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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX;LEFT KNEE PAIN. PT FELL OFF DUMPSTER--WAS CLIMBING ON IT TO LOOK FOR FOOD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PAIN TO L KNEE.HIT KNEE ON BOTTOM OF DUMPSTER.DX CONT L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT WAS CARRYING A TRASH CAN OUTSIDE AND TRIPPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT INJURED KNEE W/GARBAGE CAN. DX: L KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT KNEE ABRASION-PT BUMPED KNEE ON TRASH CAN AT HOME. HAS ABRASION ON TOP OF PATELLA AREA WITH SWELLING NOTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| # 27 YOM STOMPED ON TRASH CAN DX INTERNAL DERANGEMENT R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS STOMPING TRASH INA TRASH CAN, WHEN STEPPED OUT OF TRASH CAN, HE TWISTED KNEE; KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| HURT KNEE WHILE LIFTING BAG OUT OF TRASH CAN. STRAIN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| $RT KNEE CONTSUIN.PT STRUCK KNEE ON A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT STATES PICKING UP GARBAGE CANS SLIPPED AND FELL ON LT KNEE DX: KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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