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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,358
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 51 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 DOING YARD WORK,TRASH CAN FELL ONTO L LOWER EXT, DX LACERATION L LOWER LEG,AVULSION L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| LAC TO LEG FROM TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 52 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 HAD FALL OFF DUMPSTER AND HIT GROUND WITH KNEE/LOWER LEG. D: LOWER L EG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TWISTED ANKLE CARRYING OUT GARBAGE. DX. FX. DISTAL FIBULA.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO MALE CUT LEFT LEG ON METAL TRASH CAN LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 45 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 TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN 5 DAYS AGO. DX: L LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 16 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LEG AFTER RUNNING INTO A GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| RIGHT LOWER LEG CRUSHING, PT WAS MOVING A GARBAGE CAN WITH WHEELS WHEN THE WHEEL GOT CAUGHT AND HE PULLED IT ON TO HIMSELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 6 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 |
| PATIENT CUT FROM PEICE OF GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN AT HOME DX: LACERATION RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 49 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 |
| PAIN TO LEG HIT WHILE TRYING TO JUMP OVER DUMPSTER DX: CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 41 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCRAPED LEG ONTO GARBAGE CANE >> CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22YOF SUSTAINED A LOWER LEG LACERATION ON GLASS WHILE PULLING HER TRASH CAN OUTSIDE THIS MORNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 48 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 |
| LEG CONTUSION & WRIST SPRAIN: WALKING ON TOP 4 FT WALL, LOST BALANCE, FELL OFF ONTO GARBAGE CAN, L TIB/FIB, WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 2 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 |
| PATIENT FELL ON GARBAGE CAN- LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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, Glass bottles or jars |
| PT PUSHING TRASH DOWN WITH HER LEG WHEN THERE WAS A BROKE GLASS BOTTLE IN THE TRASH CAN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| LAC TO LEG FROM TRASH CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| PT CUT LEG ON METAL EDGE OF GARBAGE CAN, LACERATON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| WENT TO THROW GARBAGE BAG IN TRUCK AND LAC LOWER LEG ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 15 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 15 YO JUMPED OVERR TRASH CAN FELKL INJURED LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 22 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAD A GARBAGE CAN FALL ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 9 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEG LAC ON GARBAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 15 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 |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING AROUND WHEN HE FELL CUTTING HIS RT LEG ON GARBAGE CAN. DX - LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 24 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 |
| LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG ON A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| AT RECYCLING CENTER, FELL INTO BIN, C/O PAIN LOWER LEGS, DX; BIL LEG SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 25 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 BUMPED LOWER L LEG ON DUMPSTER - CONTUSED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SLIPPED OFF A DUMPSTER LANDED ON LEG COMMUNICATED FRACTURE RIGHT TIBIA FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 15 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, Metal containers |
| 15 Y/O F SUS A LEG INJURY X TODAY. PT CUT LEG ON A CAN IN THE GARBAGE. DX LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 72 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 HIT SHIN ON DUMPSTER A FEW DAYS AGO. DX: CELLULITIS L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | Age: 63 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: INJURED ON GARBAGE CAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HIT LEG AGAINST A TRASH CAN. DX: DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 11 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 |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 LOWERLEG ON TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 LOWER LEG ON TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT LEG ON A METAL TRASH CAN "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 CALF ON METAL GARBAGE CAN. DX- 2 CM CALF LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 73 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 |
| FELL ON TRASH CAN/LOWER LEG CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 29 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 DROPPED A HEAVY GARBAGE CAN ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A CONTUSI ON TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 14 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 |
| STRUCK SHIN AGAINST GARBAGE CAN CONTUSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 79 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: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUTTING TRASH IN METAL TRASH CAN 3 DAYS AGO WHEN SCAPED SHIN ON CAN. NOW WITH INCREASED REDNESS. D: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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