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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,863
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT STATES SHE LIFTED A HEAVY BAG S/P 1DY AND IN PREVIOUS DAYS NOW C/O CHEST PAIN, DIZZINESS. PAIN RESOLVED WHILE IN ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| 82 YO F TRIPPED OVER BAG OF LEAVES FELL AGAINST SIDING OF HOUSE, L RIB CONTUSION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT STRAEINED BACK WHEN LIFTING A BAG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags, Clothing |
| PT C/O LIFTING HEAVY CLOTHING BAGS - DX LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING BAG FULL OF TRASH DX: UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags, Stairs or steps |
| PT FELL DOWN STAIRS WHILE CARRYING A HEAVY BAG, LOST BALANCE, FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags, Foods |
| CARRYING BAGS OF FOOD GROCERIES FELL BACKWARDS C/O CHEST DISCOMFORT CON TUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PATIENT HURT FROM PICKING UP HEAVY TOTE/BAG DX: RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| P/W CP S/P LIFTIING HEAVY BAG " MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| CHEST PAIN-C/O PAIN IN CHEST AFTER CARRYING HEAVY BAGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| MID BACK PAIN , AFTER PICKING UP 100LB BAG OF ANIMAL FEED. THORACIC S PINE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS PULLING HEAVY BAGS, C/O OF UPPER BACK PAIN, DX STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK - PATIENT REPORTS UPPER BACK PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS A FTER TAKING OUT TOO HEAVY TRASH BAG AND MOVING WRONG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags, Seed and fertilizer spreaders |
| PT WEAS LIFTING BAGS OF FERTILIZER TO POUR IN HIS SPREADER AND DEVELOPE D CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags, Stairs or steps |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT WAS CARRYING A BAG OF GROCERIES UP SOME STEPS A ND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT W/ NECK/BACK/CHEST PAIN. PT IS HOMELESS & HAS BEEN MOVING/WALKING W/ HER BAG OF BELONGINGS. FELL YEST.. ?LOC. D:CHEST PAIN, HX BIPOLAR. ADMI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WITH CHEST PAIN, JUST PUT TRASH BAG OUTSIDE & CHEST PAINS OCCURRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags, Counters or countertops |
| PT TRIPPED ON A BAG WHILE AT A CASINO AND FELL AGAINST A COUNTER LANDIN G ON SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags, Escalators |
| CONTUSION CHEST - 66 YOF WAS PULLING ON A BAG THAT GOT STUCK ON ESCALAT OR, HIT RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags, Foods |
| CARRYING FIVE (4) BAGS OF GROCERIES FELL BACKWARDS COMPRESSION FRACTURE T 3 |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 3 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT WAS BEING PASSED TO ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER AND DIAPER BAG HIT HIM. DX: CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| 43 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY TRASH BAG CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Fertilizers |
| ACUTE RT SI STRAIN: LIFTED A 50# BAG OF FERTILIZER 2 WKS AGO, SHARP PAIN LT UPPER BACK NEAR SACRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags, Industrial equipment |
| ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN/62YOM STS 1 HR AGO LIFTING 50 LB BAGS, THEN WAS RID ING IN TRACTOR AND FELT PAIN INNER ARM & CHEST.NOT WORK RELATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PATIENT HURT WHILE HELPING LIFT GRASS BAGS AND DOING LAWN WORK DX: DORSAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| CUT CHEST UNDER ARM ,FELL ON TRASHBAG OF GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| HIT SELF IN CHEST WITH TOTE BAG FULL OF CAT FOOT. DX:CONTUSION CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| INJURED LIFTING HEAVY BAG/THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT HELPING BROTHER MOVE CONCREETE YESTERDAY, CARRIED HEAVY 40 LB BAGS O N L SHOULDER, C/O L BACK AND SHOULDER PAIN DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| THOR BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN CARRYING HEAVY GROCERY BAGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| 54 YO MALE LIFTED HEAVY BAGS GETTING OFF BUS AND FELL ATYPICAL CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| CHEST WALL STR. PT STRAINED CHEST WHEN UNLOADING BAGS OF CONCRETE AT HE R HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| LIFTING BAGS OF MULCH UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| TRIPPED OVER A STRAP OF BAG&FELL " RIB FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| PT LIFTING 5O POUND BAG AND HURT RIBS FRACTURE RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT DX ACUTE CHST WALL PAIN - DUE TO CARRYING LAUNDRY BAGS AN HOUR AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT LIFTED A HEAVY BAG OF GARBAGE STRAINED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags, Metal containers |
| LEFT BREAST CONT. PT WAS CARRYING BAGS OF GROCERIES WHEN A CAN CAME ARO UND AND HIT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT LIFTED HEAVY WATER BAG. DX: BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, House repair or construction materials |
| MOVING BAGS CONTAINING CONCRETE AND DEVELOPED UPPER BACK PAIN THORACIC SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CARRYING A BAG OF GROCERIES TO HOME, FELT PULL IN CHEST RADIATING IN TO LT SHOULDER, ADMITTED TO OBSERVATION FOR CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PT CARRYING HEAVY BAG, SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST CONCRETE DX: RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| RIB PAIN AFTER LIFTINGA 50# BAG CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Clothing |
| THORACIC STRAIN-LIFTED BAG OF CLOTHES-FELT PAIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| PAIN LIFTING HEAVY BAG/CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| CONTUSION UPPER BACK - PATIENT REPORTS "MY FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER ME AND I LANDED ON MY BACK" WHEN CARRYING A GROCERY BAG INTO HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags, Foods |
| PT WENT GROCERY SHOPPING AND SUSTAINED CHEST PAINS WHILE CARRYING BAGS OF GROCERIES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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