Accidents - Trash compactors - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,232
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	112
Year 2000:	186
Year 2001:	209
Year 2002:	130
Year 2003:	85
Year 2004:	117
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	31
Year 2008:	177
Year 2009:	99
Year 2010:	32

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	531	Head:	178
Toe:	146	Hand:	123
Ankle:	90	Upper Leg:	66
Lower Trunk:	32	Shoulder:	16
Upper Trunk:	15	Foot:	15
Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
DX SPRAIN SH/ARM: 59YOM C/O R SH PN AFTER LIFT' A TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
83YOM FELL AGAINST THE TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSI ON TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Trash compactors
PT HIT HEAD ON LAST NIGHT ON PLASTIC CAN CRUSHER, C/O FEELING DAZED & SOME NAUSEA, TODAY STILL NOT FEELING RIGHT. DX-POSTCONCUSSIVE SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Trash compactors
D'LOC HIP STANDING ON TRASH COMPACTOR
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
TRASH COMPACTOR FELL ON PT HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Metal containers
CUT RT THUMB WHILE CRUSHING CANS ON A CAN SMASHER AT HOME. LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS LIFTING COMPACTOR INTO TRUCK & IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER ON TAILGATE DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Trash compactors
PT LT THUMB AMPUTATION - FINGER CAUGHT IN COMPACTOR JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT IN A "BEER CAN SMASHER" LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
54 YO MALE CUT HAND ON TRASH COMPACTOR LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
DX CONTUSION LEFT FOOT: TRIPPED OVER TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Trash compactors
CONCUSSION - 60 YOF STATES SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A TRASH COMPACT OR FOUR DAYS AGO, STARTED WITH A HEADACHE THE NEXT DAY THAT CONTINUED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
SLIPPED, HIT TRASH COMPACTOR DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
53 YEAR OLD MALE CAUGHT LEFT FINGER IN COMPACTOR LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PATIENT CAUGHT HAND IN CAN CRUSHER. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO 5TH FINGER , RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT CAUGHT HER INDEX FINGER ON TRASH COMPACTOR AT SENIOR CITIZEN BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
STUBBED TOE ON TRASH COMPACTOR RIGHT 5TH TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
OPEN FRACTURE LEFT HAND.PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A CAN CRUSHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PT LACERATED R THUMB PULING TRASH OUT OF COMPACTOR, R THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
DROP CAN CRUSHER ON TOE FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
PATIENT CUT HIS 2ND FINGER RIGHT HAND ON A TRASH COMPACTOR AT HOME. DX-2CM RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors, Paper bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/1999	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/1999	Age: 53 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1998	Age: 72 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: Trash compactors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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