Accidents - Refrigerators - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,668
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	342	Foot:	208
Head:	193	Face:	176
Toe:	171	Hand:	169
Elbow:	137	Ankle:	99
All Of Body:	85	Wrist:	26
Mouth:	20	Upper Leg:	15
Unkown:	15	Shoulder:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Refrigerators
CRACKED 2 FRONT TEETH - HIT REFRIGERATOR DX: TRAUMA TO TEETH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT FOREHEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Other toys
PATIENT REACHED BEHIND REFRIGERATOR TO RETRIEVE A TOY AT HOME, CUT ARM ON A PIECE OF GLASS, PT REMOVED GLASS FROM ARM; WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Refrigerators
13 Y/O F C/O R GREAT TOE INJURY- THE METAL REFRIGERATOR LID FELL ON TO TOE, DX CONT R FOOT CRUSHING RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
LT 5TH MC FX-PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR-AT HOME-2 DAYS PRIOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators, Other ranges
11 Y.O. B MALE W/ELECTRICAL SHOCK. PT TOUCHED THE STOVE & REFRIGERATOR @ HOME & GOT SHOCKED. E9259
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FX RT 5TH MC-@ HOME-ANGRY & PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
8 YOM REACHING UNDER REFRIGERATOR LAC TO FINGER FROM REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT CUT HAND ON A METAL PIECE ON THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT STRUCK RT FOOT ON REFRIGERATOR YEST, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
FOOT CAUGHT UNDER REFRIGERATOR; DX LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
DX RIGHT SMALL FINGER FRACTURE: JAMMED FINGER ON EDGE OF REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A FRIEND AND RAN INTO REFRIDERATOR AND HAND SLIPPED IN HANDLE OF FRIDGE AND BENT. D: TRAUMA RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
HEAD CT-RAN INTO A REFRIGERATOR DOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT STRUCK L HAND ON REFRIGERATOR, SALTER II FX L RING PIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
RT FOOT LAC - FOOT SLID INTO METAL ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LAC BOTH ANKLES ON A NEW REFRIGERATOR EDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT FOOT ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Refrigerators, Containers
PT DROPPED REFRIGERATOR CRATE ONTO LT 3RD TOENAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
L SUPERFICIAL FOOT LACERATION WITH REPAIR, SLID INTO A METAL PRONG ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FELL OFF A REFRIGERATOR, RESULTING IN A WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT HIT REFRIGERATOR AND SUSTAINED LACERATION UNDER TONGUE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LAC RT SMALL TOE - HIT TOE ON REFRIGERATOR @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT LAC FACE OFF OF THE REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
CHI ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR FELL OVER ONTO RIGHT GREAT TOE, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT FINGER WHILE LIFTING REFRIGERATOR. DX: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
*7YOF RAN INTO REFRIDERATOR, CUT TOP OF R FOOTDX: LAC R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
HEAD LAC, PT STRUCK A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.PT KICKED A REFRIGERATOR AND INJURED FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUSION (R) THUMB, PT STRUCK A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELL ING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT RAN INTO REFRIGERATOR ON THE STREET AND SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TOLT T HIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Refrigerators
CHILD WAS AT SCHOOL TRIPPED OVER REFRIGATOR , HIT HEAD ON CEMENT.D: CLO SED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
RUNNING AND TRIPPED HITTING RIGHT ANKLE AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR DX: SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators
FINGER WAS ACCIDENTLY SLAMMED IN THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR, RESULTING IN AH EMATOMA OF THE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT HIT NOSE OFF OF A REFRIGERATORS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
R ELBOW CONT/13YOWF HAD R ELBOW STUCK IN REFRIGERATOR DOOR. WAS WEDGED BETWEEN UPPER FREEZER DOOR & LOWER REFRIGERATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT RIDING IN BACK OF TRUCK AND REFRIGERATOR FELL ON HIS HEAD TRUCK IS G OIN 55 MPH / NO LOC CUT ON FOREHEAD. DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT. FELL AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF REFRIGERATOR. DX. 2 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR AT HOME; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
BECAME ANGRY AND HIT REFRIGERATOR WITH HIS RT HAND. C/O SWELLING. SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION RT HAND. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
11-YOF FRACTURED HER ELBOW AS A RESULT OF STRIKING THE REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT RUNNING IN HOUSE RAN INTO REFRIGERATOR HIT SHOULDER,RT SHOULDER CONT USION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Refrigerators
PT. SAW A COCKROACH ON THE REFRIGERATOR. AND THE PT. IS NOW HAVING EAR PAIN AND THINKS THERE IS A BUG IN HER EAR. NORMAL EXAM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Tableware and accessories
TRAUMA (L) GREAT TOE, PT OPENED THE REFRIGERATOR, A CUP FELL ON HER TOE, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FX (R) 5TH FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WHILE CLOSING THE REFRIGERATOR, C/O PAIN & SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT STRUCK REFRIGERATOR CAUSING CONTUSION TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FRACTURED FOOT WHEN SLID UNDER REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
NOSE CONTUSION-WHILE TAKING ICE CREAM OUT OF THE FREEZER (NOT SEPERATER FROM THE FRIDGE)IT FELL AND HIT PT IN THE NOSE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Refrigerators, Containers
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WHILE GETTING CEREAL FROM THE TOP OF FRIDGE; PI LLED DOWN CEREAL CONTAINER. D: NO DX; PT LEFT W/OUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE-FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR @ HOME THIS PM INJURED ANK LE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT CLOSED FOOT IN REFRIGERATOR DOOR AT HOME YESTERDAY; FOOT C ONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT SHOCKED BY REFRIGERATOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
8YOWM HIT FINGER ON REFRIGERATOR DX: L SMALL FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST WALKING PAST REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LAC (L) EYEBROW, PT RUNNING, BUMPED INTO A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR DX HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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