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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2008 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 800
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Date: 12/31/2008Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
73YOF WAS PULLING FOOD OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR LOST BALANCE,FELL STRIKING LT KNEE ON A WALL;KNEE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/24/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
TWISTED KNEE WHILE MOVING REFRIGERTOR DX: KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
51YOM WHILE HOME PICKING UP REFRIGERATOR DEVELOPED PAIN IN RT KNEE; KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT STS REFRIGERATOR FELL ON LT KNEE DX: LT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND HIT KNEE-CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT OPENING THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR THE DOOR STRU CK HER IN THE KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR X2 DAYS AND IT FELL ON KNEE/ANKLE, CONTINUES W/K NEE PAIN AND SWELLING; KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
SPR KNEE MOVING REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
REACHING INTO OPENED REFRIGERATOR, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WRONG DX: SPRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT INJURED KNEE LIFTING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME DX// BILAT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT KNEELING GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT SLIPPED FOUR DAYS AGO STRIKING LEFT KNEE AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR CONT USION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Metal containers
PT OPENING UP THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND A METAL CAN FELL OUT ONTO LEFT KNEE LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LIFTED A REFRIGERATOR 2 DAYS AGO AND HAS PAIN TO (L) KNEE DX- MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON A REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
KNEE PAIN; HIT KNEE WITH REFRIGERATOR DOOR TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT KNEE STR. PT FELL HITTING KNEE ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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