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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 919
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers, Stairs or steps |
| FX. FIBULA- FELL WHILE GOING DOWN THE STAIRS WITH A BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| LT. KNEE HIT W/ FALLING BOX DX: BLUNT TRAUMA KNEE, R/O INTERNAL DERANGEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HIT IN LT LEG BY BOX FALLING FROM SHELVE IN SUPERMARKET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 44 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: Containers |
| FELL OFF MILK CRATE DX: LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN BOX FELL AND STRUCK LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| FELL OFF A CURB CARRUING A BOX LEFT DISTAL FIBULA FRACTUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 34 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: Containers, Knives |
| PATIENT PACKING BOXES WHEN *** KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF CASE, BOUNCED OFF B OX AND STRUCK PATIENT ON LOWER LEG. D: LOWER LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 33 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: Containers, Floors or flooring materials |
| TIBIAL CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A BUNCH OF BOXES ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 26 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: Containers |
| DX LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: HIT SHIN ON BOX AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RT SHIN CONTUSION.PT WAS REACHING FOR A BOX ON A SHELF AND BOX FELL AND HIT SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers |
| LAC (R) LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A BARREL, C/O PAIN, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CRATE WHILE IN THE STORE, NOW WITH LEG PAIN DX:TIB/FIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Containers, Canning jars or lids |
| WAS CARRYING BOX OF CANNING JARS AT HOME AND THEY FELL OUT OF BOX AND B ROKE, CUT BOTH SHINS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers, Horseback riding |
| 30YOF-CONTUSION LEFT LOWER LEG-HIT ON BARREL WHILE RIDING A HORSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 37 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: Containers |
| PT. WAS UNLOADING A 55 GAL. BARRELL OF HYDRALIC FLUID FROM TRUCK WHEN THE TAILGATE BROKE AND HE FELL, PINNING HIS LEG BET. BARREL & TAILGATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Containers |
| 41 Y/O F C/O RT LEG PAIN - TRIPPED OVER BASKET AT STORE. DX: RIGHT LEG CONTUSION, LEFT LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Containers |
| 32 Y/O F C/O R HIP R- KNEE PAIN - HELPING PARENTS MOVING BOXES. DX: TENDONITIS PAIN RT. LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Containers |
| WHILE WALKING FELL IN MALL WHEN TRIPPED OVER A BOX INJURING LOWER LEG AND BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Containers |
| PATIENT INJURED LOWER LEG WHEN ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OVER BOX ON GROUND. D: TIB-FIB FRACTURE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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