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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 837
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3 YO MALE PLAYING AND TRIPPED IN GARBAGE - CUT LEG ON A METAL CAN. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON METAL BOXES IN WEIGHT ROOM OF SCHOOL;DX LACERATED LOWE R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 83 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 |
| ACC CUT LOWER LEG ONA METAL BOX A WK AGO, NOW WITH REDNESS&SWELLING TO THE AREA>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 71 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: Other |
| Product: Metal containers, Pins and needles |
| CHRONIC WOUND TO LOWER LEG: DROPPED A CAN ON HER LEG 2 WKS AGO, BLOOD BLISTER ON IT, POPPED IT W/ STERILIZED NEEDLE, DRAINING, REDNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| 12 YOM, JUMPING OVER METAL CAN AT SCHOOL , HURT KNEE, LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 8 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 |
| RAN INTO METAL BOX;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 23 months | 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 |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A METAL CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 71 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 |
| R LEG LAC. AFTER WALKING INTO A METAL CAN IN HER HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 69 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: Other |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT DROPPED A CAN ON (R) LEG WHILE UNPACKING CAR, CUTTING LOWER LEGDX;# ACUTE CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Metal containers |
| DISTAL FIBULAR FX: 30YOF STATES SOMEBODY DROPPED FULL CAN OF BEER ON TOP OF PT'S LT FOOT, FX DISTAL FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers, Cardboard products |
| 74YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL OVER BOX OF CAN GOODS AT HOME STRIKING LT SHIN; SHIN CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| HIT W/ A CAN OF VEGETABLES CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON JAGGED EDGE OF JALAPENO CAN;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PAINT CAN FELL ONTO LOWER LEG AT BI MART. DX; CONTUSION LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | 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 |
| 32YOM , CAUGHT LEG BETWEEN 2 CANS , LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 58 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 |
| DROPPED A COFFEE CAN WITH CEMENT IN IT ON LEG DX: LEG AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS TAKING OUT TRASH AND WAS CUT BY A SOUP CAN IN TRASH. DX: R LOWER LEG LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| PT CUT LEG ON METAL BOX AT SCHOOL TODAY DX// LEFT LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2009 | Age: 7 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: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers |
| DX RLE LAC: SLIP'D & ELL OFF METAL BOX W FEED HER HORSE, SCRAP'G LLE ON CORNER OF BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 14 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 WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH WHEN HIS R SHIN WAS CUT ON THE SHARP EDGE OF A CAN. HAS LAC. DX R LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Metal containers, Snow boarding |
| PT HIT SHIN ON A METAL BOX WHILE SNOWBOARDING. DX: R LEG LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Metal containers, General purpose household cleaners |
| DROPPED A CAN OF *** ON LEG HEMATOMA LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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