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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 574
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 78 YO F SUSTAINED JOINT DAMAGE TO HER WRIST AFTER PULLING LARGE TRASH CAN UP A HILL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62 YOF, FELL TAKING OUT GARBAGE CAN, WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| L WRIST FX/87YOF AT HOME FELL TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT TO DUMPSTER AND IN JURED L WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | 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 |
| 58 YOM, FELL IN GARBAGE CAN HIT HAND ON CONCRETE, FRACTURE WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 77 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 LOST BALANCE & FELL HITTING L WRIST ON TRASH CAN @ HOME PTA PT HAS O PEN FX TO WRIST DX L DISTAL RADIUS/ULNAR OPEN FRACTURE* |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 61 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 |
| RT WRIST FX.PT TRIPPED OVER A TRASH CAN AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| THROWING GARBAGE BAGS INTO DUMPSTER,TWISTED WRIST; STRAIN RT WRIST. CAR PAL TUNNEL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 PRESENT TO ER WENT TO PICK UP A TRASH CAN AND FELL FORWARD HAVING A MECHANICALLY FALL- DX: FRACTURE TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 60 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 |
| RT WRIST FX.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL HITTING WRIST ON CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73YOM WENT TO PICK UP A GARBAGE CAN TO TAKE OUT AT HOME,FELL OVER STRIKING HEAD AND RT WRIST;WRIST FRACTURE AND HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 61 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 |
| SLIPPED FELL TRASH CAN FELL ON PT WRIST. DX WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WRIST CT-HIT WRIST ON GARBAGE CAN LID THAT WAS FROZEN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 82 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 WAS GETTING GARBAGE CAN IN, THINKS HANDLE BROKE AND SHE FELL LANDING ON R HAND. DX. FX R RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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