Accidents - Wheelbarrows or lawn carts - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,436
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	253
Year 1998:	189
Year 1999:	236
Year 2000:	168
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	115
Year 2003:	128
Year 2004:	331
Year 2005:	183
Year 2006:	102
Year 2007:	30
Year 2008:	285
Year 2009:	182
Year 2010:	212

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 76 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
76YOM, ON ***, C/O LEG SWELLING AFTER A WHEELBARROW FELL ON IT ON WED>> CONTS/ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
LOWER LEG HEMATOMA. 89 YOF LOST BALANCE WITH WHEELBARROW AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 62 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
62 YOM BUMPED LEG AGAINST WHEELBARROW. DX: CALF CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
56 YO WM CUT LEG ON WHEELBARROW AT HOME LACERATION LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2010	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
83YOM INJURED LOWER LEG ON WHEELBARROW YESTERDAY CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts, Containers
CELLULITIS LLE W/NO EVIDENCE OF DVT ON VENOUS DOPPLER: SAT. STRUCK CORNER OF BOX, LOWER LEG PAIN,REDNESS,CARRYING GRAVEL/WHEELBARROW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
81 YO F LACERATION TO LOWER LEG CUT ON WHEELBARROW AT HOME, PT ON *** I NR NORMAL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
GARDENING, SLIPPED STRIKING BOTH LEGS ON WHEELBARROW. DX: SKIN TEARS B ILATERAL LOWER LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PUSHING A WHEELBARROW HURT LEG SPRAIN CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
51YO M PARTIAL GARTER MINISCUS MUSLCE TEAR WJILE PUSHING CART IN YARD DOING YARD WORK AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 54 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: Hematoma
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG ON LAWN CART HAS HEMATOMA ON LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
LOWER LEG LAC-WHEELBARROW FELL AGAINST LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT HIT LEG ON WHEELBARROW AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 56 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
DX FIBULAR FX, R: WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW IN HER YARD AND STEPPED IN HOLE WITH R FOOT; AS SHE FELL SHE TWISTED BOTH ANKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
54 YOM STATES A WHEELBARROW FELL AGAINST HIS LEFT LOWER LEG SEVERAL DAY S AGO AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PUSHING WHEELBARROW UP HILL WITH LOAD OF DIRT FELT POP IN LEFT CALF. DX-LEFT LOWER LEG STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 54 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
HIT LOWER LEG ON WHEELBARROW CONTUSING CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
LEFT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN FALLING OVER A WHEELBARROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
LACERATED LOWER LEG USING A WHEELBARROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2006	Age: 51 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: Hematoma
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
HIT LEG AGAINS WHEELBARROW " CONTS/HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
ACHILLES TENDON INJURY-FELT PAIN WHILE PUSHING WHEELBARROW UP STEEP HIL L-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
LACERATION TO LEG ON METAL WHEEL BARROW. LACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 64 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
STRUCK LEG ON WHEELBARROW CONTUSION LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT WAS PUSHING WHEELBARROW , FELL AND HIT LEG ON HANDLE OF WHEELBARROW. CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 58 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
58 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK IN LOWER LEG WITH WHEELBARROW CONTUSION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT BACKED IN TO WHEELBARROW YESTERDAY. DX: 3 CM WOOD FB L CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
RT LEG CUT ON WHEELBARROW/RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
CUT LEG ON GARDEN CART DX RIGHT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT USING WHEELBARROW IN YARD AND FORGOT IT WAS THERE AND WALKED INTO IT CUTTING LEFT LOWER LEG C/O PAIN LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2004	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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
LACERATION LOWER LEG - PATIENT REPORTS TRYING TO MOVE ROCK AND BOLT FRO M WHEELBARROW CUT RIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE (BOLT PART OF WHEELBORROW)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
FELL OVER WHEELBARROW AT HOME INJURING LOWER LEG. DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT. WAS WORKING IN HER YARD, PUSHING A WHEELBARROW UP HILL, FELL AND TURNED HER LEG - FX. LOWER LEG. TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT IN YARD AND CUT LEG ON WHEELBARROW LEFT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT WALKED INTO WHEELBARROW INJURING LEG, ABRASION R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
72YOM LACERATED L SHIN ON WHEELBARROW WHILE CARRYING MANURE. DX: LACERA TION, L SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 67 YOF LACERATED HER RIGHT SHIN WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER A WHEELBARROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 74 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
LIFTING HEAVY WHEELBARROW AT HOME AND STRAINED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT HAD A WHEELBARREL FALL ON LEG; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
PT WALKED INTO RUSTY WHEELBARROW AT HOME, SUPERFICIAL FLAP LACERATION L SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	Age: 71 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2000	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2000	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2000	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts, Fertilizers and other chemicals for outdoor use
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1999	Age: 70 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/1999	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1999	Age: 53 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/1998	Age: 70 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1998	Age: 79 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1998	Age: 58 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1998	Age: 80 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/1997	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/1997	Age: 54 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1997	Age: 60 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/1997	Age: 77 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: Wheelbarrows or lawn carts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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