Accidents - Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,345
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	141
Year 1998:	319
Year 1999:	124
Year 2000:	390
Year 2001:	144
Year 2002:	470
Year 2003:	101
Year 2004:	469
Year 2005:	440
Year 2006:	163
Year 2007:	279
Year 2008:	421
Year 2009:	350
Year 2010:	527

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2010	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
42 YOF PT C/O TWISTING INJURY. PTS R KNEE GAVE OUT WHILE ROLLING GRABA GE CAN WHICH THEN RAN OVER LEG. R KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
46YOM FELL WHILE TAKING OUT THE TRASH CANS AT HOME KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	Age: 34 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, Beds or bedframes
DX:KNEE SPRAIN-34YOF-KNEE PAIN-TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN-LANDED ON A BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 41 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
41 YO M KNEE PAIN STARTED AFTER TRASH CAN FELL DIRECTLY ONTO KNEE YESTE RDAY. PAINFUL. DX SPRAIN TO RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 32 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, Buckets or pails
32YOM FELL ONTO GLASS LEFT IN TRASH BIN/BUCKET C/O LACERATION TO LEFT KNEE.DX: LEFT PATELLAR TENDON LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
38YOM HIT L KNEE ON A LARGE GARBAGE CAN DX- KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
34YOM DIRECT BLOW ON GARBAGE METAL CONTAINER, INJURED KNEE DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2010	Age: 47 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
47 YOF ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON TRASH CAN. CONTUSION, LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 34 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
34YOM CUT (L) KNEE ON SOMETHING WHILE TAKING THE GARBAGE CAN OUT DX;# LAC (L) KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
43 YOM FELL OFF OF DUMPSTER AND HAS KNEE PX. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 42 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
PT WAS TAKING THE TRASH OUT AND TWISTED KNEE. DX; KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN AND CONTUSED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 31 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 INJURED KNEE WHILE MOVING TRASH CANS ON AN INCLINE. DX; KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	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
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
FELL WHILE TAKING THE GARBAGE CAN OUT, LANDED ON (R) KNEE & (L) WRIST-- INTERNAL DERANGEMENT (R) KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 WITH CONTUSION TO KNEE STRUCK A TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT WITH LAC TO KNEE FROM FALL AGAINST RECYCLING BIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 33 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
33 YO M SPRAINED KNEE TWIISTED KNEE WHILE TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 50 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
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON A TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	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 CARRYBG HIS GARBAGE CAN TO THE CURB AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	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 CONTUSION.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL ON KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 26 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
KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN FALLING OVER A TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 47 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
47 YO F SPRAINED KNEE CONTUSION TO FOOT RUSHING TO GET TRASH OUT SLIPPED ON ICE INJURED KNEE AND FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 CONTUSION-SUS INJ TO LEFT KNEE WHEN SHE BUMPED IT AGAINST A D UMPSTER. C/O PAIN AND SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
KNEE CT-HIT W/A GARBAGE CAN LID-@ A RESTAURANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	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
CAR MADE A U-TURN IN HIS DRIVEWAY AND HIT GARBAGE CAN, WHICH HIT HIM. D X. L KNEE CONTUSION. *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 29 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
C/O PT STATES CUT KNEE ON A PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH CAN DX RT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
TRIPPED OVER GARBAGE CAN/PATELLA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT BUMPED KNEE ON CONCRETE TRASH CAN. D: CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
RT KN EE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON A TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 35 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 FELL OUT OF GARBAGE CAN WHILE TRYING TO COMPACT TRASH. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 47 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
LEFT KNEE SPRAIN-TRIPPED OVER A ROCK WHILE TAKING OUT THE TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 48 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, Stairs or steps
FELL ON STEPS CARRYING TRASH CAN/KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	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
PATIENT WAS STOMPING DOWN SOME TRASH IN A TRASH CAN, SLIPPED & FELL INJURING HER LT KNEE FEELING A POP. DX - POSSIBLE LIGAMENT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2006	Age: 44 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
DX LEFT KNEE LACERATION: CUT KNEE ON GLASS IN GARBAGE CAN WHILE STOMPING IT DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 49 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
49 YO MALE FELL OFF DUMPSTER KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
FELL CARRYING TRASH CAN DX. KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT CLIMBING INTO DUMPSTER BEHIND ***, LAC LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 37 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, Laundry baskets
TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET THEN A TRASH CAN, FELL ONTO LEFT KNEE DX: KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
35 YEAR OLD MALE FELL OVER TRASH CAN AT SHERATON LEFT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 33 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
KNEE POPPED TAKING OUT TRASH KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 29 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
PULLING TRASH CAN, HURT KNEE DX KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PEDESTRIAN ON CONER WHEN CAR HIT TRASH CAN CAUSING IT TO HIT HIM IN THE KNEE DX:KNEE ABRASION, LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	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
KNEE LAC-CUT ON A GARBAGE CAN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
PAIN TO KNEE HIN ON RECYCLE BIN DX: CONTUSION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
TRIPPED OVER A TRASH CAN LEFT KNEE CONTUSION LEFT HAND COSNTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 CONTUSION.PT WAS TAKING A TRASH CAN OUT ABD FELL AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2003	Age: 40 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 TOOK OUT TRASH CAN AND TWISTED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT FELL OUT OF DUMPSTER. DX: L PATELLAR FX, R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 49 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
LEFT KNEE SPR. PT FELL INTO A TRASH CAN INJURING KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LEFT KNEE INJ. PT'S KNEE POPPED WHEN MOVING A TRASH CAN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 45 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
DX;LEFT KNEE PAIN. PT FELL OFF DUMPSTER--WAS CLIMBING ON IT TO LOOK FOR FOOD.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
PAIN TO L KNEE.HIT KNEE ON BOTTOM OF DUMPSTER.DX CONT L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 45 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
LEFT KNEE STR. PT WAS CARRYING A TRASH CAN OUTSIDE AND TRIPPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	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 INJURED KNEE W/GARBAGE CAN. DX: L KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 ABRASION-PT BUMPED KNEE ON TRASH CAN AT HOME. HAS ABRASION ON TOP OF PATELLA AREA WITH SWELLING NOTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	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
# 27 YOM STOMPED ON TRASH CAN DX INTERNAL DERANGEMENT R KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 WAS STOMPING TRASH INA TRASH CAN, WHEN STEPPED OUT OF TRASH CAN, HE TWISTED KNEE; KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Bags
HURT KNEE WHILE LIFTING BAG OUT OF TRASH CAN. STRAIN KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	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
$RT KNEE CONTSUIN.PT STRUCK KNEE ON A DUMPSTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 27 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT STATES PICKING UP GARBAGE CANS SLIPPED AND FELL ON LT KNEE DX: KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 40 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: Dislocation
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2001	Age: 50 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2001	Age: 27 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2000	Age: 28 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2000	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2000	Age: 47 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2000	Age: 26 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/1999	Age: 50 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, Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/1999	Age: 27 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: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/1999	Age: 42 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/1999	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/1998	Age: 43 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1998	Age: 40 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: Puncture
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/1998	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Fences or fence posts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/1998	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/1998	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1998	Age: 27 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1997	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1997	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire:
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/1997	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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