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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 885
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 51 YOF FELL TAKING OUT TRASH CAN, INJURED ANKLE & KNEE. DX-RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE, LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL SPRAINING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 15 YOM, JUMPED FROM DUMPSTER, SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TWISTED FOOT WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH CANS AT HOME ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT ANKLE ON GARBAGE CAN. DX: R ANKLE LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STATES JUMPED OUT OF DUMPSTER AND INJURED ANKLE DX RT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT CUT ANKLE ON SHARP OBJECT WHILE PULLING TRASH OUT OF TRASH CAN AT HO ME; ANKLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIGHT ANKLE STR. PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN FALLING WITH GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT JUMPED OFF OF DUMPSTER. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUSTAINED ANKLE SPRAIN AFTER PULLING GARBAGE CAN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 21 YO M SPRAINED ANKLE STEPPED IN HOLE WHILE TAKING TRASH OUT AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS STANDING IN YARD WASTE CAN TRYING TO PUSH DEBRIS DOWN WHEN IT TIPPED OVER. DX: L POSTERIOR MALLEOLUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STEPPED DOWN OFF A DUMPSTER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK IN ALLEY TURNING ANKLE DX: SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BANGED ANKLE ON GARBAGE CAN. DX- CONTUSION L ANKLE # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT BRINGING DWN HER TRASH CAN THREE DAYS AGO AND FELL OFF THE SIDE OF H ER DRIVEAY STRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PRESENTS TO ER IN FAMILY VEHICLE STATES WHILE LOADING DUMPSTER AND T WISTED LEFT ANKLE- DX: FRACTURE LT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED WHILE JUMPING OF GARBAGE CAN AT HOME TWISTING R ANKLE DX R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PUTTING TRASH INTO DUMPSTER AND FELL, C/O L FOOT PAIN. DX. L AN KLE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL, PUSHING TRASHCAN, INJURED ANKLE DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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