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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,126
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL CARRYING TRASH BASKET DX. PATELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX;LEFT KNEE PAIN. PT FELL OFF DUMPSTER--WAS CLIMBING ON IT TO LOOK FOR FOOD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/10/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX RIGHT KNEE STRAIN: HIT KNEE ON TRASH CAN LID AFTER CAN TIPPED OVER WITH PT IN IT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING TRASH OUT WHEN TRASH CAN ROLLED. PT LOST FOOTING & FELL. INJURYING HANDS & KNESS. DX: KNEE & HAND CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A GARBAGE CAN. DX. L KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT KNEE ON RECYCLING BIN. DX: R KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PAIN TO L KNEE.HIT KNEE ON BOTTOM OF DUMPSTER.DX CONT L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC (L) KNEE, PT RUNNING, STRUCK EDGE OF A GARBAGE CAN AT HOME, C/OPAIN & BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT WAS CARRYING A TRASH CAN OUTSIDE AND TRIPPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| STATES RUNNING LAST PM AND BANGED KNEE ON CONCRETE TRASH CAN DX: RT KNE E ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT INJURED KNEE W/GARBAGE CAN. DX: L KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT KNEE ABRASION-PT BUMPED KNEE ON TRASH CAN AT HOME. HAS ABRASION ON TOP OF PATELLA AREA WITH SWELLING NOTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT WAS CUT BY SOMETHING? RT KNEE. SIMPLE RT KNEE LA C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| # 27 YOM STOMPED ON TRASH CAN DX INTERNAL DERANGEMENT R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL ONTO CEMENT WHILE JUMPING OVER GARBAGE CANS. DX: 5 CM L KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN LID. DX: BILAT KNEE CONT, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Decorative yard equipment |
| WHILE DRAGGING TRASHCAN, TRIPPED ON BRICK STEP,FELL AGAINST MAIL POST,T HEN INTO PLANTER. DX: STRAIN/ CONTUSION RT. KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bicycles or accessories |
| PT RIDING BIKE & RAN INTO A TRASH CAN - R KN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT KNEE ON TRASH CAN. D: LEFT KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC R KNEE; SCRAPED ON TRASH DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.PT STEPPED ON A TRASH CAN LID AND LID CAME UP AND H IT PT IN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RAN INTO TRASH CAN DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS STOMPING TRASH INA TRASH CAN, WHEN STEPPED OUT OF TRASH CAN, HE TWISTED KNEE; KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH CAN AND WENT TO OPEN TRA SH CAN LID AND IT HIT PT IN THE KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| HURT KNEE WHILE LIFTING BAG OUT OF TRASH CAN. STRAIN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| $RT KNEE CONTSUIN.PT STRUCK KNEE ON A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 27 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STATES PICKING UP GARBAGE CANS SLIPPED AND FELL ON LT KNEE DX: KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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