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Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 861
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Date: 12/06/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WAS REACHING INTO A TRASH CAN, CUT FINGER ON BROKEN GLASS, SUSTAINED " FINGER LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2004Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
CUT FINGER ON A METAL STORAGE BIN DX: L 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PULLING GARBAGE CANS APART AT HOME. DX. FX L RING FINGER PROX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WENT TO DUMP THE TRASH IN THE TRASH CAN, RACCOON JUMPED&BITE HER FIN GERS SUSTAINED" LT 2ND&3RD FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND DUE TO RACCOON BITE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT STATED TAHT SHE HIT HER HAND ON A METAL DUMPSTER SUSTAINED " RT 3RD FINGER CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT PUTTING TRASH IN A GARBAGE CAN AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS SOME TRASH IN IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE PUSHING SOMETHING INTO THE DUMPSTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2004Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
52 YOM WAS PUSHING DOWN TRASH IN A TRASH CAN AND NOW HAS ACUTE MALLET T O RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
CUT OFF PINKY FINGER R HAND, CLOSED IN DUMPSTER DX: AMPUTATION TIP R 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT HAD GARBAGE CAN FALL ON HAND; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
HURT FINGER ON A GARBAGE CAN. DX. L RING FINGER CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
CUT FINGER ON A TRASH CAN LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2004Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
HIT FINGER ON A TRASH CAN AT THE MALL LEFT 3RD DIGIT W/ NAILBED INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2004Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT PUNCTURED WOUND TO LEFT THUMB ON GARBAGE CAN. DX: SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOULD LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2004Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
INJURED DUMPING TRASH CAN INTO DUMPSTER DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
79 YO F PUSHING TRASH IN TRASH CAN CUT FINGER ON CAN LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2004Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
CUT FINGER ON GLASS IN TRASHCAN LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers
79 YOF PLACED GARBAGE IN GARBAGE CAN AND CUT FINGER ON COFFEE CAN-DX LACERATION ON DORSAL LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
RT 3RD FINGER SPRAIN.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND HYPEREXTENDED FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2004Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
84 YOF WAS TAKING OUT HER GARBAGE CAN; IT SLIPPED AND SHE CUT HER FINGE R. LACERATION, LEFT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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