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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,331
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 62YOM, FELL AT HOME, HITTINGCHEST WALL ON CORNER OF REFRIGERATOR, RI B FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 71 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 |
| 71 YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE REACHING FOR REFRIGERATOR DOOR QUICKL Y TO KEEP IT FROM BANGING AT HOME.* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 45 YOM TURNED QUICKLY TO GET SOMETHING FROM REFRIGERATOR AT HOME ACUTE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 57 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 |
| A 57 YR OLD MALE C/O BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR DX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 77 YOF-FELL ON THANKSGIVING DAY AGAINST A REFRIGATOR-/O LBP/SHOULDER PA IN @ HOME DX INTRACTRABLE MID BP,S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 71 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 71YOM WAS HELPING TO LIFT A REFRIDGERATOR OUT OF A TRUCK AND FELL, CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 48 YOM MOVED A REFRIGERATOR LAST PM AND HAS BACK PX. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 55 YOM MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND WAS STRUCK ON CHEST WHEN REFRIGERATOR FE LL SUSTAINING CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 44 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 44 YO M MOVING REFRIGERATOR PARTIALLY FELL ON CHEST CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 55 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls |
| 55 YOM CONTUSION TO RT. RIBS S/P GETTING PINNED BETWEEN A REFRIGERATOR & A WALL WHILE MOVING REFRIG. DOWN THE STAIRS ON A DOLLY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 54 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: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 54 YO F TRYING TO GET FOOD OUT OF REFRIGERATOR, SUDDEN PAIN IN CHEST. D X CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 48 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 48YOM, FELL YEST WHILE MOVING A FRIDGE, C/O MID BACK PAIN >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45YOM, C/O PERSISTENT BACK/SHOULDER PAIN SINCE HAD A FRIDGE FALL ON IT 3WKS AGO>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 45 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 45YOM, C/O BACK PAIN S/P WAS MOVING A FRIDGE THEN SLIPPED&TWISTED BACK >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2010 | Age: 37 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 37 YR OLD MALE LIFTED REFRIG AND DEVELOPED UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 YOM INJURED CHEST & ABDOMEN FROM STRIKING CORNER OF REFRIGERATOR. DX-CHEST PAIN, ABDOMEN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46YOM HAVING BACK STRAIN AFTER CLEANING FRIDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48 YO F PUSHING REFRIGERATOR INJURED BACK SPRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | 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 |
| 58YOM WAS MOVING THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN IT FELL ON HIM INJURING HIS BACK ;BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36YOM MOVED A REFRIGERATOR 4 DAYS AGO, HAS MID-LOWER BACK PAIN DX;* LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 78 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: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 78 Y FEMALE FELL ON TOP OF MINI FRIGERATOR IN KITCHEN DX: RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67 YOF, PUTTING PIE IN REFRIGERATOR, STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| 39YOM WAS CARRYING A REFRIGERATOR WHEN IT JAMMED HIM IN THIS CHEST. DX .FX. RIBS.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 73 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: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| DX BACKACHE: 73YOF ON WED. WAS MOVING HEAVY APPLIANCES IN KITCHEN. WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR, NOTED SUDDEN ONSET SHARP PN L & R SH BLADES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 29 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| STRAIN CHEST WALL - 29 YO MALE WAS HELPING MOVE A REFRIGERATIOR & TOOK THE ENTIRE WEIGHT ON HIS CHEST - PUSHING REFRIG UP STAIRS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 39 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 |
| LOW BACK PAIN: 39YOF HELPED MOVING HEAVY REFRIGERATOR, TWISTED HER BACK, THORACOLUMBAR, PAIN LOCATED BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 64 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 |
| 64 YR OLD FEMALE LEANING TO CLEAN OUT REFRIGERATOR AND DEVELOPED BACK P AIN STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22YOM-BACK STRAIN-PAIN SINCE LIFTING A HEAVY REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| CHEST PAIN; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; 67YOM MOVED OLD REFRIGERATOR BY HIMSELF, LIFTED HEAVY TOOL BOX, CHEST HEAVINESS FOLLOWED, CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2010 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46 YO M MOVING REFRIGERATOR RE-INJURED RIBS FX RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 30 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 30YOM AT HOME MOVING REFRIGERATOR FELL ON PT BACK/ DX UPPER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YOM-PT WAS LIFTING REFRIGERATOR YESTERDAY-L RIB PAIN-LIFTING SCRAP M ETAL DX THORACIC STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| CHEST WALL STRAIN.48YOM WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND FELT A POP IN CHE ST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | Age: 21 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| 21YOM, C/O WORSENING MID BACK PAIN AFTER HELPED A FRIEND MOVE A FRIDGE UPSTAIRS 4D AGO>>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2010 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls |
| 44YOM,STRAINED BACK S/P HE WAS HELPING MOVE A REFIGERATOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN WALL & REFRIGERATOR,ALSO PAIN TO LEFT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOF DID HEAVY LIFTING, A REFRIGERATOR, HAS BACK PAIN DX;# THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 30 YOF INJURED CHEST AND SHOULDER WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR. DX- ACUTE FALL, ACUTE CHEST CONTUSION, LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2YO FEMALE TRYING TO CLIMB ON REFRIGERATOR FELL CONTUSION BACK # |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40YOM WHILE LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR FELT A POP IN MID BACK; BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 94 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 |
| 94 YOM TRIED TO MOVE A REFRIGERATOR CHEST WALL MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 YOM FRACTURED A RIB BY STRIKING AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54 YR OLD MALE HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING REFRIGERATOR BACK STRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42YOM HAS BACK SPRAIN AFTER MOVING A FRIDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26 YOF CLEANING OUT REFRIGERATOR; C/O BACK PAIN. DX: ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN MID BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 29 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, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| 29 Y/O MOVING REFRIGERATOR WITH DOLLIE AND INJURED UPPER BACK./RIB DX INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 45 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 45YOM AT UNSTATED LOCALE MOVING A REFRIGERATOR INJ R RIBS/ DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 59 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 |
| 59YOM, C/O WORSENING BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A FRIDGE ON WED >>BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42YOM WAS HELPING MOVE A REFRIGERATOR AND WAS PUSHED AGAINST WALL DX: RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 32 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| THORACIC STRAIN-32YOM HELPED A FRIEND MOVE A REFRIGERATOR AND STARTED HAVING PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 46 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE C/O BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING REFRIGERATOR X2 DAYS AGO - DX BACK SPRAIN AND STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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