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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,413
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| LUMBAR STR. PT WAS LIFTING BAG FROM TRASH CAN AND HEARD POP IN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT FELL WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PUSHED A HEAVY DUMPSTER FELL- HEARD A POP RIGHT GROIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Floors or flooring materials |
| 38 YO MALE WAS SITTING ON TRASH CAN AND IT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO FLOOR LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STR. PT WAS EMPTYING TRASH CAN AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX:L HIP STRAIN. FELT PAIN WHILE PAINTING A DUMPSTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT MOVING A GARBAGE CAN AND FELT BACK PAIN DX: LBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Paper products |
| LOWER BACK PAIN - 44 YOF C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER THROWING PAPER INTO A RECYCLING BIN, HAS HX OF BULGING DISCS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUS STRAIN TO LOWER TRUNK BY A GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING LARGE GARBAGE CAN LAST NIGHT/ LUMBAR STRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX:LOW BACK STRAIN. LOW BACK PAIN SINCE LIFTING HEAVY GARBAGE CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR SR. PT WAS BENDING OVER A TRASH CAN AND INJURED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STR. PT WAS MOVING A HEAVY TRASH CAN AND STRAINED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PAIN IN BACK FROM LIFTING HEAVY TRASH CAN DX STRAIN TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF LUMBAR PAIN WHEN LIFTING A HEAVY TRASH CAN THIS AM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A TRASH CAN AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAD LOW BACK PX AFTER MOVING DUMPSTER AT HOME. DX: PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 28 YO MALE TOOK TRASH CAN OUT ON SATURDAY AND TWISTED BACK LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING DUMPSTER LID AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LBP, TAKING OUT PLANTS & TRASH DX: LBP W/RADICULOPATHY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LIFTED TRASH CANS. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 35 YO MALE LIFTED GARBAGE CANS AND HAS FLANK PAIN BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| STRAINED BACK WHEN LIFTING TRASH CAN AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LIFTED GARBAGE OUT OF CAN AND FELT A PULL IN BACK STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 46 Y.O. B FEMALE W/BACK PAIN. PT INJ WHILE PUSHING GARBAGE CAN OUT @ HO ME. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PULLED GARBAGE CAN. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LBP AFTER LIFTING TRASH CANS DX: LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LIFTING GARBAGE CANS AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN WITH LIFTING GARBAGE CAN FULL OF ICE YESTERDA Y, ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A TRASH CAN AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TWISTED BACK TUESDAY TAKING OUT GARBAGE. ACUTE LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LIFTED YARD WASTE CONTAINER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN MOVING A TRASH CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PAIN LIFTING A GARBAGE CAN. DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SUST LUMBAR STRAIN LIFTING GARBAGE CANS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 35 YO F LIFTNG TRASH CAN C/O BACK PAIN BACK PAIN(LOW BACK) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WIT GROIN PAIN STATUS POST LIFTING HEAVY GARBAGE CAN LAST NIGHT. D: STRANGULATED HERNIA. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LIFTED GARBAGE CAN WRONG INJURED BACK DX: LBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| BENT OVER TO PUT BAG IN GARBAGE CAN & BACK PAIN GOT WORSE. ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A TRASH CAN AND FELT A POP IN BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BACK PAIN.THROWING TRASH IN DUMPSTER,TWISTING & FELT PAIN.DX LBP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BACK STR. PT WAS CARRYING TRASH CAN OUTSIDE AND STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL ON GARBAGE CAN 2 WK AGO. DX: LUMBAR PX/SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A GARBAGE CAN INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE CAN AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| BACK STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN CARRYING TRASH TO CAN OUTSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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