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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,084
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LIFTING PLASTIC BAGS OF SALT - HURT RIBS - CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| CMPD FX LUMBAR AREA; @ HOME, SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG & FELL TO FLOOR LAN DING ON BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| FX L FIBULA; SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 78 Y/O M INJURED R SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING HEAVY PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HOM E. DX; R SHOULDER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT CAUSED TRAUMA TO HIS RIBS AS HE WAS TOSSING BAGS OF TRASH FROM THE OUT OF THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK. DX. TRAUMA RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PAPTIENT PICKED UP GARBAGE BAGS AND SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Doorsills or frames |
| 58 YOF GOT FEET CAUGHT IN HANDLE OF PLASTIC BAG & STRUCK ARM ON DOOR JA MB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 53 YOM WAS CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG OF ICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PATIENT PICKED UP BAG OF POTTING SOIL AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS CUT ON SHARD OF GLASS PROTRUDING THROUGH PLASTIC BAG WHILE CLEANING. DX: R THIRD FINGER LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT THUMB ON SOMETHING SHARP IN PLASTIC BAG WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH.DX; LACERATION THUMB. WHILE CAMPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| WAS PUSHING ON GARBAGE BAG-LAC LT SMALL FINGER ON PIECE OF GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| RT KNEE CT-AT HOME-FEET TANGLED IN PLASTIC BAG-FELL-HIT WOODEN LOCKER & FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| STATES HE WAS TAKING OUT TRASH AND BAG BROKE AND SOMETHING IN IT CUT HIS LEG DX LT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CAUGHT FOOT IN A PLASTIC BAG-FELL SPRAIN BILATERAL KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags, Clothing |
| INJURED LOW BACK 11/2 WEEKS AGO WHEN PICKED UP 1G. HEAVY GARBAGE BAG FU LL OF CLOTHES. ACUTE SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 71 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX FEMUR. PT SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LEFT KNEE ABRASION. SLIPPED ON AN OLD *** CHIP BAG AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG, FELL ONTO LT ARM DX: CLOSED FX PROXIMAL LT HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH A PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX CONT EYE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT TOOK A TRASH BAG OUT TO DUMPSTER AND LID CAM E DOWN ON SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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