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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 873
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/19/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SLIPPED INTO GARBAGE DUMPSTER YESTERDAY. DX: R KNEE PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 7 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 |
| JUMPED OVER GARBAGE CAN & CUT LEG ON GLASS IN IT. LAC LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT TAKING GARBAGE CONTAINER OUT INTO STREET AND FELL OVER CURB, NO LOC DX: L KNEE CONTU W/ JOINT EFFUSION |
| 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: 07/30/2005 | Age: 63 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 WAS RETRIEVING HER GARBAGE CAN FROM THE END OF HER DRIVEWAY AND FELL OFF THE CURB STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| CUT KNEE ON GLASS IN TRASH CAN |
| 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: 07/16/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CAUGHT R KNEE ON EDGE OF TRASH CAN. R KNEE LACERATION |
| 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: 06/25/2005 | Age: 56 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 |
| DX LEFT KNEE STRAIN: ROLLING GARBAGE CAN OUT TO CURB AND TWISTED KNEE. |
| 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: 06/03/2005 | Age: 67 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 |
| FELL WHILE TAKING OUT TRASH CAN. CT/SOFT TISSUE INJURY RT KNEE/LT SHOUL DER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL ON AN INDOOR METAL TRASH CAN LACERATION LEFT KNEE 6 1/2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT.INJ.L.KNEE AT HOME WHEN TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE & HIT KNEE ON GARBAGE CAN. DX; LAC.L.KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2005 | Age: 81 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 |
| JUMPED ON DUMPSTER TO REMOVED GARBAGE CAN, HURT R KNEE DX: KNEE STRAIN |
| 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: 03/13/2005 | Age: 60 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 WAS TAKING OUT A GARBAGE CAN AND FELL AND HIT KNEE ON CAN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 WAS CARRYING CAN BEHIND HIS MOTHER TURNED AROUND AND ACCIDENTALLY CU T PATIENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT TO KNEE ON BROKEN GLASS IN THE4 TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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