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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 688
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| SENT IN FROM NURSING HOME TRIPPED HIT LEG ON TRASH CAN DX: R LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS HIT IN THE LEG BY A HEAVY TRASH CAN YESTERDAY & HAS PAIN IN THE KNEE AREA WHICH HAS BECOME SEVERE. DX-LT LOWER EXTREMITY CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT STATES TRASH CAN FELL ON HER LEG. DX: 3 BY 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 51 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: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT L.LEG ON DUMPSTER, LATER SWOLLEN&TENDER, " CELLULITIS " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 69 YO MALE HAD TRASH CAN FALL ON LEG AT TROPICANA LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIGHT CALF STR. PT INJURED LEG WHEN FALLING WITH A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Bags |
| L LE CELLULITIS. PT WAS PUTTING TRASH IN CAN AND CUT LEG WITH BROKEN GL ASS STICKING OUT OF BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LAC L LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE GARBAGE CAN AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, BLEEDING, GAIT NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 70 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WOUND RT.LEG.PT.REFERS CUT LEG WITH A GARBAGE CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT LOWER LEG ON GARBAGE CAN LID DX: R LOWER LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CUT LEG ON TRASH CAN LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LAC R LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WHILE TAKING GARBAGE CAN OUTSIDE, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, NORMAL ROM, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT.. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT LEG ON TRASH CAN LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT INJURED ACHILLES TENDON AREA AFTER LEANING OVER A TRASH BIN, JUMPING DOWN & TAKING 3 STEPS. DX - ACHILLES TENDON STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PUSHING A DUMPSTER AND FELT A PULL IN RIGHT LOWER LEG STRAINED A CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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