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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 422
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 12 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: Plastic bags |
| CUT LEG ON A PEICE OF GLASS STICKING THROUGH PLASTIC BAG LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| 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: 08/17/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| LAC RT LOWER LEG ON PIECE OF GLASS TODAY (INSIDE GARBAGE BAG) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| CUT LEG ON A PIECE OF GLASS IN PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | 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: Plastic bags |
| PT CAUGHT HER LEG ON A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS THAT WAS HANGING OUT OF A PLASTIC TRASH BAG. LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT WAS CUT BY GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG. DX: 7 CM L LEG LAC. |
| 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: 04/23/2003 | Age: 17 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: Plastic bags |
| BROKEN GLASS IN A PLASTIC TRASH BAG POKED THROUGH LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 9 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, Drinking glasses |
| CUT LEG ON A BROKEN GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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