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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2010 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 318
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:92
26-50 years old:86
50+ years old:140

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/17/2010Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Stepladders
87YOF WAS CLEANING OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATOR AND FELL OFF STEP LADDER DX: HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2010Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
42YOM HELPING FRIEND LIFT A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME WHEN FRND DROPPED HIS END AND WEIGHT SHIFTED TO HIS R ARM CAUSING IT TO POP D R BICEPS TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2010Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
46YOM MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND FELT A PULL IN UPPER ARM STRAINED BICE PS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2010Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
24YO HISP MALE HIT L ARM ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR - TWISTED ARM DX MUSCLE STRAIN, L UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
25 Y/O M INJ ARM MOVING FRIDGE BICEP STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
77 YOF INJURED UPPER ARM MOVING SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR. DX-RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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