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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 503
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:59
26-50 years old:148
50+ years old:294

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
68 YO MALE HAD ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSE ON RIGHT FOREARM CONTUSION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Bags
PT WAS CARRYING BAGS OUT OF AN ELEVATOR WHEN SHE BUMPED HER ARM ON ELEV ATOR DOOR & SUSTAINED ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
LEFT ARM STR. PT FELL INTO ELEVATOR STRAINING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2006Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT EXITING ELEVATOR, STUCK RT ARM OUT TO STOP IT FROM CLOSING, CONTUSIO N LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2006Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Elevators or other lifts
FELL GETTING ON ELEVATOR AT APT BUILDING FX RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2006Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Crutches, canes or walkers
SKIN TEAR TO RT FOREARM: S/P FALL: AT *** HOUSE TRIPPED COMING OUTOF EL EVATOR,SLID DOWN METAL ELEVATOR DOOR JAM,WAS USING A WALKER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2006Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Carts
ELEVATOR CLOSED ON PTS ARM WHILE PUSHING CART INTO ELEVATOR, CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2006Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
F.ARM CLOSED IN AN ELEVATOR DOOR " SKING TEAR"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2006Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
TRAUMA RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS PINCH ARM WITH ELEVATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT CAUGHT ARM IN ELEVATOR DOOR A FEW DAYS AGO, CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT SUS CON TO LOWER ARM FROM A ELEVATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Elevators or other lifts
DAD PULLED CHILD BY ARM TO AVOID ELEBATOR DOOR CLOSING ON HER. DX. RADI AL HEAD SUBLUXATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials
AT HIGHRISE AND FELL ON FLOOR WHEN SHE TRIPPED ON ELEVATOR WHILE GETTIN G OUT FOREARM HEMATOMA/CONTUSION AND KNEE INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 02/02/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
ELEVATOR CLOSED ON PTS ARM, ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2006Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT FELL WHEN GETTING OFF THE ELEVATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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