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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 440
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 42 YO MALE HIT LEG ON TRASH CAN LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HAS KNEE PAIN SINCE HITTING KNEE AGAINST METAL TRASH CAN AT HOME YES TERDAY. D: KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CARRYING TRASH BAG WITH GLASS IN IT AND HIT HER KNEE LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Doors |
| TAKING OUT THE TRASH, TRASH CAN TIPPED AND PINNED LEG, KNEE PUSHED INTO DOOR/ INTERNAL DERANGEMENT LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 26 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 |
| FELL OFF DUMPSTER YESTERDAY. RT KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT CARRYING A GARBAGE CAN TO THE END OF HIS DRIVEWWAY WHEN HE FELL OFF HIS CURB DID NOT SEE IT STRAINED LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 48 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 |
| LEFT KNEE STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A GARBAGE CAN AND FELT KNEE POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| LEFT KNEE CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A KITCHEN TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PATIENT CUT KNEE ON TRASH CAN. DX LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE (4 CMS) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SPRAIN L KNEE, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A GARBAGE CAN, C/O PAIN, TENDERN ESS, NO DIZZINESS OR LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 39 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAD TRASH CAN FALL ON R KNEE, LARGE LAC TO R KNEE DX: 4CM LAC R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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 HAD A DUMPSTER FALLEN ON KNEE SUSTAINED " KNEE CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| RIGHT KNEE STR. PT INJURED KNEE PULLING ON A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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