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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FOREARM FX-CARRYING GARBAGE CAN TO THE STREET-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING TRASH OUTSIDE, FELL, C/O ABRASION R HAND, PALM, ARM, HIP AND SHOULDER, DX; SKIN TEAR, ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT STATES SCRAPED ARM ON A DUMPSTER 5 DAYS AGO DX R FOREARM ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 71 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 |
| 71 Y/O M INJURED L FOREARM WHILE MOVING TRASH CANS AT HOME. DX; L FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - 52 YOF C/O RIGHT FOREARM PAIN AFTER BEING STRUCK BY FALLING TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT CUT BY GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN; LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED & FELL OVER WASTEBASKET DX L FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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