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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 403
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT WAS TAKING OUT A PLASTIC TRASH BAG AND CUT LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF GLASS IN BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 14 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: Plastic bags |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN OBJECT CAME THROUGH THE PLASTIC TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | 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: Plastic bags |
| CUT ON GLASS IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 10 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: Plastic bags |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN OBJECT CAME THROUGH THE PLASTIC BAG AND STRUCK LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AT HOME- FELL IN BEDROOM ON A PLASTIC BAG W/ PENCILS IN IT. DX: RT. LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| GLASS IN PLASTIC SACK BROKE AND CUT PT ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT BY A PIECE OF GLASS IN A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG, PIECE OF GLASS CAME THROUGH BAG AND LA C RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BURNED LEG WHEN PLASTIC BAG CAME OUT OF TRASH WHEN BURNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 40 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: Plastic bags |
| LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG, PICKED UP A BAG OF TRASH, SOMETHING SHARP CUT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 37 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: Plastic bags |
| CUT BY SOMETHING THAT CAME THROUGH PLASTIC BAG DX. CALF LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| CUT BY A BROKEN GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. CALF LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Light bulbs |
| 72 YOF WAS TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG; HAC BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN BAG;L ACERATION, RT. LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT LACERATED LEG ON GLASS IN TRASH BAG, R LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 31 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: Plastic bags |
| TAKING OUT THE GARAGE AT HOME IN PLASTIC BAG PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS STUC K THRU AND LAC R SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 25 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: Plastic bags |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO LEG ON GARBAGE BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 39 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: Plastic bags |
| AT HOME TAKING OUT THE GABAGE IN PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND LAC LOWER LEG ON BROKEN PIECE OF GLASS STICKING THRU BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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