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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 634
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CARRYING GARBAGE CAN. DX-FRACTURE L ULNA # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 76YO WHITE FEMALE TRIPPED OVER A TRASH CAN & FELL ON L WRIST AT NURSING FACILITY, DX FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS - ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2009 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT ARM ON A GARBAGE CAN LID. DX. FOREARM LACERATION, HYPERTENSION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| LOW BACK PAIN: SAYS HAD A FALL INTO A TRASH CAN WHEN PICKING UP TRASH, BRUISED DORSAL FOREARMS, LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 100 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL IN NURSING HOME WHILE TRYING TO GET TO GARBAGE CAN, LACERATION TO ARM, PT IS 100 YRS OLD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 63 YO F ABSCESS TO FOREARM SM CUT 3 WEEKS AGO HAS REPEATEDLY HIT ON TRA SH CAN AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RADIUS FX-FELL ON ARM IN DUMPSTER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 62 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 |
| LEFT LOWER ARM CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIGHT RADIAL FX. PT WAS PICKING UP HEAVY TRASH CAN AND INJURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 81 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 |
| PT TRIPPED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO MOVE GARBAGE CAN, DX: LAC TO FOR ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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, Fences or fence posts |
| 71YOF, TAKING METAL GARBAGE CAN OUT FELLO ON FENCE WRIST AND SHOULDER P AIN, LACERATION LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58 YOF WAS THROWING TRASH INTO DUMPSTER AND SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO RIGH T FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT ULNA FX.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 FALLING OFF GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WAS TAKING GARBAGE TO THE DUMPSTER WHEN SLIPPED LANDING ON RIGHT WRIST. DX: IMPACTED NONDISPLACED DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT INJURED ARM WHEN SHE HIT IT ON A DUMPSTER. DX: HEMATOMA RIGHT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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