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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| 46 YOM PICKED UP TRASH AND DRINKING GLASS WAS BROKEN IN THE BAG LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Foods |
| FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE AFTER CARRYING HER GROCERIES IN PLASTIC BAGS DX: STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT THE TRASH AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS POKED THROUGH THE BAG AND CUT HIS R KNEE. NEEDS STITCHED. DX R KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| 21 YO FEMALE SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG ON FLOOR KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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