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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 798
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BILATERAL FINGER TIPS BURNED-TOUCHED A HOT GARBAGE BURN BARREL-AT HOME FD NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS THROWING GARBAGE IN TRASH CAN HITTING FINGER AGAINST CAN, CONTUS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| STATES DUMPSTER LID FELL DOWN ON HER HANDS. L 2ND AND 4H FINGERS CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HURT FINGER ON A DUMPSTER 2 HRS PTA-DX-ACUTE L THIRD FINGER 1.5 CM LACE RATION-REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER 2 DAYS AGO ON TRASH CAN LID AT *** -TIP OF FINGER RED AND SWOLLEN. D: TRAUMA 3RD DIGIT L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.C/O PAIN TO LT.RING FINGER LT.HAND SUSTAIN WHEN FELL ON TRASH CAN. DX- FRACTURE 3RD,4TH &5TH FINGERR LT.HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUSHING GARBAGE DOWN IN A GARBAGE CAN WHEN THERE WAS A PIECE OF BROK EN GLASS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT PUSHED BROKEN GLASS DOWN IN TRASH CAN AND LACERATED FINGER.D: F INGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers |
| PT WAS PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN A TRASH CAN & CUT FINGER ON LID FROMA CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SPR;CONT L IND FING/6YOWF STS GARBAGE CAN FELL ON FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN GARBAGE CAN WHILE AT MUSEUM, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS TAKING A RECYCLABLE TRASH CAN OUT & CUT HER HAND ON PC OF GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT RT THUMB ON A METAL TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Tableware and accessories |
| PT PUSHED HAND INTO TRASH CAN AND CUT FINGER ON BROKEN CERAMIC CUP DX: 1 CM R MIDDLE FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STATES WAS INJ BY A HEAVY METAL TRASH CAN LID AT SCHOOL DX: RT 4TH FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 10 YOM FELL OVER A TRASH CAN AT HOME. SPRAIN, RT. INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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