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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,325
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT WRIST CONTUSION.41YOF WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL ON ICE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 36YOF TRIPPED AND FELL AND HAD TRASH CAN FALL ONTO WRIST WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 86YOWF PT FELL WHILE PUSHING IN TRASH CAN, CAUGHT HERSELF W/BOTH WRIST S, FELL OVER, TRIPPED ON TRASH CAN. DX. FX DIS RADIUS BOTH R/L |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 33 YOF LAC TO WRIST WHEN PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WRIST LAC, 46 YOF CUT WRIST WHEN MOVING A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 39YOF CUT WRIST ON BROKEN GLASS WHILE REACHING INTO TRASH CAN LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX FX DISTAL RADIUS: 68YOF FOOSH W MOVING TRASH CANS. FOCAL PT OF PAIN LAT SIDE OF WRIST @ THE CARPAL LEVEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 50YOM WITH WRIST SPRAIN FROM PUSHING A TRASH BIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX SYNCOPE/COLLES' FX/HTN: 54YOF W/SYNCOPE W WALK TAK'G TRASH CAN OUT "BLACKED OUT" X SECS, FOOSH. SUSTAINED R FOOSH INJ TRANSVRS METAPH FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 47YOM CUT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON A METAL GARBAGE CAN C/O LACERATION. DX: LA CERATION (GERNERAL CARE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 47YOM LIFTING A HEAVY GARBAGE CAN AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT WRIST STRAIN ED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 53 YOM LAC TO WRIST WHEN LOOK IN TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 23YF WAS WIPED OUT BY A TRASH CAN; WALKING DOG AND PULLED INTO TRASH CA NS FELL INJURED WRIST,DX ABRASION TO RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 27YOF HIT WRIST ON GARBAGE CAN DX: RT WRIST INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 78YOF WAS TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE CAN&SLIPPED C/O LEFT WRIST PAIN. DX: L EFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 93 Y/O FEMALE TRIPPED OVER TRASH CAN IN KITCHEN & FELL ONTO WRIST DX: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 13 YOM FELL OFF OF TRASH CAN. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 50 YOF DEVELOPED RASH ON WRISTS WHILE PICKING UP TRASH CANS DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 53 YOM WAS PUTTING TRASH INTO BIN AND WAS CUT BY GLASS. DX: L WRIST LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Fuel-burning lighting equipment |
| 48YOF PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN THE GARBAGE CAN AND THERE WAS A GLASS LANTE RN IN THE TRASH THAT CUT RIGHT WRIST LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 48YOF FELL AND HURT LEFT WRIST WHEN TAKING OUT THE TRASH C/O PAIN. DX: SCAPHOID FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Scooters, unpowered |
| 11YOM- PT FELL WHILE RIDING SCOOTER GOT WRIST & THUMB CAUGHT ON TRASH WHILE TRYING TO BREAK FALL SWELLING & PAIN. DX SPRAIN -R-THUMB/WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 10 YO M C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER HE TRIPPED OVER A GARBAGE CAN FELL ON OUTS TRETCHED ARM DX WRIST SPRAIN*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 24YOM LIFTING HEAVY TRASH CAN AT HOME AND STRAINED LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX WRIST PN: 16YOM FOOSH AFTER TRIP' OVER LID ON TRASH CAN, NUMBNESS & TINGL' TO 2ND THRU 5TH DIGITS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 25YOM BANGED (R) WRIST ON SOMETHING, DUMPING TRASH CAN DX;* (R) WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WRIST FX-58YOF-FELL OFF A GARBAGE CAN WHILE SMASHING DOWN GARBAGE-@ HOM E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 33YOM WAS PUTTING TRASH IN THE DUMPSTER AND TWISTED LEFT WRIST C/O PAIN .DX: WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 30 YR OLD MALE PULLING ON RECYCLING BIN A ND FELT PAIN IN WRIST SPRAINI NG IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 48 YOM WAS PUSHING GARBAGE DOWN IN CAN AND WAS CUT ON GLASS. DX: R WRIST LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 42YOF THROWING TRASH OUT IN THE DUMPSTER AND THE LID WAS HEAVY AND PT S TRAINED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 58YOM FELL TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE CAN, LANDED ON (L) SIDE DX;* (L) W RIST / ARM SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 33 YOM, PUSHED GARBAGE DOWN INTO BAG CUT WRIST ON CAN LID, WRIST LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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