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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 418
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 35 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 |
| RIGHT LEG LAC, PT INJURED LEG WHEN HITTING IT ON GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40YO WHITE MALE AT HOME CLEANING THE SHOP, CUT LEG ON PIECE OF GLASS IN TRASH CAN , DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LARGE TRASH CAN W/PAVERS AND LANDSCAPING MATERIALS FELL BACK ON LEG. DX. CRUSH INJURY R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| JUMPING FROM DUMPSTER SEVEN FEET AND HIT LEG ON IT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT PULLING GARBAGE OUT OF CAN WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS CUT (R) LEG DX;# LAC (R) LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| WALKING BY TRASH CAN AND CUT LOWER LEG ON SOME GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEG WHEN TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE CAN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT RIGHT LEG WITH PIECE OF GLASS WHILE PUTTING IT IN DUMPSTER PUNCTURE WOUND LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT THROWNING A PIECE OF METAL INTO A DUMPSTER IT BOUNCED OUT STRUCK IN THE LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 34 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 LEG ON BROKEN GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN, LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 34 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 |
| LOWER LEG INJURY FROM CUTTING ON SHARP EDGE OF TRASH CAN. DX-RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION 8 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT BUMPED HIS LEG WITH PLASTIC TRASH CAN 3 WKS AGO BRUISING NEVER WENT AWAY DX WOUND INFECTION R LOWER LEG * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 44 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO THE LOWER LEG WHEN ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GARBAGE CAN.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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