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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 830
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 57 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT FELL ONTO CERAMIC FLOWER POT AT HOME AND INJURED LEGS DX// BILAT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 11 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL HITTING A RUSTY TREE STAKE CAUSING A LACERATION TO LWR RT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| METAL GARDEN STAKE IN GROUND;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SCRAPED HER LEFT SHIN BY THE PLANTER. DX-LEFT LEG SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| HIT WITH BROKEN CLAY FLOWER POT ;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 31 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| DX 3CM L LOWER LEG LAC: FELL THIS A.M. AND HIT LLE ON FLOWER POT, SKIN TEAR TO LLE W SOME CONT OOZING OF BLOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| BUMPED SHIN AGAINST A METAL FLOWER POT CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PLAYING IN YARD AT HOME JUMPED OFF ROCKS AND LANDED ON DANDELION DIGGER SUST LACERATION TO L SHIN DX 3 LAYER REPAIR LEG LAC 5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 60 YO INJURED LEG ON FLOWER POT LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 63 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: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| WALKING DOG AND IT JUMPED FORWARD AND SHE STRUCK LEG ON LARGE FLOWER PO T LAC SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| TRIPPED AND FELL AT HOME WHILE WORKING IN THE FLOWER BED, HIT LT SHIN ON CONCRETE. LACERATION TO LT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LEFT TIB/FIB CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED AND HIT LOWER LEG ON A FLOWER POT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT CUT LEG ON A BROKEN FLOWER POT. D : LACERATION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FATHER STATES CHILD WAS WALKING ON THE PORCH BY A BROKEN CLAY FLOWER POT LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG DX DEEP LACERATION 10 CM LEFT LOWER LE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2008 | Age: 52 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| BUMPED LOWER RIGHT LEG INTO PLANTER DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LOWER LEG LAC-HIT YARD STAKE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT SCRAPED LEG ON A LARGE CLAY POT. DX: L CALF SKIN AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS OUTSIDE PLAYING TAG WHEN SHE FELL OVER A WOODE N FLOWER POT DX LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 70 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LOWER LEG AB-HIT DIRTY GARDEN STAKE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT HIT SHIN ON A PLANTER AND C/O SWELLING AND REDNESS TO SHIL. D: SHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| CHILD FELL ON FLOWER POT WHICH BROKE. D:TIBIAL LACERATION, THIGH LACEDR ATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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