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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 87YOF WAS TAKING GARBAGE OUT,OPENING GARBAGE CAN,LOST BALANCE FELL, SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES;ABRASIONS/CONTUSIONS,ARMS,LEGS,HIP,FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| S/P FALL&HIT HEAD ON TRASH CAN-WAS@HOME ALONE.DX: UPPER,MID&LWER BACK C ONTUSIONS, RT KNEE& LEG CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| MULTIPLE SOFT TISSUE INJURY-PT WAS CONFUSED AND SAT ON WASTECAN TO VOID AND FELL OFF. C/O PAIN TO BACK OF HEAD, RT KNEE AND ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BURNS 2ND DEGREE 25-50 % OF BODY, PT BURNING WOOD IN A GARBAGE CAN , TRYING TO KEEP WARM AT THE STREET, C/O REDNESS ON FACE, ARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2000 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/1998 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/1997 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: 25 - 50% Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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