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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,170
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PLASTIC BINS FELL ON HEAD AT *** CERVICAL MUSCLE STRAIN CERVICAL MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| TRIPPED OVER MILK CRATE INVERTING ANKLE " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT HIT TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A PLASTIC FILE HOLDER. DX: SM SUPERFICIAL L ACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT WAS HOLDING A PLASTIC BOX OF HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS & HE TRIPPED OFF A CEMENT STEP, HAS PAIN IN ANKLE. DX - RT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PATIENT FELL IN A PLASTIC BOX. DX-LEFT HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT C/O RT FOOT LAC. PT CUT FOOT ON PLASTIC CD CASE. DX LAC RT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers, Light bulbs |
| FELL WHILE STANDING MILK CRATE TRYING TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB THE FELL DOW N STAIRS," CHEST WALL/ FLANK CONTS/ABRS " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT STEPPED ON A MILKCRATE DX: RT GREAT TOE NAIL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PATIENT LIFTED A 5 GALLON PLASTIC CONTAINER OF WATER. DX-LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PAIN TO SHOULDER GOT HIT WITH LARGE PLASTIC CONTAINER DX: SHOULDER STRA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 48 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: Plastic containers |
| 48 YOF CONTUSION LOWER LEG WHEN *** CONTAINER FELL ONTO LOWER LEG AT HO ME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON PLASTIC ICE CONTAINER. D: HAND LACERATION, DENTAL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 39 YOF DROPPED A CONTAINER OF YOGURT ON HER FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | 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: Plastic containers |
| RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC, PT CUT LEG ON PLASTIC CONTAINER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT CUT R INDEX FINGER ON A PLASTIC CONTAINER LAST WEEK , NOW HAS PAIN E XTENDING INTO ARM DX FELON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PLASTIC CONTAINER SNAPPED INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PLASTIC BOXES FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD AT ***. EDX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| FX L 5TH TOE, PT STS STRUCK A PLASTIC CONTAINER AT HOME, C/O PAIN, MILD SWELLING, DISCOLORATION, ROM LIMITED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| C/O PAIN RT FOREARM AFTER CARRYING 2 GALLONS OF MILK, RECENT FX OF THAT ARM / PAIN RT FOREARM, HEALING FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 41 Y/O M INJURED R 3RD FINGER WHEN DROPPED HEAVY PLASTIC BOX ON IT AT H OME. DX; CRUSH INJURY, R 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| LIFTED 5 GALLON JUG AND TURNED WRONG, HAS PAIN IN LOWER BACK DX: STRAIN TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| CUT LEG ON PLASTIC BIN @ HOME DX R LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| SLIPPED ON CD CASE IN PARKING LOT OF LOCAL STORE. CONTUSION /ABRASION R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 41 YOF INJURED TRYING TO REMOVE THE LID OF A MEDICINE BOTTLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT STUBBED TOE ON A MILK CRATE LAST PM SUSTAINED " TOE SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers, Knives |
| ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PLASTIC CARTON W/ A SHARP KNIFE WHEN KNIFE IMPAILE DL FINGER DX 1CM LAC TO L SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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