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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 463
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOF FRACTURED FIBULA FELL IN YARD AT HOME LOOKING FOR LID TO TRASH CA N* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 80YO WHITE MALE FELL OVER TRASHCAN 3WKS AGO DX POST TRAMATIC HEMATOMA, L CALF ACUTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 51 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 51YOM, LEG SWELLING/REDNESS S/P CUTTING IT ON A DUMPSTER 4WKS AGO >>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 57 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 57YOM FELL TO GROUND WHILE TAKING OUT RECYCLING BIN AT HOME LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 65 YOF CALF PAIN BEGAN WHILE CARRYING TRASH CAN OUT TO CURB CALF PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 56 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 |
| A 56 YOF WAS PUTTING OUT TRASH AND WAS SCRATCHED BY SQUIRREL THAT JUMPE D FROM GARBAGE CAN, SCRATCHED IN LEG - CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 58 YOM DX FX OF PROXIMAL RT FIBULA - S/P PT HIT KNEE ON DUMPSTER 5 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 85 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins, Chairs |
| A 85 YR OLD FEMALE HIT LEG ON TRASH CAN WHEN GETTING UP FROM CHIAR DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 60YOF-SHIN LAC-HIT LEG ON A TRASH CAN-@ A PARK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2010 | Age: 59 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 |
| LOWER LEG LAC. 59 YOF CUT LEG ON SOMETHING IN TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| SHIN HEMATOMA-77YOF-HIT LEG W/ RECYCLING BIN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 79 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 |
| 79YOF STRUCK LEG AGAINST GARBAGE BIN 2 WEEKS AGO/ HEMATOMA, CELLULITIS RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 85 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: Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 85YOF BUMPED LOWER LEG AGAINST A TRASH CAN AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TH AT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 65 YR OLD MALE LAST WEEK HIT SIDE OF LEG ON A DUMPSTER DX: HEMATOMA LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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