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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,255
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers, Foods |
| 58 YOF OPENED UP FREEZER IN STORE AND A TURKEY FELL OUT HITTING PT ON R IGHT KNEE CAUSING PT A SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers, Foods |
| PT OPENED THE FREEZER AND A FROZEN TURKEY FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A CL OSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WITH UPPER ARM PAIN X 3 DAYS. HELPED MOVE FREEZER AND ALSO MOPPED. D : MUSCLE STRAIN, HTN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| FRACTURE OF DISTAL PHALANX OF LEFT INDEX FINGER - PULLING TURKEY OUT OF FREEZER, GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT MOVED A FREEZER 3 DAYS AGO AT MOTHER'S HOUSE, L SHOULDER MUSCLE STRA IN. DX. MUSCLE STRAIN SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WITH FINGER LAC FROM REACHING INTO A FREEZER AT FOOD STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| TRIPPED, FELL AGAINST CORNER OF FREEZER/RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT C/O HIP PAIN AFTER LIFTING DEEP FREEZE. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| LEFT ARM BICEPS STRAIN DUE TO LIFTING FREEZER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 63 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: Freezers |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE CHEST WALL FROM REMOVING FOOD FROM FREE ZER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| GOT FINGER SHUT IN FREEZER DOOR DX: CONTUSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2007 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| BACKED UP AND FELL WHILE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF FREEZER AT HOME, HURT LOW BACK AND WRIST. DX; FRACTURE OF L-SPINE AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Freezers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SMASHED HAND BETWEEN FREEZER AND WALL. DX: L HAND CONT/HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 56YOM WAS HOME CLEANING OUT FREEZER,CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF PIP JOINT; LACERATION LEFT THIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 59 YOF WAS DEFROSTING A FREEZER AT SISTER-IN-LAW'S HOUSE AND SCRAPED RI GHT THUMB KNUCKLE (OF HAND) ON A PIECE OF ICE SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR, DIZZY DX; CONCUSISON W/O LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND CARRY A FREEZER , FRIEND DROPPED ONE END AND PT TWISTED BACK, DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| R ARM CAUGHT IN FREEZER, PAIN DX; ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR/HEAD CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| FALL;NO INJ/79YOF AT 11:10A TODAY AT HOME, FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET SOM ETHING OUT OF FREEZER. DENIES LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT FELL AND HIT FREEZER AT HOME DX: LT FOREARM SKIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| R FOOT TENDONITIS;ARTHRITIS/58YOF AT HOME LAST WEEK, DROPPED SOMETHING OUT OF FREEZER ONTO R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT RECEIVED LUMBAR STRAIN LOWER BACK AFTER REACHED OVER IN FREEZER AT HOME AND HEARD SOMETHING POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| LAC TO L THUMB, CAUGHT IN FREEZER DOOR DX: 3 CM THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers, Plastic containers |
| PT TAKING A PLASTIC PACKAGE OUT OF A FREEZER AND POKED SELF IN THE LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT RIBCAGE, FELL ONTO FREEZER, DX; FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 67 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: Freezers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PAIN TO L RIBS, FELL OUT OF PICKUP UNLOADING FREEZER DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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