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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 193
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUTTING GARBAGE IN THE DUMPSTER AT HIS APARTMENT COMPLEX SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT C/O GARBAGE CAN FELL ON LEG AND CUT IT BELOW PATELLA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 16 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: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TRIPPED OVER A TRASH CAN DX: ADMIT WITH ACUTE CELLULITIS AND SWELLING T O RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/15/2003 | Age: 24 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Tableware and accessories |
| THROWING GARBAGE AWAY PLATE POKED THROUGH AND CUT LEG ....LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 24 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WALKING WHEN GLASS STICKING OUT OF TRASH CAN LAC HIS CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 24 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC LEG ON METAL IN HIS TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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