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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO CATCH GABAGE CAN AND SOMETHING STRUCK IN BETWEEN FINGERS. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PUSHING TRASH DOWN IN TRASH CAN & CUT (R) HAND DX;# NONE STAT ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT ON GARBAGE CAN. DX-LACERATION L HAND # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE MOVING TRASH CAN, DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT'S HAND GOT CAUGHT & CRUSHED BETWEEN 2 TRASH CANS, HAS SWELLING & MILD PAIN. DX-DISPLACED FX OF 4TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT BITTEN BY KITTEN, AFTER RESCUING KITTEN FROM A DUMPSTER DX;* CAT BITE (R) HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| NEEDLE STICK WHILE TAKING OUT THE TRASH HIS WATER FELL INTO THE GARBAGE CAN. PUNCTURE WOUND R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| C/O HAND PAIN&SWELLING AFTER A GARBAGE LID FELL ONTO HAND >>HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 54YOM SLIPPED ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT HAND ON A WOODEN GARBAGE CAN; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT HAND LAC.PT LACERATED HAND ON A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT LEFT HAND ON A METAL TRASH CAN , LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bottles or jars |
| 51 YO CUT HAND ON BROKEN BOTTLE IN TRASH CAN LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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