Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 623
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FINGER LAC, PT WAS THROWING TRASH IN DUMPSTER AND PINCHED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
77 YOM FELL PUSHING TRASH CAN UP HILL. DX-LEFT 5TH FINGER AVULSION, LACERATION 3 CM, LEFT KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT REACHED INTO TRASH CAN AND WAS CUT ON CERAMIC TILE. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
67 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER A RT INDEX FINGER CUT ON CAN IN THE TRASH- D X- LACERATION TO RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
RT 5TH FINGER LAC.PT LACERATED FINGER ON TRASH CAN LID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
ACC GOT A WOODN SPLINTER FROM THE DUMPSTER UNDER MIDDLE FINGER >>FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
A GARBAGE CAN FELL ON PTS HAND 4 DAYS AGO, DX FINGER INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
;AC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PATIENT WAS PUSHING TRASH CAN DOWN A STEEP DRIVEWAY, LOST BALANCE & FELL ON CONCRETE INJURING LT HAND. DX-LT 3RD & 4TH FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
A GARBAGE CAN FELL ON PTS FINGER WHO IS HOMELESS, CRUSH INJURY TO FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
A GARBAGE CAN FELL ON PTS HAND, DX CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER, PT HOMELESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
68Y/O,M,GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A TOWMOTOR & A DUMPSTER, PARTIAL AMPU TATION L MIDDLE FINGER & INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
52 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH CAN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Metal containers
PRESSING DOWN GARBAGE IN GARBAGE CAN HOME WHEN SHARP PART OF CAN LACER HIS R MIDDLE FINGER DX R 3RD FINGER LAC 2.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND LAC THUMB ON BROKEN GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bottles or jars
DX FINGER LAC: P/W L MIDDLE FINGER LAC ON DORSUM AFTER REACH'G INTO BIN OF GLASS BOTTLES FOR RECYCL'G & FINGER RAN ACROSS BROKEN GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LACERATION FINGER - 61 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND S ECOND FINGER - MOVING TRASH AND CUT FINGER ON UNKNOWN ITEMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
METAL LID OF GARBAGE DUMPSTER FELL ON PTS FINGER AT HOME, CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
CUT L 5TH FINGER ON TRASH CAN LID DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOURTH FINGER IN A "GARBAGE HOPPER" SUSTAINED A LACE RATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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