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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 257
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 23 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bottles or jars |
| WAS TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE AND A BROKEN BOTTLE POKED THROUGH THE BAG AN D CUT LOWER LEG...R LAT LOWER LEG LAC 5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 23 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| PT CUT LEG TAKING OUT GARBAGE BAG AT HOME DX:LAC TO CALF OF LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC R LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WHILE MOVING A GARBAGE CAN AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, MILD PAIN, NORMAL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT LEG LACERATION-JUMPED INTO A DUMPSTER AND CUT LEFT LEG ON TRASH. H AS 4CM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT LEG STOMPING DOWN GARBAGE IN GARBAGE CAN DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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