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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PULLING RECYCLE BIN AND TRIPPED FALLING INTO BIN. DX: R WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WRIST FX-LOST BALANCE WHILE REACHING FOR GARBAGE CAN-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LIFTING A HEAVY TRASH CAN AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT IN YARD PULLING TRASH CAN, FELL, FX LT WRIST, ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CARRYING A GARBAGE CAN TO THE ROADWAY AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT RIGHT WRIST ON TRASH CAN CAUSING CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| IRON DUMPSTER FELL DOWN ON WRIST " SPRAIN/CONTS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING GARBAGE CAN OUT AND FELL ON HIS FACE W/OUTSTRETCHED WRIST. DX. FX L WRIST, CONT FACE, R/L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SHAKING SOME GARBAGE CANS YESTERDAY TO GET THINGS OUT OF IT, C/O R W RIST PAIN DX: CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HAND CAUGHT IN THE DUMPSTER LAST PM " WRIST SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED OVER CARBAGE CAN&FOOSH " WRIST SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WRIST FX-FELL W/ GARBAGE CAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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