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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 543
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sinks |
| BURNED RIGHT LEG 2ND DEGREE 7% BSA WHEN HE CLIMBED INTO INTO SINK: ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 13 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: Sinks |
| PT CUT LEG ON A SINK AT A RACETRACK; LAC LT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| PT CUT LEG ON A CERAMIC SINK THAT WAS BROKEN IN THE WOODS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| 14 Y/O W/M HIT LEG ON SINK SITTING IN FLOOR AND SUSTAINED A LACERATIONT O LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sinks, Hot water |
| FELL OFF SINK GRABBED HOT WATER; 2ND DEGREE BURNS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 38 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: Sinks, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT RE-ARRANGING STUFF IN GARAGE AND LAC ELG ON A BASIN WITH A RUSTY BOL T STICKING OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Sinks |
| FELL AT SINK WHILE WASHING HANDS 1 DAY PTA-DX-PROBABLY TIBIAL PLATEAU F RACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| LACERATION TO LEFT LEG - PORCELIN SINK BROKE AND CUT PT ON LEG. D: LA CERATION LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Sinks, Razors or shavers |
| 63YOF-FRACTURE RIGHT LOWER LEG-SHAVING LEGS AT HOME-LEG SLIPPED OFF SIN K-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 42 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: Sinks, Ceilings and walls |
| INJURED WHILE AT RESTRAUNT SINK FELL OFF WALL HIT LOWEG LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Sinks |
| HIT SHARP EDGE OF SINK IN BATHROOM AND CUT L. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Sinks, Hot water |
| TAKING A SINK BATH, REACHED OVER AND TURNED OFF COLD WATER AND ONLY HOT WATER COMING OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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