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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 263
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 32 YO M MOVING REFRIGERATOR FELT LIKE KNEE POPPED. DX LOWER LEG STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 36 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FELL THROUGH PORCH WITH REFRIGERATOR DX. LOWER LEG CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 32 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FRIDGE DROPPED ON PTS LEG, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RIGHT LEG PAIN. PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND IT FELL ON HIM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BEER FELL OUT OF REFRIGERATOR & LANDED ON TOP OF LEGS, TWISTED ANKLE, BACK.DX;LUMB STRAIN/ R ANKLE SPRAIN/ RT TIB FIB FX- HEALING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 46 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: Refrigerators |
| PT FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY RT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS MOVING REFRIGERATOR OFF OF TRUCK AND IT FELL ONTO HIS KNEE. DX: R PROX TIB FX, R ELBOW LAC 1 CM/ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62 YO M MOVING REFRIGERATOR CUT LEG LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LAC L SHIN/55YOHF CUT HER L LEG THIS AM ON REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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