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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 864
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT AT A STORE AND PLASTIC BOXES FELL OFF A SHELF AND HIT HER IN THE HEA D DX// MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING A PLASTIC CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO CHEEK AFTER FALLING ONTO PLASTIC BOX. DX. RIGHT C HEEK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| ANKLE INJURY-TRIPPED ON PLASTIC TUBS IN HALLWAY-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT PUTTING A MILK CRATE IN CLOSET AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT THUMB TREATE D FOR TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| 2 DAYS AGO HAD A SEIZURE&FELL FROM STANDING HITTING BACK, WHICH NOW PAI NFUL, AGAINST A PLASTIC CONTAINER>>MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 38 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC TOTE CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| ANKLE CT-STANDING ON MILK CRATE TO HANG A PICTURE-LOST BALANCE-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 40 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: Other |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT STS 40 POUND PLASTIC STORAGE BOX FELL ON PT LAST NIGHT,C/O RUQ PAIN C/O R SIDED RIB PAIN, DX AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic containers, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT FELL OFF 2 MILK CRATES AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHILE PAINTING DX// LEFT ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FACE ON PLASTIC CONTAINER DX: LACERATION TO FA CE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT PICKED UP A PLASTIC TUB AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| *** CONTAINER EXPLODED ON CHEST, DX; CONTUSED & LACERATED CHEST WALL WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| HEAD CONT. FLAT PLASTIC BOX FELL ONTO HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-SUS SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO FINGR ON A P LASTIC CONTAINER. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| ANKLE HEMATOMA-FELL OFF PLASTIC MILK CARTON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT DX LT PALM LACERATION - S/P DUE TO CUTTING A PLASTIC BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: WAS ENTERING VEHICLE AND POKED R EYE W THE EDGE OF PLASTIC BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plastic containers, Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| USING COCAINE AND PLACED PLASTIC BOTTLE IN RECTUM AND TRIED TO REMOVE I T WITH COAT HANGER AND CAUSED BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Plastic containers, Mirrors or mirror glass |
| 49 YO F HEAD INJURY R HAND CONTUSION STOOD UP AND TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC CONTAINER HITTING HEAD ON MIRROR AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| RIGHT HAND LA,C PT CUT HAND ON CORNER OF A PLASTIC BOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic containers |
| PT INJ UPPER BACK MOVING TOTES STRAIN UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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