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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,000
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT LIFTED A TURKEY FROM THE REFRIGERATOR. DX: THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 84 YOF BENDING OVER REFRIGERATOR, TWISTED AROUND AND GETTING UP LOST BA LANCE AND FELL SUSTAINING A THORACIC FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| STRAIN CHEST WALL - 32 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CHEST PAIN AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY REFRIGERATOR AND OTHER HEAVY LIFTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators, Freezers |
| PT HAD FRIG. FALL ON HER AND BACK AGAINST DEEP FREEZE-BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| ASTHMA: MOVING REFRIGERATOR, STARTED WITH BACK PAIN THEN WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CLINICAL RIB FX-FELL AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FELL YESTERDAY TRYING TO OPEN THE REFRIGERATOR CONTUSION RIBS # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS HELPING MOVE A FRIGE AND IT HIT HIM IN SIDE DX: RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS AT HOME MOVING A REFRIDGERATOR, CAUSING A LWR THORACIC COMPRESSION FX, LT 5TH FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 68 YOF WAS CLEANING OUT REFRIGERATOR; IN SO DOING STRETCHED TOO MUCH. U PPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT MOVING REFRIGERATOR-RIB PAIN AFTERWARDS-SEPERATED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT, HX OF COMPRESSION FX 3 YRS AGO, HAS PAIN FLARE-UP S/P CLEANING OUT REFRIGERATOR. D: CHRONIC PAIN EXACERBATION, THORACIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR DX; THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT HIT CHEST AGAINST REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CHEST CT-HIT CHEST W/A REFRIGERATOR HE WAS MOVING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS INJURED MOVING REFRIGERATOR. DX: CHEST PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| C/O CHEST PAIN & SHORTNESS OF BREATH AFTER LIFTING REFRIGERATOR @ HOME DX CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS MOVING REFRIGERATOR & PULLED UPPER BACK AT HOME DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators, Illegal drugs |
| CHEST PAIN-C/O CHET AND BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING A REFRIGERATOR. ADMITS T O USING COCAINE ALSO. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BACK PAIN REACHING INTO REFRIGERATOR/ UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Motor vehicles or parts |
| LOADING REFRIGERATOR ONTO TRUCK AND IT FELL ON TOP OF HER DX; BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HURT WHILE LIFTING THE COMPRESSOR OF A REFRIGERATOR. DX- R CHEST WALL S TRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CHEST PAIN"TEARING"AFTER LIFTING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME YESTERDAY DISSECTING THORACIC AORTA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LIFTED REFRIGERATOR, HURT BACK DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT LIFTED REFRIGERATOR. DX: THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BACK CT-TRIPPED-FELL WHILE MOVING A REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS HELPING LIFT A REFRIGERATOR CAUSING THORACIC PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| RT CHEST WALL STRAIN: HELPING MOVE REFRIGERATOR UP STEPS, IT WAS LET GO AND PT TOOK FULL WEIGHT, R SIDED BACK, SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT SUST STRAIN TO BACK LIFTING REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| WAS FEELING FAINT AND FELL ONTO REFRIGERATOR DOOR DX- CHEST WALL CONTU SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WITH CHEST PAIN SINCE LIFTING REFRIGERATOR ON MONDAY. D: CHEST PAIN, NOS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| MUSCLE STRAIN LT MID BACK AFTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR YESTERDAY MID BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| AXILLA CT-FELL FORWARD WHILE REACHING INTO REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| MOVING REFRIGERATOR, FELL ON CONCRETE SLAB DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators, Motor vehicles or parts |
| UNLOADING REFRIGERATOR , REFRIGERATOR FELL PINNING PT AGAINST TRUCK BLUNT TRAUMA TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| CARRYING REFRIGERATOR UP STAIRS,REFRIGERATOR FELL BACK ONTO CHEST PUSHI NG HIM DOWN STEPS/ CHEST CONTUSION,LT FOREARM, WRIST AND HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT BECAME WEAK AFTER USING THE RESTROOM. CAME INTO KITCHEN AND FELL HI TTING RIB AREA ON REFRIGERATOR. DX. RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FELL AND HIT CHEST ON REFRIGERATOR CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Motor vehicles or parts |
| BACK CT-SLIPPED WHILE PUTTING REFRIGERATOR IN A TRUCK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 32 YOM MOVED REFRIGERATOR - STRAINED UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD AGAINST FRIDGE. DX: T9, 11, 12 COMPRESSION FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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