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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 350
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44 YO M WAS OUTSIDE MOVING TRASH CAN WHEN STEPPED WRONG ON LEG. DX:KNEE STRAIN, PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | Age: 37 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A GARBAGE CAN AND STRAINED KNEE 37 YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| C/O KNEE PAIN FELL IN A BIN AND HIT KNEE. DX-STRAIN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| REPORTS TRIPPED OVER UNEVEN SIDEWALK&EMBRACED SELF ONTO A GARBAGE CAN, TWISTING KNEE>>KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 42 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 LIFTED A TRASH CAN AND INJURED KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT JUMPED OUT OF DUMPSTER AND INJURED KNEE IN FRONT OF STORE DX// RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | 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 HELPING HER HUSBAND CARRY DOWN THE GARBAGE CANS LAST EVENING AND SLI PPED ON THE GRASS STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 46 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 SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE TRYING TO LIFT DUMPSTER LID COVERED W/SNOW. DX: L KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 42 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 |
| KNEE STR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN TAKING OUT TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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