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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 937
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2010 | Age: 63 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: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 63YOF PLANTING PLANTS AND TRIPPED OVER A TOMATO PLANT STAKE THAT WAS IN HER GARDEN LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 67 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: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 67YOF, ACC CUT LEG WHILE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PLANTER @ HOME >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 80YOM WAS WORKING IN GREENHOUSE AT HOME, HIT RT LWR LEG ON WOODEN POST. DX - RT LWR LEG HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 65 YOF INJURED LOWER LEG MOVING CERAMIC FLOWER POT, BROKE. DX-LACERATION 6 CM RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 78YOF HAD HUNG A FLOWER POT, THE POT FELL AND CUT HER LOWER LEG DX. LACERATION LOWER LEG 8 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 52 YO F WITH ANKLE PAIN AFTER MECHANICAL FALL. STEPPED IN PLANTER HOLE. DX; DISTAL FIBULAR FX, ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 75 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 75YOF, ACC SCRAPED LT LOWER LEG ON A PLANTER, +BLD CTRL'D >>SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Computers |
| 87YOF TRIPPED AND FELL INTO A FLOWER POT WHILE PLAYING *** DX: LT LEG INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 63 YOF INJURED LOWER LEG FROM CUTTING ON BROKEN TERRACOTTA POT. DX-LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 75 YOF STUCK WITH A WOODEN STAKE WHILE PICKING RASBERRIES/FOREIGN BODY LOWER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 71 Y/O FEMALE LAC LEFT LOWER LEG FROM CONCRETE FLOWER POT. DX CELLULITIS S/P LAC L LOWER LEG 2 WKS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 72YOWF PT REPORTS WAS RE-STAKING TOMATO PLANTS AND BACKED INTO STAKE & IT WENT INTO HER CALF & CAME THROUGH SIDE. DX. PW L CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 69 Y/O M CUT LEG ON BROKEN POT LAC LWR LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 62 YOF-TWISTED FOOT/LOWER LEG IN A HOLE WHILE GARDENING-SWELLING DX FIBULA FX DISTAL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 55YOF HAD A MECHANICAL FALL WHILE GARDENING AT HOME, SCRAPED LT SHIN ON A METAL GARDEN SPIKE. DX - LT LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| LOWER LEG AB-67YOM-HIT A WOODEN STAKE-@ GOLF COURSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 76 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 76 YOM TRIPPED OVER PLANTER BOX. DX: R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 57 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: Greenhouse or gardening supplies, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FIBULA FX-57YOF MOVING FLOWER POTS AROUND TRIPPED AND FELL OFF OF THE PORCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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