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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,101
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT DX CONTUSION OF RT LEG - SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG,FELL LANDING ON RT LEG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 42 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: Plastic bags |
| LACERATION R.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE THROWING AWAY THE GARBAGE WITH PIECE G LASS.IN PLASTIC BAG(GARBAGE). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 28 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, Tableware and accessories |
| TAKING OUT PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AT HOME THAT HAD BROKEN PLATE IN IT SWI NGING BAS AS SHE WAS WALKING & PC OF PLATE LAC L CALF D 3 CM LAC L CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 39 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: Plastic bags |
| PT AT HOME MOVING A GARBAGE BAG WAS CUT IN LEG UNKNOWN WHAT DID LAC/ L LEG CALF LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG ON A SHARP OBJECT IN TRASH BAG WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 50 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: Plastic bags, Drinking glasses |
| PT CUT LEFT LOWER LEG ON A BROKEN DRINKING GLASS INSIDE A PLASTIC TRASH BAG, LACERATION TO LOWER LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| TAKING TRASH OUT UNKNOWN PIECE OF GLASS CAME THROUGH PLASTIC TRASH BAG 2CM PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER LEG..IS A PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 64 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, Metal containers |
| 64YOF PULLING OUT A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG,ACCIDENTLY CUT LOWER LEG ON A DOG FOOD LID THAT WAS IN BAG;LEG LACERATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 52 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 TAKING OUT GARBAGE IN A PLASTIC BAG WHEN THERE WAS GLASS IN THE BAG POKED THROUGH SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | 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 |
| TAKING OUT BAG OF TRASH, SOMETHING SHARP CUT LEG. DX LOWER LEG LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER UNKNOWN OBJECT POKED THRU P LASTIC TRASH BAG CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 Y/O F INJURED R LOWER LEG WHEN TAKING OUT TRASH AND SOMETHING SHARP WAS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG AT HOME. DX; LAC R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 29 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: Plastic bags |
| LACERATION RT.LEG(CALF).PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE BAG(PLASTIC) CUT LEG WITH A PIECE OF GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 60 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: Plastic bags |
| LACERATION RT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE(PLASTIC BAG)CU T LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 64 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: Plastic bags |
| LACERATION LT.LEG.PT.REFERS WHILE TAKING OUT THEGARBAGEIN (PLASTIC BAG) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| CUT BY SOME GLASS IN PLASTIC TRASH BAG/LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| PICKED UP BAG OF TRASH CUT LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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