Accidents - Containers - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,176
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	21
6-15 years old:	113
16-25 years old:	88
26-50 years old:	571
50+ years old:	1,381

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2009	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: Containers, Telephones or telephone accessories
12 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG BY RUNNING INTO A BOX WHIL E ANSWERING A PHONE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	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: Containers
74YOM AT *** WHEN A LARGE CONTAINER FELL OVER ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG LACE RATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 69 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: Containers
69YOF CARRYING BOXES IN HER GARAGE AND SLIPPED AND FELL FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 63 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: Containers, Stairs or steps
TIBIAL FX-CARRYING CHRISTMAS BOXES DOWN 2 STEPS IN THE GARAGE AND FELL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers, Stairs or steps
RT FIBULA FX.47YOF CARRYING A BOX DOWN STEPS AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
65 YO F RAN INTO CORNER OF BOX, CUT LEG. DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Containers
53 YO F HIT LEG ON BOX AT NURSING HOME. DX LOWER LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
11YOM HIT RT SHIN AGAINST A BOX, AT HOME DX: SHIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
ABRASION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON A CONTAINER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
21YO BLACK MALE AT FRIENDS HOUSE LIFTED A HEAVY BOX & TWISTED L ANKLE FELL, DX ACUTE DISTAL FIBULAR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
RIGHT SHIN LAC, PT FELL OVER A CRATE INJURING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 31 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: Containers
PT SUT LOWER LEG ON BOX AT HOME DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING BOXES DURING A MOVE. DX: DISTAL TIB/FIB FX, HX DVT ON ****, SUBTHERAP INR, LEUKOCYTOSIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Crutches, canes or walkers
WALKER BASKET FELL STRIKING PT'S LEG AT NURSING HOME. DX: R LEG LAC 3.5 CM X 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	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: Containers
DX LAC R LOWER LEG: JUMP'G ON BOX. HIT R SHIN ON BOX, SKIN LAC ` 6CM X 2CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 46 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
TRIPPED&FELL FROM STANDING POSITION @ THE STORE SCRAPING LEG ONTO A CRA TE>>CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT JUMPING OVER A BARREL AND CUT LOWER LEG; LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
A LARGE BOX FELLON PT LEG, DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
LEFT LOWER EXT STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FALLING OVER A CRATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Nonelectric razors or shavers
CUT LEG ON A RAZOR BLADE THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF A BOX. DX. LOWER LEG LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 83 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: Containers
LOWER LEG AB-FROZEN CONTAINER OF CHILI FELL AGAINST LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
FELT KNEE POP WHILE CARRYING BOXES FRACTURED TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
HIT SHIN ON BOX CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 17 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: Containers, Toolboxes or tool kits
CLEANING OUT THE CLOSET, TRIPPED OVER A BOX&FELL CUTTING LEG ONTO TOOLB OX>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
BOXES FELL & HITTING BACK. LEG CONT. WHILE AT GROCERY STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Toilets
PT PRESENT TO ER PLAYING AROUND CONTAINER AND OLD BROKEN TOILET AND SCR APED LOWER LEG ON BROKEN TOILET- DX- LOWER LEG CONTUSION AND ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers, Step stools
PT WAS MOVING BOXES FROM HOUSE, USING A STEP-STOOL(2 FT), DX OVERUSING INJURY TO LEG, STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
RIGHT LEG STRAIN. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN CARRYING JUGS OF ICED TEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers
BOX FELL ON LEG DX: AVULSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 74 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: Containers
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 74 YO FEMALE STATES SHE FELL AT HOME FROM STANDI NG POSITION WHEN MOVING BOXES - LACERATION TO LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 71 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: Containers
L LOWER LEG LACERATION: 71YOF BRUSHED AGAINST A WICKER BASKET, INJURED LT LATERAL LOWER LEG, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF SOME BOXES AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO RT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 87 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: Containers
PT DROPPED A BOX OF ICE CREAM ON RT LOWER LEG DX: LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 60 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: Containers
DROPPED CRATE ON SHIN/ CONTUSION RT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 51 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: Containers
PT WAS MOVING A BOX AND HIT LT LEG DX: CONTUSION LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT WAS @ HOME FAMILY IS MOVING BOXES ALL OVER PT CRAWLING MOM SAYS IS ODD, HAS NOT CRAWLED FOR LONG TIME. DX LIMPING /FALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 81 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: Avulsion
Product: Containers
PT HIT LEFT LOWER LEG ON A BOX AT HOM SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO LOWER LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 28 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: Containers
DX BAKER'S CYST. STATES "FEELS LIKE PULLED MUSCLE" PN STARTED AFTER BEND'G OVER TO LIFT A LARGE HEAVY BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	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: Containers
62 YOM PICKED UP BOX OF BROKEN GLASS, BOX HAD BECOME WET AND SPLIT OPEN , SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG FROM FALLING GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
LOWER LEG CELLULITIS-CUT LEG ON A BOX-AREA BECAME INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
TRIPPED OVER BOX AT *** CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 42 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: Containers
FRACTURE TO RIGHT DISTAL FIBULA - TRIPPED ON A BOX TUESDAY AT FRIEND'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	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: Containers, Tableware and accessories
PT PRESENT TO ER STATES WAS MOVING A BOX FULL OF GLASSWARE TRIPPED AND FELL DOW INJURING LOWER LEG- DX- LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
LEFT LOWER LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN DROPPING A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 30 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT DROPPED A BOX ON LEFT LOWER LEG, MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Toy bows or arrows
RIGHT LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG ON AN ARROW THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2009	Age: 73 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: Containers
FELL OVER SOME BOXES CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
LEG INJURY FROM FALLING OVER WHILE PICKING UP BOX. DX-ACUTE LEG PAIN AFTER FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
60 YOM WAS HIT IN LEG WHEN CRATE FELL AT CONVENTION CENTER LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT HAS PAIN TO BILAT CALFS AFTER MOVING BOXES FROM THE ATTIC DX; LOWER LEG STRAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A BOX AT SCHOOL ABRASION RT LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
LEG CONT . HIT BY A CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT A 60LB BOX FELL ON PTS LEG IN STORE DX/ CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 75 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: Containers
CALF CT-STUMBLED-HIT LEG ON A BOX-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
CUT R LEG ON SHARP BOX DX- LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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