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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIP & FALL ARM STRUCK TRASH CAN FOOT INJURY FOREARM SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCRAPED ARM ON INSIDE OF DUMPSTER REACHING IN FOR SOMETHING;FOLLICULITI S NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN GARBAGE CAN, SUSTAINED LAC TO LT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT WAS CLEANING THE TRASH CAN AND LACERATED FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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