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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 566
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 66 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 |
| 66YOF TAKING OUT A PLASTIC BAG OF TRASH AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS THAT CUT THROUGH INTO LOWER LEG LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| 9YOM CARRYING A PLASTIC BAG OF GARBAGE WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS POKED THRO UGH THE BAG SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic bags, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| 12 YO FEMALE WALKED PAST A GARABAGE BAG AND SCRAPED LEG ON A BROKEN GLA SS PICUTRE FRAME. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 5 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 |
| FELL ON TRASH BAG CUT TO LOWER LEG. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 59 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 |
| PT LIFTED A PLASTIC TRASH BAG THAT HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | 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 |
| PT TAKING OUT THE TRASH WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS POKED THROUGH THE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE AT HOME IN PLASTIC BAG WHEN GLASS CAME THRU BAG AND CUT LOWER LEG. DX-LAC LOWER LEG, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | 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 |
| PT CARRYING A PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG TO THE ROADWAY AND THERE WAS BROKE N GLASS IN THE BOTTOM OF IT WENT THROUGH BAG LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 75 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 THE TRASH AT HOME WHEN THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS THAT PO KED THROUGH THE PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG INTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 22 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 TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS WENT THROUGH THE PLASTI C GARBAGE BAG INTOI LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 27 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 CARRYING GARBAGE BAG CUT L LEG ON GLASS/ DX 2.5CM LAC L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 40 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 STATES CUT LEG ON A PIECE OF GLASS IN THE BAG DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| TAKING OUT PLASTIC TRASH BAG WHEN IT RIPPED AND LARGE PC OF UNKNOWN GLA SS FELL OUT, DX: LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT FELL ONTO A GARBAGE BAG AT HOME THAT HAD BROKEN GLASS IN IT. SUSTAIN ED A CUT TO HER R LOWER LEG. STITCHED. DX R LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 39 YOF SLIPPED ON PLASTIC BAG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| CARRYING TRASH BAG SOMETHING IN BAG CUT LEG. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO LOWER LEG AFTER TRIPPING AND FALLING WHILE TAKING O UT TRASH. DX FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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