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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,343
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 39YOF STATES SHE WAS MOVING A PLASTIC TOTE AND FEL A POP IN HER LOW BAC K IS UNABLE TO MOVE DX- LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 47 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: Plastic containers |
| PT INJURED (R) SHIN AFTER TRIPPING ON A MILK CRATE DX;* (R) LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers, Stairs or steps |
| 5TH TOE FX-30 Y/O F-TRIPPED ON PLASTIC TOTE-FELL-TOE HIT STEPS & WALL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 35 YOF WAS DRINKING OUT OF A WATER BOTTLE AND OPENED CAR DOOR HITTING S ELF SUSTAINING UPPER LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers, Chairs |
| 40YOF FELL OFF A CHAIR WHEN THE CHAIR LEG BROKE STRUCK SHOULDER AND WRIST ON A PLASTIC BOX; WRIST AND SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| AVULSED THE TIP OF RT THUMB ON A PLASTIC CONTRAINER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| CLIMBED ON PLASTIC BIN THAT BROKE AND FELLANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 45YOF STEPPED ON A PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR AND SLID FORWARD STRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 41 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 containers |
| HIT LEG AGAINST PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINER INJURED LEG LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| ACC CUT SHIN ON A PLASTIC BOX 2WKS AGO, FULL THIKNESS, NOW WITH REDNESS &PROGRESSIVE SWELLING>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| DX LAC EYELID: FELL LAST P.M. & STRUCK THE EDGE OF HIS LID ON A PLASTIC BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 48 YOF STRUCK ON RIGHT LOWER LEG BY A PLASTIC CRATE SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| FELL AT HOME, HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON PLASTIC MILK CARTON, C/O HEAD PAIN. DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| LOW BACK PAIN WITH LUMBAR DISC DISEASE - STATES THAT ON 8/24/09 SHE LIFTED A CARTON OF MILK CASES CAUSING PAIN TO BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| IN GARAGE AND IT WAS HOT OUT PICKED UP A PLASTIC BOTTLE AND IT EXPLODED IN HER HAND MULTIPLE SKIN LACS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| C/O ACUTE ONSET OF SHOULDER PAIN WHILE PICKING UP A GALLON OF MILK >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| BENT OVER TO CHANGE CAT LITTER PAIN AND STRAINED B ACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT AT HOME MOVING THINGS HIT IN BACK WITH A PLASTIC TOTE/ DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| WALKED INTO A MILK CRATE, INJURED ANKLE, LOWER LEG AND FOOT DX: LOWER LEG LAC., ANKLE/FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SQUEEZE FACIAL CLEANSER OUT OF PLASTIC BOTTLE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PLASTIC CONTAINER FELL ON HAND. CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT PRESENT TO ER FROM RESTURANT STATED INGESTED A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM FOOD-DX INGESTED F/O INTERNAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| TRYING TO OPEN PLASTIC CONTAINER W KNIFE AT HOME SUST LAC TO L INDEX FI NGER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED STABBING HER L INDEX FINGER D L INDEX FNGR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| UPPER ARM CT-HIT W/A PLASTIC CRATE-@ GROCERY STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Plastic containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| 41 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET FLOOR AT SUPERMARKET AND HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON A PLASTIC CRATE SUSTAINING CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PLASTIC CONTAINER CAUGHT ON FIRE, PT PICKED IT UP & THREW IT BURNING P T'S LT HAND. NS WHETHER FIRE DEPT WAS THERE OR NOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 34 YO FEMALE REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN BEND ING OVER TO PICK UP A GALLON BOTTLE OF MILK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT SHOPPING AND TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC MILK CRATE AND STRAINED LOWER BA CK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Batteries |
| WAS WALKING OUTSIDE HOLDING A PLASTIC BOX WITH A BATTERY IN IT AND FELL ON THE ICE, INJURING THE RT HAND. DX LACERATION TO RIGHT FINGERS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 38 YO FELL STRUCK MOUTH ON PLASTIC CONTAINER LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT LIFTED A PLASTIC BIN A FEW DAYS AGO. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 48 YO M FRACTURED RIBS FELL ON PLASTIC RECYCABLE CONTAINER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 45 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: Plastic containers, Beds or bedframes |
| LEFT CHEST WALL CONT. PT FELL INTO A LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINER WHEN GOING TO BED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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