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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 656
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 64 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Clothing |
| 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO BACK, 10% BSA; BURNING TRASH IN LARGE DRUM, CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE, NOT STATED IF FD CALLED OR NOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| RIB FX- SUSTAINED WHEN SHE FELL INTO A TRASH CAN. SHE HAS BEEN WALKING WITH A WALKER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 56 YO MALE FELL ON DUMPSTER ABOUT 4:00 LEFT RIB CAGE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT RIB FX. PT FELL WHEN CARRYING OUT A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BENDING OVER PICKING UP TRASH CAN AT HOME HAD SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN CHES T "THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO MEET MY MAKER" DX CAD/ ANGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PAIN CARRYING TRASH CAN DX. CP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT. SLIPPED ON TRASH CAN LID AND INJURED RIBS WHEN FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL HIT SIDE ON TRASH CAN CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FX RIB/LT PNEUMOTHORAX, FELL AT NURSING HOME AND STRUCK RIB AREA ON A W ASTE BASKET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT INTOXICATED, FELL HITTING CHEST ON A DUMPSTER, FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX CHEST STRAIN: FELT PULL OF CHEST WHILE LEANING AGAINST SIDE OFTRASH CAN AT HOME, TO PUSH IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT BRINGING A GARBAGE CAN DOWN TO THE ROAD WHEN SHE SAW A SNAKE IT JOLT ED HER FELL AGAINST THE CAN CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Pipes |
| PT THROWING GARBAGE INTO DUMPSTER, RACOON JUMPED AND SCARED HIM AND HE FELL ONTO SOME PIPES. FX LT RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL TODAY, WENT TO THROW SOMETHING IN TRASHCAN AND FELL, TRIED TO BREA K FALL. DX. CONT CHEST/ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PULLED TRASH CAN CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO RIB AFTER PUSHING GARBAGE CAN TO CUR B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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