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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 517
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATED HAND ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TACKLED WHILE PLAYING WITH TRASH CAN CUTTING LT HAND, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT TO PALM OF RT HAND ON TRASH CAN. DX; 3 CM RT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUST. CONT .TO HAND ON GARBAGE CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| THROWING TRASH INTO DUMPSTER HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT HAND FRACTURE.PT PUNCHED A GARBAGE CAN AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN GARBAGE CAN, LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| METAL IN TRASH CAN, HE REACHED IN & CUT BACK OF RT HAND. ACUTE LAC@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC (R) HAND, PT STS SUST INJURY WHILE CLEANING A GARBAGE CAN ATHOME, C /O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC HAND ON GLASS STICKING OUT OF TRASH BARREL IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, In-line skating |
| HIT HAND ON TRASH DUMPSTER WHILE ***CONTUSION HAND AND FINGER R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 15 YOM C/O PAIN & SWELLING TO R HAND DUE TO PUNCHING DUMPSTER DX: FX R 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED HIT HAND ON DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SLAMMED HAND IN A GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| STUCK RIGHT HAND INTO GARBAGE CAN AND CUT IT ON SOMETHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT CUT HAND ON GARBAGE CAN WHEN TAKING OUT GARBAGE AT HOME; HAND L AC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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