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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 865
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 44YOM-TIBIAL FX-SLIPPED-FELL ON ICE WHILE CARRYING TRASH CANS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 33 YEAR OLD FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER TRIPPING OVER GARBAGE CAN AND FALLING THROUGH GLASS WINDOW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 26 YO M WAS TAKING OUT GARBAGE 3 DAYS AGO WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS POKED H IM ON LEG FROM GARBAGE CAN. NOW RED, SWOLLEN. DX:CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39YOM SUSTAINED LEG LACERATION WHEN HOOKED ON A DUMPSTER@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 40 YO M, C/O CUT TO LEFT LOWER LEG THAT OCCURRED WHEN HE HIT A GARBAGE CAN, DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 31YOM, TAKING TRASH OUT&CUT CALF ON BROKEN GLASS IN THE GARBAGE CAN >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 48 YOM FELL TAKING RECYCLING CAN TO CURB AND CUT LOWER LEG LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30Y/O WHITE MALE CUT ON GARBAGE CAN DX LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| A 50 YOM SCRAPED LEG ON SOMETHING SHARP WHILE MOVING GARBAGE CAN, LACER ATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 42YOF ACCIDENTALLY SCRATCHED LEG ON DUMPSTER CELLULITIS OF LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 33 YR OLD FEMALE TAKING OUT TRASH WITH GLASS IN IT AND LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 31 YO M, C/O RIGHT LEG PAIN, ADMITS TO ETOH USE, STATES HE TRIPPED OVER A DUMPSTER AND FELL, WALKED OUT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YO M KICKED A WASTEBASKET ONE WEEK AGO AND DEVELOPED SMALL BRUISE TO LEG. DX:CONTUSION, LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28 YOM WAS TAKING THE TRASH CANS OUT AND CUT LEG. DX LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 44 YO M TRIPPED STRUCK LEG AGAINST DUMPSTER LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 44 YOF, CUT LEG ON TRASH CAN LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 35 YO F TRASH CAN FELL ON LEG. DX LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 36 YR OLD MALE TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND LAC CALF ON GLASS PIECE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 31 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 |
| 31YO HIT IN LOWER LEG ON A TRASH CAN ..CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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, Drinking glasses |
| 32YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME CUT LEG ON WINE GLASS IN TRASH CAN LEFT LOWER LEG, DX LACERATION LOWER EXT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 50 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: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 50YOM, BIBA AS MTR CODE AFTER FELL FROM THE TOP OF DUMPSTER, 11FTH, LAN DING ONTO CONCRETE>>TIB/FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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