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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 706
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE ON STREET,SLIP/FALL ON ICE INJ L HAND&ANKLE. DX:L DISTAL FIBULA FRX, CLOSED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT PUSHING DOWN TRASH IN THE GARBAGE CAN WHICH HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT S USTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 32 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL OVER A TRASH CAN; LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 28 YO F LAC TO L LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A TRASH CAN.DX ACUT E LAC TO L LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 37 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WAS TAKING OUT TRASH, CUT LT. LEG ON A PIECE OF GLASS IN GARBAGE. DX. L EG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 41 years | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT LT CALF ON PORCELAIN WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE DX: 10 CM LT CALF LAC 2 LAYER CLOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 35 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 LT LOWER LEG TODAY ON GARBAGE BY ACCIDENT. ACUTE LAC RT LOWER LEG@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 34 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN SOMETHING STRCUK HIM THAT WAS IN TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT SUST LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 48 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG: CUT LEG ON TRASH CAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 40 YO FEMALE CUT LEG ON TRASH CAN LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| LAC (L) LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH A GARBAGE CAN, C/O MILD PAIN,GAIT NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 31 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 |
| RIGHT LOWER EXT LAC, PT WAS CUT BY BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 32 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO LEG. PT INJ ON A GARBAGE CAN. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 31 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT HER LEG ON A GARBAGE CAN. DX LEFT LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 28 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| YARD WASTE BIN FELL ONTO PT'S LEG. DX: CONT R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIGHT LEG INJURY. PT HIT LEG ON A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CUT LET ON METAL GARBAGE CAN FEW HOURS PTA-DX-ACUTE 3 CM LATERAL SHIN L ACERATION, STERISTRIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT LEG ON GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DUMPSTER LID FELL ONTO SHIN ABRADING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 46 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT LEG ON PIECE OF GLASS COMING OUT OF TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PAIN WHILE CARRYING GARBAGE CAN DX. LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 40 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT LEG CONT. PT HIT LEG ON A DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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