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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,525
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/24/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| 28YOM, FELL ON STEEL BUCKET AT HOME, LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| LOWER LEG INJURY FROM FALLING ON MOP BUCKET. DX-ACUTE LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION 8 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| PT FELL OFF PLASTIC BUCKET - HAS 2 CM DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND LLE. PUNCTURE WOULD LLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 43 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: Buckets or pails, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HAD A FIVE GALLON BUCKET FALL OFF A SHELF ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG LACER ATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | 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: Buckets or pails |
| PT C/O PUT FOOT THROUGH 5 POUND BUCKET. DX LEG STRAIN ABRASION LFT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| PT DROPPED A BUCKET ON LEFT SHIN C/O PAIN DX: LEFT SHIN HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| ONE WEEK AGO PT CUT LOWER LEG ON PLASTIC BUCKET. DX. L LEG LAC, SHIN I NFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| LACERATION ON LOWER LEG FROM A METAL BUCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| PT TRIPPED AND HIT LEG ON BUCKET DX: LAC LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 47 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: Buckets or pails, Bathtubs or showers |
| 47 YOM CONTUSION SHIN WHEN FELL OFF BUCKET IN BATHTUB WHILE FIXING CEIL ING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 37 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: Buckets or pails |
| 37 YO STANDING ON OVER TURNED BUCKET AND FELL OFF FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 38 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: Buckets or pails |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM A BUCKET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| LIFTING 50 POUND BUCKET - RIGHT LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Buckets or pails, Stairs or steps |
| PT C/O TRIPPING ON A BUCKET - WALKING A LOT OF STAIRS ALSO C/O 10-15 YR HX OF SOCCER USE TORN LIGAMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| CUT LEG ON METAL BUCKET LAC LAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 40 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: Buckets or pails |
| CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG-SUS INJ TO RT LOWER LEG WHILE FALLING DOWN A HIL L WHILE CARRYING A BUCKET OF CONCRETE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 39 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: Buckets or pails |
| DX RIGHT SHIN CONTUSION: TRIPPED AND HIT SHIN ON BUCKET WITH WATER IN IT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| BUMPED LEG ON A BUCKET OF WATER YESTERDAY DX: L LOWER LEG HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| HIT LEG ON PAIL DX: CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 30 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: Buckets or pails |
| PT. STATES 1 WEEK AGO, WASHING CAR AND HIT SHIN ON PAIL. DX. ABR. /SWEL LING TO SHIN AND KNEE. DX. RT. SHIN PAIN.CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Buckets or pails, Ladders |
| PT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LT LEG - S/P JUMP/FALL OFF LADDER X3 DAYS AGO AND LEG HIT A BUCKET ON THE GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A METAL BUCKET, TWISTED HIS ANKLE. DX-LEFT DISTAL FIB FRACTURE WITH SOFT TISSUE INJURY RIGHT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| PT C/O ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON LT LEG BY A BUCKET - PUNCTURE WD/CONTUSION RT SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| PT LACERATED SHIN ON PLASTIC PAIL ON MONDAY. D:LACERATION AND CELLULITI S, SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| 37 YOWM WAS CUTTING WOOF WHEN HE GOT HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WOOD AN D A METAL BUCKET. DX. CRUSH INJURY L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 40 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: Buckets or pails |
| PT SHOPPING AT ** *** WHEN A BUCKET FELL STRIKING HER IN THE RIGHTLOWER LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | 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: Buckets or pails |
| STEPPING OVER METAL BUCKET, LOST BALANCE AND SCRAPED R SHIN. DX. CONT. R LEG, ABRA R PRE-TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| CONTUSION (L) LWR LEG, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A BUCKET AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NORMAL ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails, House repair or construction materials |
| LOWER LEG- SUSTAINED ON A BUCKET THAT HELD TAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Buckets or pails, Ladders |
| PT WAS PULLING BUCKET UP LADDER.DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN, CHIP AVULSION FIBU LA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 43 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: Buckets or pails, Chairs |
| FELL OFF BUCKET WHILE TRYING TO GET ON A CHAIR INJURED LOWER LEG DX CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2001 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 10/14/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | 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: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2001 | Age: 37 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: Buckets or pails, Pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2001 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2001 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2000 | Age: 45 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: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2000 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2000 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2000 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/1998 | Age: 30 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: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/1998 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/1998 | Age: 38 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/1998 | Age: 39 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: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/1998 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | 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: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1997 | Age: 35 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: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/1997 | Age: 40 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: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/1997 | Age: 46 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: Buckets or pails |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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