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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 638
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS RUNNING AFTER GARBAGE CAN BLOWING IN WIND AND FELL. DX: CLOSED L ANKLE FX/DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING ANKLE WHEN PUTTING SOMETHING IN THE DUMPSTER DX:ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DUMPSTER ROLLED OVER LT ANKLE DX: LT ANKLE INJ + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 26 YO MALE KICKED A TRASH CAN CONTUSION RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| WHILE PULLING GARBAGE CANE, PT TWISTED ANKLE, SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| =30YOM WALKING AT HOME TAKING OUT TRASH INJ FOOT DX/L ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT FELL INTO A TRASH CAN AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bags |
| KICKED GARBAGE BAG & WAS CUT ON R ANKLE BY SHARP LID OF CAN. DX: R AN KLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT ANKLE ON GARBAGE CAN DX: ANKLE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HEAVY TRASH CAN FELL ON LEG ABRASION / CONTUSION TIBIA. FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HURT ANKLE JUMPING ON GARBAGE CAN TWISTED ANKLE DX: ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 9 Y.O. B FEMALE W/ANKLE SPRAIN. PT FELL OFF OF THE GARBAGE CAN @ HOME.E 8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 49 YO F SLIPPED ON GARBAGE CAN LID TWISTING ANKLEFX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE ANKLE WITH A ROLLING GARBAGE CAN; CONTUSION RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUTTING TRASH INTO GARBAGE CAN, METAL LID HIT ANKLE, LAC ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TAKING OUT A GARBAGE CAN THIS MORNING FELL IN THE DRIVEWAY FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RIGHT ANKLE SPR. PT WAS CARRYING TRASH CAN AND TRIPPED TWISTING ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Trays |
| PATIENT FELL INJURING HIS ANKLE TAKING A TRAY TO THE TRASH CAN. DX-RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE, ACUTE CHEST PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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