Accidents - Freezers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,206
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	198
Year 1998:	105
Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	177
Year 2001:	204
Year 2002:	159
Year 2003:	168
Year 2004:	310
Year 2005:	136
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	203
Year 2009:	161
Year 2010:	207

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	17
6-15 years old:	12
26-50 years old:	1,151
50+ years old:	1,025

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 47 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: Freezers, Stairs or steps
47YOF-LOWER LEG CT-HIT LEG W/A FREEZER WHILE MOVING IT ON STEPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
ACUTE R LOWER EXTREMITY DVT: 51YOM ON TUES. MOVING HEAVY FREEZER ACROSS ROOM @ MOM'S FRIEND'S HOUSE, HEARD A "POP" CALF PAINFUL & HOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
56 YOF LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A FREEZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 33 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: Freezers, Clothes dryers
A 33 YOM INJURED LOWER LEG AGAINST FREEZER THEN WHEN PICKING UP DRYER. DX: LEFT TIBIAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers, Motorized vehicles
48YOF IN A MOTORIZED SCOOTER AT THE GROCERY STORE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE FO RWARD BUTTON PROPELLING HER INTO A FREEZER DOOR LAG GOT INFECTED CELLUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2010	Age: 40 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: Freezers, Stairs or steps
40YOM WAS MOVING A FREEZER DOWN STAIRS WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LOWER LEGS DX- CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 31 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: Freezers
SCRAPED LEG ON FREEZER AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
41YO AMERICAN INDIAN MALE STS DROPPED A DEEP FREEZER ON LEFT LOWER LEG 4DAYS AGO, DX RED & PAINFUL, DX CELLULITIS L LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 29 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: Freezers
HIT LOWER LEG ON FREEZER DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 88 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: Avulsion
Product: Freezers, Foods
L SHIN SKIN TEAR/88YOF AT HOME WAS PUTTING ICE CREAM INTO FREEZER AND F ELL ONTO L SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
PT CLOSED LT HEEL IN FREEZER DOOR AT GROCERY STORE DX: LAC LT LOWER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 38 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
PT LIFTING FREEZER-DROPPED ON RIGHT LEG-CONTUSION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	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: Freezers
PATIENT C/O LOWER LEG PAIN AFTER MOVING A FREEZER, DROPPED FREEZER ON LOWER LEG. DX-CONTUSION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
CONTUSION LOWER LEG - 41 YOF FELL OFF A DEEP FREEZER INJURING LEFT LOWE R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
CLEANING FREEZER & FELL (LOST BALANCE). RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT LEG,CUT TO FREEZER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2005	Age: 35 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: Freezers
PT JUMPED OFF TRUCK WHILE MOVING FREEZER. DX: R LOWER LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 78 YOF OPENED UP A FREEZER DOOR AT A STORE HITTI NG HER OWN LOWER LEG SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	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: Freezers
26 YO MALE WAS HIT ON LOWER LEG BY FREEZER DOOR CONTUSION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2004	Age: 68 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: Freezers
WAS HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A FREEZER CHEST AND IT CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT LOWER LEG. CONTUSION TO LT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 77 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: Freezers
PUTTING SOMETHING IN FREEZER, TURNED, FELT LIKE LEG "GAVE OUT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
81 YO WF - CELLULITIS RT. LEG - BAG OF FROZEN VEGETABLES FROM FREEZER F ELL OUT HITTING HER RT. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
FREEZER FELL ONTO PT'S LEG. DX: L LEG LAC 2 CM, L FOOT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Freezers
67YOM SITTING ON FREEZER LEG PAIN AT HOME DX SPONTANEOUS HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 45 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: Freezers, Stairs or steps
PT WAS CARRYING FREEZER UP STAIRS AND FELL. DX: L LEG CONT/ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
FROZEN FOOD FELL ON FOOT FROM FREEZER - RULE OUT TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PT OPENING A FREEZER DOOR THREE DAYS AGO AND FROZEN FOOD FELL OUT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED AN ABRASION WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
80 YOWF STATES A PACKAGE OF FROZEN MEAT FELL OUT OF THE FREEZER AND LAC ERATED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 75 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: Freezers
PATIENT FELL AT HOME HITTING THE DEEP FREEZER. DX-ACUTE CONTUSION,ABRAS IONS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 36 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: Freezers
CONTUSION LEFT LEG-FROZEN PIECE OF MEAT FELL HITTING LEFT LEG WHILE SHE WAS GETTING IT OUT OF THE FREEZER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2001	Age: 35 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: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2001	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2001	Age: 46 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: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers, Trays
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2000	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: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2000	Age: 35 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: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/1999	Age: 49 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: Freezers, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1999	Age: 30 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: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/1998	Age: 36 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: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1998	Age: 28 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: Avulsion
Product: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/1998	Age: 41 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: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/1997	Age: 68 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: Freezers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1997	Age: 89 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: Freezers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1997	Age: 35 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: Freezers, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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