FELL OFF GARBAGE CAN , FRACTURE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 94YOWF PT WAS PUSHING GARBAGE CAN, FELL FORWARD INTO CAN ON SIDE AT HO ME. DX. ABRA R FA, L FA AND SHOULDER., SKIN TEARS ON FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 8 YO MALE PLAYING OUTSIDE AND CUT ARM ON A TRASHCAN. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LOWER ARM LAC. 35 YOM REACHED INTO TRASH CAN AND CUT ARM ON BROKEN GLAS S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO L WRIST/FOREARM: 36YOF THROW' HOT GREASE INTO TRASH CAN, BECAME DISTRACTED & POURED IT ON L WRIST. C/O PN, REDNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 87YOF DIGGING IN DUMPSTER, CUT HER ARM ON DUMPSTER DX. LAC. FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 17YOM- PT WAS WALKING BY TRASH CAN WITH LARGE PIECES OF GLASS STICKING OUT OF IT BRUSHED AGAINST GLASS CUTTING LEFT ARM. DX L- FOREARM LACERAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 82 YOM-PT STATES YESTERDAY A TRASH CAN LID FELL ON R FOREARM-PT TAKES W ARFARIN/**** DX SUPERFICIAL R FOREARM LAC * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 63 Y/O MALE PUSHING DOWN TRASH IN METAL TRASH CAN AND CUT ARM ON THE LID.DX 10 CM DEEP LAC DORSAL R FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/18/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 9 YO M FELL OFF OF A DUMPSTER DX: FX ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 15 YR M JUMPED OUT OF TRASH CAN;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FOREARM CT-4YOM-FELL OFF PLASTIC BIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Glass bottles or jars |
| 26YOM WAS EMPTYING TRASH CAN AND CUT L FOREARM ON A GLASS BOTTLE DX- A RM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 14YOF TOOK OUT THE TRASH AND WAS ATTACKED BY A SQUIRREL ABRASION TO LOW ER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 34YOM WAS DOING YARDWORK AND TWISTED RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN A GARBAGE CA N AND DUMPSTER C/O PAIN&SWELLING.DX:CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUTTING TRASH INTO TRASH CAN CUT ARM ON GLASS LACERATION ARM LWOT 34YOF |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Basketball |
| 16 YOM PLAYING STREET BASKETBALL, JUMPED UP AND CAME DOWN ONTO ALLEY ME TAL GARBAGE CAN AND CUT ARM. DX: LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Roller skating |
| 12 YOM FELL TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN WHILE ON ROLLER SKATES AT HOME, C/O WRIST PAIN. DX-STRAIN UPPER ARM AND FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 12YOM, BIBA FROM CHILDREN CTR FOR AGGRESSIVE OUTBURST, THREWING TRASH C ANS, TRIED TO PUNCH SELF INTO FACE/BIT SLEF>>ARM CONTS/ABRS/PSYCH EVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 78 Y/O W/M CUT FOREARM WHEN PUTTING SOMETHING IN GARBAGE CAN AND SOMETHING IN CAN CUT ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 47YOF CUT FA ON GARBAGE CAN DX: FA LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC.26YOM REACHED INTO TRASH CAN AND LACERATED FOREARM ON BROKEN GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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