Accidents - Laundry baskets - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,119
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	135
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	136
Year 2003:	267
Year 2004:	161
Year 2005:	166
Year 2006:	46
Year 2007:	223
Year 2008:	184
Year 2009:	209
Year 2010:	504

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	283
6-15 years old:	176
16-25 years old:	118
26-50 years old:	268
50+ years old:	1,270

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Laundry baskets
98YOF BRUSHED LEG AGAINST LAUNDRY BASKET AVULSION OF SKIN OF LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
R LOWER LEG CONT. S/P FALL: SUPRATHERAPEUTIC INR; 74YOF LOST HERBALANCE ,HIT R LOWER LEG ON CLOTHES BASKET, BRUISED, ON ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
59 YOF SCRATCHED LEG ON LAUNDRY BASKET CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
LEFT FIB FX. 59 YOM WAS CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET AND STEPPED IN POTHOL E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
30YOF PT SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET. FELL AND TWISTED L LEG DX: LOWR LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Laundry baskets
12YOM, PICKED UP RATTAN LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME, RATTAN PUNCTURE TO R LO WER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps
LT FIBULA FX.59YOM WAS CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET DOWN STEPS AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
15MOF, PLAYING WITH SISTER&FELL OFF LOW LAUNDRY BASKET >>LEG CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
5YOM AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE AND PLAYING IN A PLASTIC RIGID LAUNDRY BASKE T AND HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
7 YO F L LOWER LEG HURTS AFTER SHE CARRIED LAUNDRY BASKET - POSSIBLE ST RAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
61 YO M INJURED LEG ON LAUNDRY BASKET LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
TIBIA FX-21MOM-DAD FELL OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET WHILE CARRYING PT-LANDED ON PT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
40YOM FELL, DROPPING WET LAUNDRY BASKET ON (L) FIB, HAS PAIN DX;# FX (L) FIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
CELLULITIS RIGHT LOWER LEG - 86 YO FEMALE PRESENTS RED, SWOLLEN AREA ON RIGHT SHIN - HOT TO TOUCH - ONSET AFTER HITTING LEG ON LAUNDRY BASKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
STATES HE FELL OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AND INJURED THE RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Laundry baskets
STATES SHE HIT HER RT LOWER LEG ON A LAUNDRY CART AT THE LAUNDRY MAT. HEMATOMA TO RT LOWER LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
TRIPPED&FELL OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET CUTTING LOWER LEG, BLEEDING CONTROLL ED>> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
LOWER LEG LAC-HIT LAUNDERY BASKET HANDLE W/ LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
GOT HIT ON LEG WITH LAUNDRY BASKET DX: CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. DX- 3 CM R LOWE R LEG LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
DX L TIBIAL; CONTU : WALKING WITH HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET & DROPPED ONTO L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Laundry baskets
12 YOF FELL ONTO BAMBOO LAUNDRY BASKET, CUTTING RT LOWER LEG, LARGE PIECE OF BAMBOO STILL IN LEG. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN LEG, REMOVED- LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
STUMBLED AND FELL WITH LAUNDRY BASKET CAUSING LOWER LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing
TENDER TIBIA/23YOF 1 WK AGO TOOK BASKET OF CLOTHES OUTSIDE REALLY FAST & TRIPPED HITTING LOWER LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Containers
PT PLAYING AT HOME, STEPPED ON LAUNDRY BASKET OR PLAY BASKET, FELL OFF & TWISTED LOWER LEG, NON WEIGHT BEARING, TENDERNESS; TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
PT TRIPPED OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEF T LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
BUMPED LOWER LEG ON PLASTIC LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME LACERATION RT LOWER LEG CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
LEFT LEG FX. PT FEL OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
68 YO M MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS/ABRASIONS TO LEG KNEE SHOULDER TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
JUMPED OFF LAUNDRY BASKET, R LEG PAIN DX RLL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
C/O PT STATES WAS CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET AND HIT LEG ON SHARP OBJECT DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET. LEFT LATERAL MALLEOLUS FRACTURE/HIP ST RAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET 4 DAYS PRIOR FRACTURE DISTAL FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
PT SITTING IN A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME IT DUMPED OVER SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps
WAS CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET UPSTAIRS AND FELL BACKWARDS. DX- COMMUNITED DEPRESSED FRACTURE LATERIAL TIBIAL PLATEAU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
PT STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A WICKER LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOM LACERAT ION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
PT. WAS IN LAUNDRY ROOM AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER A BASKET AND LANDED ON KN EE. NO LOC. DX. LT. TIBIAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
PT FELL STRIKING RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A LAUNDRY BASKET LACERATION LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets, Buckets or pails
TRIP OVER A PAIL ONTO LAUNDRY BASKET LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets, Knives
PT KICKED A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME WHICH HAD A KNIFE STICKING OUT OF IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
85 YOM CUT LEG ON CLOTHS BASKET ABRASION L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets, Tables
PT TRIPPED OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME STRIKING RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAIN ST A GLASS TOP TABLE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps
TRIED TO ADJUST A BASKET OF LAUNDRY, TRIPPED AND FELL DOWNSTAIRS. DX LEFT LEG, ANKLE, KNEE ABRAS' AND LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
CHILD TWISTED ANKLE IN EMPTY LAUNDRY BASKET. D: TIBIA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets, Other plastic products
SHIN LAC/54YOF AT ABOUT 9AM TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASET AND HIT SHIN ON PLASTIC BASKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
PT DROPPED A LAUNDRY BASKET ON LT ANKLE AT HOME, THEN SUSTAINED LT LEG DVT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/17/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2001	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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