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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 457
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT DOING YARD WORK,TRASH CAN FELL ONTO L LOWER EXT, DX LACERATION L LOWER LEG,AVULSION L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2007 | Age: 52 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HAD FALL OFF DUMPSTER AND HIT GROUND WITH KNEE/LOWER LEG. D: LOWER L EG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TWISTED ANKLE CARRYING OUT GARBAGE. DX. FX. DISTAL FIBULA.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 87 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| AT RECYCLING CENTER, FELL INTO BIN, C/O PAIN LOWER LEGS, DX; BIL LEG SKIN TEARS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT SHIN ON DUMPSTER A FEW DAYS AGO. DX: CELLULITIS L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION: INJURED ON GARBAGE CAN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT LEG AGAINST A TRASH CAN. DX: DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT TIBIA FRACTURE.PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| CUT CALF ON METAL GARBAGE CAN. DX- 2 CM CALF LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 73 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| FELL ON TRASH CAN/LOWER LEG CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 79 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: Other |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUTTING TRASH IN METAL TRASH CAN 3 DAYS AGO WHEN SCAPED SHIN ON CAN. NOW WITH INCREASED REDNESS. D: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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