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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 830
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| FELL HITTING CHEST ON DUMPSTER DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| RIBS FXS-FELL WHILE TAKING GARBAGE CAN TO CURB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 60 YO MALE FELL INTO DUMPSTER CHEST INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 THROWING TRASH INTO A DUMPSTER AND SLIPPED STRIKING CHEST AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE DUMPSTER FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 96 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 96 YO TRIPPED FELL STRIKING CHEST ON TRASH CAN CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOM ATTEMPTING TO DUMP KITTY LITER INTO A DUMPSTER,LOST BALANCE, STRUCK LEFT SIDE AGAINST DUMPSTER;RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | 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 ON DUMPSTER AT 11TH STREET CHEST CONTUSION CH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 75 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 MOVING GARBAGE CAN FELL ONTO TO CHEST AT HOME TODAY DX// CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60YOM ACCIDENTLY FELL ,HITTING CHEST OFF STEEL GARBAGE CAN AT HOME; RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 54 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 HAD RIB PX AFTER TRYING TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM GARBAGE DUMPSTER LAST PM. DX: RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT LIFTING UP HER RECYCLE BIN AND STRAINED HER CHEST MUSCLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DUMPSTER ROLLED INTO CHEST. DX; RIB FRACTURE, CHEST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| BENDING OVER DUMPSTER INJURED RIB AREA HEARD POP...CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 64 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 |
| CHEST CT-FELL AGAINST GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A WASTE BASKET DX: RT RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| RIB CONTUSION.PT HIT CHEST ON A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 77 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: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SLIPPED ON ICE EMPTYING TRASH IN TRASH CAN FRACTURE LEFT 8TH RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 51 YO MALE WAS PUSHED A DUMPSTER ON WHEELS CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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