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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,304
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LUMBAR STRAIN CARRYING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAGS TO CURB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT LIFTING A BAG OF TRASH STATES BACK PAIN BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2006 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT HAD CRUNCHED UP PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG STUCK IN EAR, FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 37 YO MALE SWALLOWED A BAG OF HEROIN INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| FOOT CT-SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PAIN TO BACK AFTER LIFTING GARBAGE BAG DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT. WAS COOKING AND PLASTIC BAG CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED ON FINGERS. DX. 1-2 DEG BURN R HAND (34-4TH FINGERS). NS FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT AT HOME LAC L ELBOW ON GLASS IN GARBAGE BAG / DX LAC L ELBOW |
| 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: 07/27/2006 | Age: 44 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 bags, Knives |
| 44 YO INJURED FINGER ON KNIFE BLADE FROM A PLASTIC BAG LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| SUST LAC TO L LEG ON OBJECT STICKING OUT OF PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG DX 6 CM 2 LAYER LAC REPAIR L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 34 YO MALE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC BAG OF CRACK F/B PHARYNX |
| 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: 07/13/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LACERATES KNEE ON SHARP OBJECT WHEN LIFTED GARBAGE BAG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 38 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: Plastic bags, Other glass bottles or jars |
| PT CUT LEG ON GLASS BOTTLE WHEN GARBARGE BAG HE WAS CARRYING HIT HIS LE G DX//ABRASION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles |
| 49YFC CARRYING PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG WITH BROKEN WINE BOTTLE IN IT CUTTING LOWER LEG/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 27 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG IN WAWA PARKING LOT CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 36YOF DROPPED GROCERY BAG ON FOOT R FOOT CONTUSION |
| 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: 04/05/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PAIN TO KNEE TWISTED SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Clothing |
| PT. LIFTED A PLASTIC BAG FULL OF CLOTHING AND THEN HAD PAIN IN HER FOREARM/ELBOW AREA. DIAGNOSIS SPRAINED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LIFTED GARBAGE BAG TONIGHT & SPINE CRACKED. ACUTE MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 38 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| BURN RT.LEG 2ND.DEGREE.PT.REFERS WHILE BURNING GARBAGE A PIECE OF PLAST IC BAG GOT STUCK IN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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