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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 307
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 45 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: Refrigerators, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| RLL PAIN, REFRIDGERATER FELL IT. DX: RLL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2008 | Age: 49 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL IN FLOOR WHILE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR AND FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 50 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: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT STS LOADING A REFRIDGERATOR,IT FELL ON PTS LEG DX L PROX TIB-FIB & LAT TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 50 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: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FRIDGE THAT FLIPPED&FELL ONTO PT'S LEG >>TIB/FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 26 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: Refrigerators |
| PT MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND STRUCK LOWER LEG AGAINST THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT SUS SPRAIN TO LOWER LEG AFTER HIT AGAINST REFRIGERATOR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 35 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: Refrigerators, Tableware and accessories |
| BIL LOWER LEG LACERATIONS/35YOF STS AT HOME OPENED REFRIGERATOR DOOR AN D CRYSTAL SERVING DISH FELL SHATTERING & CUTTING PT IN LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 42 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: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| OPENING THE FRIDGE, SLEPPED&FELL LANDING ONTO TWISTED LEG, FELT A POP >> TIB/FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RIGHT LOWER LEG LAC, PT INJURED LEG WHEN MOVING REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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