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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 823
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT LEG ON CAN LACERATION OF LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Bags |
| PT. HAS LAC POSTERIOR L LOWER LEG FROM CAN IN TRASH BAG ON SUNDAY. DX. LAC L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| DX: LEG LAC ON LID OF *** FORMULA CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| A CAN OF FRUIT FELL ON LEG 2 WKS AGO, SWELLING, DX LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| FELL INTO A METAL CRATE LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 30 YO MALE CUT LEFT LOWER LEG ON METAL CAN LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON STEEL BUCKET CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER STEEL BOX IN GARAGE AND SCRAPED LEFT SHIN C/OPAIN LEFT SHIN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT DROPPED A CAN OF DEODORANT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WAS SHOOTING CANS IN AN ALLEY AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LWOER LEG PU N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CAN LID IN TRASH CUT PT'S LEG. DX: L LEG LAC 4.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 48 YO CUT LEG ON CAN LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT AT UNKNOWN LOCALE LIFTED CAN TWISTED LEG AND ANKLE DXFX AVULSION R FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT HIT A METAL CRATE WITH RIGHT LOWER LEG AT DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. DX-30CM COMPLEX LACERATION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE AND HIT METAL BOX YESTERDAY. DX: L SHIN CONT, OM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| LOWER LEG LACERATION,CUT ON METAL CAN IN TRASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT LACERATED SHIN ON CAT FOOD CAN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PATIENT CUT ON SHARP METAL CAN AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY METAL CAN A WEEK AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT WAS CUT W/CAN LID YESTERDAY. DX: 4 CM L LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT HIS LT SHIN ON ALUMINUM CAN WHILE TAKING OUT OF TRASH DX: LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HIT LEG ON METAL BOX AT FRIENDS HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| KICKED CAN AND CUT LEG - ABRASION LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CAUGHT LEG BETWEEN 2 CANS DX: L LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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