Accidents - Metal containers - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,275
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	149
16-25 years old:	75
26-50 years old:	814
50+ years old:	236

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 45 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: Puncture
Product: Metal containers, Floors or flooring materials
45YOF POKED TOE ON METAL BASKET FOR FLOOR PUNCTURE R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 50 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: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG-CUT AT HOME ON EMPTY CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	Age: 32 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: Metal containers, Rugs or carpets
FX FIBULA: AT HOME IN MIDDLE OF NIGHT TRIPPED OVER PAINT CAN, FELL ONTO CARPET IN LIVING ROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
PT RAN INTO A METAL CRATE AT SHOOOL AND SUSTAINED CUT INJURY TO RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
PT CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A METAL CAN LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
PT DROPPED A CAN ON LEG CUTTING LOWER LT LEG @ HOME DX LACERATION L LOWER LEG 7CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Metal containers
PT TRIPPED OVER A PAINT CAN STRAINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
RUNNING HIT LEG ON A METAL BOX LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
PT STEPPED ON CAN AND CUT BACK OF LEG D: LACERATION TO LOWER LEG/FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 40 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: Metal containers
CUT LOWER LEG ON SHARP METAL EDGE OF A BOX IN JAIL LACERATION RIGHT L WER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 9 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: Metal containers
KICKING TRASH AND CUT BY METAL CAN TOP DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 38 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: Metal containers
PT SUST INJURY TO LOWER LEG FROM METAL CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
PATIENT TAKING OUT TRASH AND CUT LOWER LEG POSSIBLY ON A CAN; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Metal containers
INJURED LEG, CUT WITH CAN INFECTION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
PT. CUT ON A PAINT CAN AT HOME. DX. LAC L LAT. LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
PT LAC LT LEG ON CAT FOOD CAN LID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
CUT LEG ON CAN LID LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Metal containers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A WATERING CANDX: LT LOWER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 8 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: Metal containers
8YOM LAC ON METAL CAN LAC R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 10 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: Metal containers
CUT L.LEG ON A CAN LID WHILE TAKING THE TRASH OUT " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Metal containers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
24 YOM STATES THAT HE CUT SHIN ON PAINT CAN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, AREA IS SWOLLEN AND RED . DX CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Metal containers, Animal induced injury
PT WAS PICKING UP SODA POP CANS WHEN HE WAS BITTEN BY A "COPPERHEAD" SN AKE. WAS BITTEN 6 TIMES ON THE CALF.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
STRUCK L.LEG ON A METAL CRATE AT ***" LAC" " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 26 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: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
WOUND RT.LEG.PT.REFERS CUT WITH METAL CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Metal containers
C/O PT STATES DROPPED COLA CAN AND HIT LEG DX RT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2006	Age: 11 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: Metal containers
DX LACERATION TO LOWER LEG: FELL ONTO EDGE OF CAN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers, Bags
42 Y/O W/FM CUT LOWER LEG WHEN EMPTYING TRASH BAG AT HOME AND CAN CUT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Metal containers
PT DROPPED CAN OF CHILI ON FOOT. DX: L 2ND TOE FX, L 3RD TOE FX, SUBACUTE DISTAL FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Metal containers
CUT LOWER LEG ON A METAL BOX DX: L LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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