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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 193
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PULLING GARBAGE CAN FULL OF WET SAND WHEN CAN FELL BACK ONTO THIGH. D: THIGH CONTUSION, MCL SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HEMATOMA LEFT THIGH, PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL TO CONCRETE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| NEEDLE STICK - 22 YOM WAS MOVING THE GARBAGE CAN IN THE DETENTION CENTE R WHEN HE STUCK HIS LEFT THIGH ON AN INSULIN NEEDLE THAT WAS IN THE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LAC RT THIGH WHILE TAKING OUT THE TRASH + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL AGAINST A TRASH CAN AT HOME AND CUT LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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