Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 721
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	14
6-15 years old:	14
16-25 years old:	110
26-50 years old:	307
50+ years old:	273

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FELL OFF A REFRIGERATOR DX; FX FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 18 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: Refrigerators
CONT LEG ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
RT OPEN TIB.FIB FX.PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR DOWN STEPS AND IT FELL ON LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR FELL ONTO PT'S SHIN. DX: L LEG CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/18/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT LEG WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATORS LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 23 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
PATIENT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, FELL AND CRUSHED LT LEG. DX-CONTUSION/ABRASION TO LT LEG
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: 09/13/2008	Age: 69 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: Refrigerators
CLEANING REFRIGERATOR, FELL HITTING RIGHT LEG----CONTUSION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 08/07/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR FELL AGAINST LEG LACERATION LEG #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 06/16/2008	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: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT AT HOME HAD A REFRIGERATOR SHELF FALL ON LEGS/ DX 7CM SUPERFICIAL LAC R LEG AND 2CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L 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: 04/09/2008	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF HER REFRIGERATOR & INADVERTENTLY SLIPPED & FELL INJURING HER RT PRETIBIAL AREA. DX-RT LEG SKIN TEAR/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT BUMPED LEG ON REFRIGERATOR WHILE CLEANING IT OUT AT HOME. DX-LACERAATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 90 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
COMPLAINS OF LEFT LEG PAIN WHEN BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOMETHING OUT OF T HE FRIDGE NOW NOT ABLE TO AMBULATE >> MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT SPRAIN LOWER LEG WHILE CLEANING HER REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 85 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: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Scooters, unpowered
85 YO TRIPPED ON SCOOTER HIT LEG AGAINST REFRIGERATOR FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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