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Accidents - Plastic containers - 50+ years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,041
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Leg:243Lower Trunk:189
Upper Trunk:161Head:155
Ankle:86Internal:70
Hand:41Toe:30
Eyeball:16Foot:16
Face:15Finger:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/01/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL THROUGH A PLASTIC MILK CRATE, CONTUSION TO TOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic containers
FELL OFF MILK CRATE/ RT ANKLE FX, RT HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Paper products
ACC STRUCK ONTO FACW WITH PELXI GLASS CASE DOOR WHILE PULLING OUT LATTO TICKET>.LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic containers
TRAUMA HEAD.PT.REFERS SITTING DOWN ON PLASTIC CONTAINER,FELL BACWARDS H ITTING HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic containers
TRIPPED&FELL ONTO MILK CRATE 4D AGO,?MECH C/O WORSENING >>RIB PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 09/28/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic containers
SWALLOWED ICECREAM THAT HAD SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM CONTAINER IN IT FEELS LIKE IT 'S STUCK IN THROAT/ ESOPH FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2009Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Knives
LEFT THUMB LAC, PT CUT THUMB WHEN CUTTING A PLASTIC MILK CARTON WITH A PARING KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2009Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
SCALP LAC-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT HEAD ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERTION OF THE LOWER LEG BY STRIKING AGAINST A PLASTIC MILK CRATE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic containers
PT STUBBED TOE ON A PLASTIC CRATE, FX TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic containers
LIFTING HEAVY LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINER OUT OF BACKYARD, HEARD BACK CRACK DX: LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic containers
61YO HISP MALE WAS APPLYING CREAM TO BLEEDING HEMORROIDS,LOST PLASTIC CONTAINER UP RECTUM,DX RECTAL FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/02/2009Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Plastic containers
PT AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC CONTAINER FALLING HTI HEAD/ DX CHI WITH A HEMATOMA ON FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
INJURED LEG ON PLASTIC CONTAINER LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers
LAC LEG ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER AND DEVELOPED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/26/2009Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic containers
PT WITH PAIN TO UPPER BACK AFTER LIFTING A JUG OF MILK. DX UPPER BACK P AIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers
DX CONTU: STATES 1GAL PLASTIC JUG OF WATER DROP'D ON DORSUM OF L FOOT 1 WK AGO & LUMP HANS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers
MULT. ABRA'S R LOWER LEG; SCAPED R LOWER LEG ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER FEW DAYS AGO, ABRASION'S R ANTERIOR LOWER LEG WITH REDNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers
DROPPED PLASTIC BOX ON LEFT LEG , C/O LEFT LEG PAIN. DX: CONTUSION LEFT LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic containers, Knives
PT HAS LAC ON HER L HAND, TRIED TO OPEN PLASTIC CONTAINER AND CUT HAND W/KNIFE. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic containers
DX CORNEAL INJ: STRUCK L EYE W THE PLASTIC LID ONF A RICE CONTAINER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Plastic containers
PT WAS LIFTING A PLASTIC BIN YESTERDAY AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic containers
?ETOH INTOXICATED, ADMITS DAILY ETOH, FELL FROM A MILE CRATE LANDING ON TO TWISTED ANKLE>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic containers
51 YO F FELL ON GROUND TRYING TO CLIMB OVER RECYCLING BIN AT HOME, CONTUSION TO HIP AND RIBS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic containers
71 YO F FRACTURED RIBS SMALL PNEUMOTHROAX TRIPPED AND FELL ON PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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