Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,098
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Date: 12/18/2002	Age: 59 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
LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT LACERATED THUMB ON A TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 69 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
CUT FINGER PUTTING TRASH IN TRASH CAN FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 77 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 WALKING DOWN HIS DRIVEWAY WITH THE GARBAGE CAN WHEN HE FELL SUSTAINE D A LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER ON GARBAGE PAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT FELL INTO EDGE OF GARBGE CAN DX: FX RT 5TH FINGER +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 62 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
FINGER LAC, PT WAS SMASHING DOWN TRASH IN TRASH CAN AND CUT FINGER ON S OMETHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 52 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
DX RIGHT THUMB CONTUSION: SMASHED THUMB IN LID OF CLOSING DUMPSTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 78 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
FELL TAKING OUT TRASH - TRASH CAN FELL ON HAND FINGER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
AVULSED FINGER ON TRASH CONTAINER IN BATHROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 56 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
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON WASTE BASKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 54 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 CAUGHT FINGER UNDER TRASH CAN WHILE CLEANING YARD. D: FINGERLAC ERAITON, CRUSH INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 66 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 LAC R 4TH FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN AT HOMEDX 1 CM LAC R 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 52 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING IN TRASH CAN DX: THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 63 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, Coffee makers or teapots
PUSHING DOWN THE GARBAGE AND CUT HER HAND ON A BROKEN COFFEEPOT. DX RIG HT RING AND 5TH FINGER LACS WITH NERVE LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	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, Metal containers
CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN RUSTY DUMPSTER AND TOP OF SODA CAN LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 72 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
LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER. PT WAS PUTTING TRASH IN CAN AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
CUT LEFT FOREFINGER ON TRASH CANLACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER ON DUMPSTERAVULSION NAIL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 74 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
74 Y/O W/M LACERATED FINGER WHILE WASHING OUT GARBAGE CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
WAS TAKING THE GARBAGE CAN AWAY FROM HER DOG AND AGGRESSIVELY BIT HER O N BOTH HANDS AND FOREARM, RESULTING IN OPEN FX. OF THE FINGER, MULT. LA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 60 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 CUT THUMB ON GARBAGE BUCKET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 52 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
REACHED INTO TRASH CAN DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 60 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
PUSHING TRASH INTO CAN AND CUT LEFT THUMB ON SOMETHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN GARBAGE CAN CAUSING DISLOCATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
DUMPSTER LID FELL ON FINGER DX: FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 57 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT SUST SPRAIN TO FINGER CARRYING GARBAGE CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	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, Razors or shavers
PATIENT STUCK HAND IN TRASH CAN AND GOT CUT BY RAZOR THAT WAS IN T RASH. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO 4TH FINGER, RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LAC (R) THUMB, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A GARBAGE CAN AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT C/O TRASH CAN LID FELL ON LT 3RD FINGER - DX LACERATION DORSAL ASPECT OF FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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