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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 29 YOF WAS GETTING INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK AND SLID ON A PLASTI C BAG/ CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Clothing |
| PT SUSTAINED BACK SPRAIN WHEN LIFING A HEAVY PLASTIC BAG OF CLOTHES@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 44YOM TRIPPED OVER PLASTIC GARBAGE BAG AT HOME FELL STRIKING RIBS; RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| 1 DEGREE BURNS FACE & CHEST; WAS MAKING HOMEMADE BOMB OF ACETYLENE/O2/ PLASTIC BAG(TYPE N) & IT EXPLODED. NO FD INFO |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 49 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plastic bags, Paper products |
| BACK CT-SLIPPED ON A PLASTIC BAG HOLDING HIS NEWSPAPER @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/1999 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/1998 | Age: 50 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 bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/1998 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags, Paper products |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/1997 | Age: 43 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Plastic bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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