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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,774
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 12 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: Containers |
| TRIPPED OVER A BOX / FELL DX: L LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Stairs or steps |
| LEFT LOWER LEG CONT. PT FELL OVER A BOX SITTING ON STEPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A BOX AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| LOWER LEG FRACTURE STANDING ON BOX AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| 48 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY BOX MYALGIA RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Containers |
| SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE WHILE CARRYING BIN OF HOT GREASE. 1ST DEGREE BURN RT LOWER LEG, RT ELBOW STRAIN & RT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 54 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT BUMPED LEG TWO DAYS AGO ON BOX CAUSING MINOR CONTUSION, BECAME CELLU LITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Other unpowered garden tools |
| LEFT CALF LAC, PT WAS RAKING LEAVES WHEN SHE FELL OVER A PLANTER BOX AN D HIT LEG ON BRICK BORDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A BOX AT *** & COMPLAINS OF LEG PAIN & BRUIS-ING M OSTLY IN LT ANKLE. DX - LT LEG HEMATOMA, LT KNEE & ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT HAD A 20 POUND BOX FALL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 38 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers, Beds or bedframes |
| PT SPRAINED A LOWER LEG BY STEPPING INTO A BOX WHILE ARAISING FROM BED AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Containers, Outerwear |
| PT C/O A BARREL OF CLOTHES FEL ON HIS RT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT HIT BY A CONTAINER TO LT LEG YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 65 YOF TRIPPED AND CAUGHT HER RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A BOX SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 49 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: Containers |
| PT STEPPED ON METAL BOX; LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT WAS MOVING SOME HEAVY BOXES & FELT PAIN IN HER RIGHT CALF & HAS GOTTEN WORSE. DX - RIGHT LEG INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 28 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: Containers |
| RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING BOXES AND DROPPED ON AND LA CERATED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT FELL ON A BOX AND INJURED LEG. D: NO DX DOCUMENTED ON CHART |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Containers |
| SOME BOXES FELL ON PTS, HEMATOMA LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| CUTTING A BOX W/ A UTILITY KNIFE LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 80 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: Containers |
| PT STATES THAT A LARGE BOX FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 44 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| STRAIN LOWER LEG - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF RIGHT LOWER LEG PAIN AFTER MOVI NG BOXES AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PT WAS TRAINING AT GYM AND FELL HITTING LOWER LEG ON RUBBER BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| 3 YO INJURED LEG ON BARREL CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades |
| LEFT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG WHENOPENING A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER KNIFE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| PT C/O RT LEG PAIN. PT WAS LIFTING BOXES WHEN PAIN STARTED. DX LEG PAIN . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 49 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: Containers |
| FELL & TRIPPED ON BOX TIBIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 47 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| PT C/O: CALF PAIN FOLLOWING THE MOVING OF BOXES SUSTAINED " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| RT SHIN CONTUSION.PT RAN INTO A BOX AND INJURED SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 18 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: Containers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT HAD LOWER LEG PAIN FROM MOVING BOXES AND DRESSER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 46 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: Containers |
| PT FELL OFF TWO FOOT CRATE WHE NIT TIPPED OVER. LANDED ON FOOT AND CRAT E HIT LOWER LEG CAUSING LACERATION TO SHIN. D: SHIN LACERATION, CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| TIB FIB LAC, PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX OF FILES INJURING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| JUMPING OVER BOXES AND INJURED RIGHT SHIN CONTUSION SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers, Light bulbs |
| 40 YO MALE STOOD ON CRATE TO CHANGE LIGHTBULB, LOST BALANCE AND FELL FIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 46 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: Containers |
| PT STANDING ON MILK CRATE AND CRATE BROKE AND PT FELL STRIKING RT LOWER LEG C/O PAIN RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT WAS STEPPING OVER A BOX AND CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX-LOWER LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Weight lifting |
| LAC L LOWER LEG ON BOX IN WEIGHT LIFTING ROOM AT SCHOOL. DX. LAC/CONT L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| CUT ON A CAN LACERATION LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| LEG PAIN AFTER MOVING BOXES LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT LEG PAIN. PT FELL OVER A BOX LAYING IN FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 13 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: Containers |
| BOX FELL AT *** DX. LOWER LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT C/O RIGHT LOW CALF PAIN, AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOX AND SLID DOWN R CAL F. DX: CONTUSION RIGHT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE CARRYING BOXES OUT OF HOUSE. DX: L DISTAL FIB FX, LATERAL TALUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN LIFTING A BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Containers, Day wear |
| PT';S FRIEND WAS GRINDING AND A SPARK CAUGHT A BOX ON FIRE, PT WENT TO PUT BOX OUT AND PANTS CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT PT'S LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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