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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 353
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| RIGHT LEG PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN WHEN CARRYING OUT TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 54 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 |
| PT PUSHING DOWN THE GARBAGE IN HIS GARBAGE CAN AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS G LASS IN THE CAN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STATES SHE TRIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO A WOODEN TRASH CAN AND CUT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STATES HIS TRASH CAN CAUGHT FIRE & SOMETHING EXPLODED BURNING HIS LEG (NO FIRE DEPT MENTIONED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 59 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: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT LEG AGAINST TRASH CAN, CELLULITIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | 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 AGAINST GARBAGE CAN DX. LOWER LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEG FROM BROKEN GLASS WHILE TAKING GARBAGE OUT OF CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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