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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 700
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A TRASH CAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 HIT A WASTEBASKET ON TUESDAY C/O ONSET OF PAIN IN LEFT TIBIA AND SWE LLING OF HER ANKLE. DX: LEFT TIBIAL CONTUSION,DIABETES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 56 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 |
| 56 YR OLD TRIPPED AND FELL OVER GARBAGE CAN AND INJURED LEG DX/ RIGHT LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 61 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 |
| WALKED INTO A GLASS TRASH CONTAINER ABRADING LOWER LEG >>ABRS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 53 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| TAKING OUT TRASH CAN AND TWISTED ANKLE AND FX TIB-FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| HIT LT LOWER LEG ON WASTE BASKET,LG LAC & SKIN TEAR. DX: LAC LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 58 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| DX ABRASION LEG: C/O PN TO R SHIN AFTER TRIP'B OVER GARBAGE CAN & GET'G AN ABRASION. TRASH CAN TIP' & SCRAPED SKIN TO R ANK SL PLUFFY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT GOING TO BATHROOM, STUMBLED ON GARBAGE PAIL, CUT LOWER LEG DX: PRETIBIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | 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 RIGHT LEG ON TRASH CAN LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON PAPER MACHE WASTE PAPER CAN. DX:LOWER LEG LAC ERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT HIT LEG ON TRASH CAN DX: LEG HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT PUTTING TRASH IN THE TRASH CAN AND A PIECE OF GLASS WAS STICKING O UT STRUCK LOWER ;LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | 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 TOOK OUT THE GARBAGE AND TRIPPED AND FELL/ INABILITY TO MOVE LEGS |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| CARRYING HIS TRASHCAN SLIPPED ON ICE FRACTURE LEFT FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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