Accidents - Plastic bags - Years 1997-2010 - Shoulder

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,948
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	86
Year 1998:	37
Year 1999:	23
Year 2001:	232
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	187
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	65
Year 2006:	464
Year 2007:	351
Year 2008:	173
Year 2009:	255
Year 2010:	38

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	70
6-15 years old:	36
16-25 years old:	52
26-50 years old:	880
50+ years old:	908

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
35YOM PICKED UP PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG + INJURED SHOULDER DX;* (R) SHOU LDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT SUSTAINED SHOULDER SPRAIN WHEN CARRYING HEAVY PLASTIC BAGS.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic bags
BURNS TO SHOULDER-DAD BURNING BRUSH,BROTHER GRABBED STICK OUT OF FIRE, MELTING PLASTIC BAG DRIPPED ON PT AT HOME. FD WASN'T CALLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
LIFTED HEAVY BAGS WHILE FOOD SHOPPINGSHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
WALKING FROM THE CAR TO THE CHURCH, ?SLIPPED ONTO PLASTIC BAG&FELL, C/O BACK&SHOULDER PAIN>>MS/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
PT STATES WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE LANDING O N HIS RIGHT SIDE DX RIGHT SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
TWISTED ANKLE THIS A.M. TAKING OUT BAG OF GARBAGE, C/O SHOULDER AND FOOT PAIN. DX-CONTUSION SHOULDER, SPRAIN LEFT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials
PT FRACTURED A SHOULDER BY SLIPPING ON A PLASTIC BAG & FALLING TO THE F LOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT WITH SPRAINED SHOULDER, CARRYING A HEAVY BAG OF SOIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
35 Y/O F INJURED R SHOULDER WHILE THROWING AWAY PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HOME. DX; R SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
PT LIFTING PLASTIC BAGS OF FERTILIZER AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
47 YOM OPENING PLASTIC BAG OF LETTUCE/SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING A PLASTIC BAG OF POTTING SOIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags
FELL WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH BAG SHOULDER FX, FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps
WAS CARRYI NG OUT PLASTIC BAG FULL OFF GARBAGE FELL DOWN STEPS AND CON TUSED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags
MULT. CONT'S R SHOULDER & LOWER EXTREMITY: SLIPPED OVER PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG IN KITCHEN AT HOME LANDING ON R SIDE, SHOULDER/KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PAIN LIFTING PLASTIC BAG OF GROCERIES/SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT HELPED FRIEND MOVE 20LB BAGS OF ICE TO CONCESSION STAND,C/O L POST SHOULDER/JOINT PAIN,MID LOWER BACK PAIN, DX L ULNAR NEURITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
THREW A BAG OF GARBAGE OVER SHOULDER NOW HAS PAIN R SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
R SHOULDER SPRAIN - SHOULDER HURT AFTER LIFTING BAGS OF ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Foods
PAIN TO SHOULDER AFTER LIFTING BAG OF POTAOES DX: SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
HOMELESS PT WITH SHOULDER PAIN FROM CARRYING PLASTIC BAG THAT CONTAINS HER BELONGINGS. D:ROTATOR CUFF INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
R SHOULDER INSTABILITY,S/P GROUND LEVEL FALL - SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
47YFC LIFTING PLASTIC TOTES WHILE IN PROCESS OF MOVING C/O SHOULDER PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
C/O PT STATES WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH BAG THT WEIGHED 100LB AND INJURED SHOULDER DX RT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
C/O PT STATES INJURED SHOULDER LIFTING TRASH BAG DX RT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps
SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG & FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF BASEMENT STAIRS. ACUTE RT SHOULDER INJURY, CANNOT R/O OCCULT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags
PT PICKED UP A BAG OF ICE - WENT TO DROP IT AND FELT SHOULDER SNAP. D: MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
DX RIGHT SHOULDER SPRAIN: CARRYING GROCERY BAGS INTO HOME, INJURED SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
78 Y/O M INJURED R SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING HEAVY PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HOM E. DX; R SHOULDER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
RIGHT SHULDER SPASM AFTER LILFTING A BAG OUT OF A TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
PAPTIENT PICKED UP GARBAGE BAGS AND SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
PT DX LT SHOULDER DISLOCATION - S/P PT SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG;C/O LT SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT TOOK A TRASH BAG OUT TO DUMPSTER AND LID CAM E DOWN ON SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
RT SHOULDER STRAIN-FELT SHOULDER PAIN WHILE CARRYING PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2001	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2001	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2001	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/1999	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1998	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/1998	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1997	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1997	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Plastic bags, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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