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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 530
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 3 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: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| COUNTER INJURY DX: LOWER LEG FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| HOT GREASE FELL OFF COUNTER AND BURNED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT STANDING ON THE COUNTER AT HOME WHEN SHE SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE COUNTER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Barstools or kitchen stools |
| LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT WAS WALL PAPERING AND STANDING ON A COUNTER AND CAME DOWN ON A BAR STOOL AND FELL AND INJURED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 2 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| CONTUSED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL FROM COUNTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| BUMPED LEFT SHIN ON COUNTER TOP --SUPERFICIAL CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Sinks |
| AT HOME HANGING CURTAINS STANDING ON COUNTERTOP AND STEPPED ON SINK THA T WASNT ATTACHED TO WALL AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| FELL OFF COUNTER DX. TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT SUST PUNTURE TO LEG FROM COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Coffee makers or teapots |
| BLEEDING VERICOSE VEIN. PT WAS MAKING COFFEE IN COFFEE POT AT COUNTER A ND LEG BEGAN BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 54 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: Counters or countertops |
| CELLULITIS RT LOWER LEG - CUT RT LOWER KEG ON A COUNTER @ HOME DEVELOPE D REDNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 7 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: Counters or countertops, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FELL OFF COUNTER ON EDGE OF CABINETLAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 47 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: Counters or countertops, Pipes |
| CONTUS R FIBULA; FELL APPROX 4 FT OFF COUNTER ONTO METAL RODS ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STANDING ON TOP OF THE KITCHEN COUNTER TO REPLACE A LIGHTBULB FELL T O THE FLOOR SUASTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT JUMPED OFF COUNTER. DX: 3 CM LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT FELL OFF BATHROOM COUNTER ONTO GLASS. DX: 8 CM X 2 CM R LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| RAN INTO COUNTER DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 52 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: Counters or countertops, Chairs |
| LT LOWER LEG CT-STEPPED OFF KITCHEN COUNTER ONTO A CHAIR & HIT HER LEG -@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Knives |
| KNIFE FELL OFF COUNTER DX. LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | 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: Counters or countertops |
| CUT LET ON COUNTER DX: LACERATION LT. LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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