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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 341
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 45 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN 5 DAYS AGO. DX: L LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIGHT LOWER LEG CRUSHING, PT WAS MOVING A GARBAGE CAN WITH WHEELS WHEN THE WHEEL GOT CAUGHT AND HE PULLED IT ON TO HIMSELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PAIN TO LEG HIT WHILE TRYING TO JUMP OVER DUMPSTER DX: CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 41 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SCRAPED LEG ONTO GARBAGE CANE >> CONTS/ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 48 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 |
| LEG CONTUSION & WRIST SPRAIN: WALKING ON TOP 4 FT WALL, LOST BALANCE, FELL OFF ONTO GARBAGE CAN, L TIB/FIB, WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 36 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: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LAC TO LEG FROM TRASH CAN LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 33 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 CUT LEG ON METAL EDGE OF GARBAGE CAN, LACERATON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2007 | Age: 36 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WENT TO THROW GARBAGE BAG IN TRUCK AND LAC LOWER LEG ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 29 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT DROPPED A HEAVY GARBAGE CAN ONTO RIGHT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A CONTUSI ON TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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