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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,121
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PATIENT WAS TAKING IN GARBAGE CANS FOR HER GRANDMOTHER TODAY & TURNED HER RIGHT ANKLE SUSTAINING AN ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 60 YO MALE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE CARRYING TRASH CAN SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 59 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, House repair or construction materials |
| PULLING TRASH CAN BEHIND HOUSE, STEPPED OFF CARPORT DX GRADE II ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 22 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 |
| CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN RECYCLING BIN AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT TWISTED LEG AND FELL INTO DUMPSTER 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT ANKLE CONTUSION.PT HIT ANKLE ON A DUMPSTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| JUMPED OFF OF A GARBAGE CAN AND INJURED ANKLE....FX ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CLIMBING ON A TRASH CAN IN PARK AND FELL AND LAC ANKLE WHICH IS INFECTE D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CLIMBING ON TOP OF GARBAGE DUMPSTER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIP ANKLE S PRAIN AND HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| INJURED ANKLE JUMPING OVER GARBAGE CAN DX: R ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| SPRAIN R ANKLE; TAKING OUT GARBAGE & SLIPPED., TWISTING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS WALKING OUT A GARBAGE CAN AT HOME AND FELL STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| ANKLE CT-IN VAN W/ SIDE DOOR OPEN-PT HOLDING ONTO TRASH CAN-FELL FROM M OVING VAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Bottles or jars |
| CUT TO L ANKLE WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH ON GLASS JAR, DX; ANKLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| TRIPPED WHILE TAKING OUT GARBAGE DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT CUT ANKLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB A DUMPSTER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| TAKING TRASH OUT TWISTED ANKLE ..ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT SUST SPRAIN TO ANKLE JUMPED OVER GARBAGE CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| SPRAIN R ANKLE - TWISTED ANKLE WHEN TAKING GARBAGE CAN OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2005 | Age: 59 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 |
| PT WAS TAKING RECYCLE BIN OUTSIDE WHEN SLIPPED ON A WET GRASS, ROLLING ANKLE SUSTAINED" FX " |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PAIN IN THE LET ANKLE AFTER TRIPPING OVER A GARBAGE BAG AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 24 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 |
| RIGHT ANKLE CONT/SPR. PT HIT FOOT ON A GARBAGE CONTAINER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT WAS HOPING INTO DUMPSTER&SLIPPED ON ROCK ROLLING ANKLE SUSTAINED " ANKLE SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2005 | 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 |
| PT INJURED ANKLE WHEN TRASH BIN FELL OVER DX:ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS CUT ON GARBAGE CAN LID. DX: L ANKLE LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2005 | Age: 31 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 |
| SMASHED ANKLE AGAINST CERAMIC WASTE BASKET/ CONTUSION LT ANKLE/FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 WAS TAKING GARBAGE CAN OUT LAST EVENING AND FELL STRAINED LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 48 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 |
| LEFT ANKLE SPR. PT TWISTED ANKLE TAKING TRASH CAN OUTSIDE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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