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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 615
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 WAS TAKING A TRASH CAN OUT ABD FELL AND INJURED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT C/O LFT LEG PAIN. PT HURT KNEE WHILE PUSHING TRASH CAN. DX PATELLA D ISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 SPRAIN-PT FELL ON SIDEWALK WHILE PUSHING THE TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX RIGHT KNEE FRACTURE: RECYCLE BIN FELL AND PT TRIPPED, FALLING INTO IT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 61 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 |
| RT KNEE SPRAIN.PT WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH CAN AND SLIPPED AND TWISTED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| LEFT KNEE STRAIN.PT TOOK OUT TRASH CAN AND TWISTED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 78 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 |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT INJURED KNEE WHEN CARRYING OUT TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 57 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, Decorative yard equipment |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND TRIPPED OVER A DECORATIVE WISHING WELL LANDING ON KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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 USING A GARBAGE CAN AS A WALKER AND SLIPPED, INJURING KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 12 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 TRASH OUT DX: LAC LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS TAKING THE GARBAGE OUT AND LAC KNEE ON A PIECE OF GLASS IN THE B AG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 53 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 |
| TWISTED KNEE JUMPING OFF GARBAGE CAN DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL OUT OF DUMPSTER. DX: L PATELLAR FX, R ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 52 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, Glass bottles or jars |
| CUT KNEE ON A BROKEN GLASS JAR IN THE GARBAGE BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SPR. PT FELL INTO A TRASH CAN INJURING KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 76 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 |
| PT FELL THIS A.M. ONTO BOTH KNEES. WHILE PUSHING GARBAGE CANS. DX: (R) KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT KNEE INJURY, PT INJURED KNEE WHEN CARRYING A TRASH CAN OUTSIDE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LEFT KNEE INJ. PT'S KNEE POPPED WHEN MOVING A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 FELL IN DUMPSTER AT DUMP. DX: R KNEE CONT, COUGH, URI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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