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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2003 | 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: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX:CELLULITIS R LEG. SCRATCHED LEG ON A GARBAGE CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATION LEG - 30 YOM CUT HIS LEFT OUTER CALF ON GLASS IN A RECYCLING BIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO LOWER LEG WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO LEF FROM GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS STANDING ON GARBAGE CAN AND CUT LEG ON SHARP METAL. DX: R LEG LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 44 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASIONS AFTER BEING HIT BY A M ETAL GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 49 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS PULLING A DUMPSTER WHEN IT CAME BACK AND HIT HIM, CONTUSION TO L EG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HANGING OUT CAR WINDOW. CAR HIT TRASH CANS AS DID PT'S FEET.C/O PAIN DX:FX (R) DISTAL FIBULA, CONTUSION(R) FOOT, (L) 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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