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Accidents - Freezers - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Upper Trunk

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 606
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Date: 12/27/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
PT BENT OVER TO REACH FOR SOMETHING IN THE FREEZER WHEN FELT A POP IN CHEST. DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
PT LEANING TO FREEZER-CONTUSION UPPER CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
STATES WAS LEANING OVER THE FREEZER DEFROSTING IT AND STARTED HAVING LT RIB PAIN. DX: NONDISPLACED FX ANTERIOR LT 6TH RIB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS CLEANING OUT FREEZER 2 WKS AGO AND EXPERIENCED PAIN UNDER R BREA ST, GOT WORSE TODAY AFTER MAKING BED. DX. MYOFASCIAL STRAIN CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
FELL AGAINST FREEZER, DX; COMP FX T7
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/29/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
BENT OVER DEEP FREEZER FELT POP CHEST WALL STRAIN #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2008Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
RT RIB CONTUSION.PT WAS BENDING OVER A FREEZER AND FELT A POP IN RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2008Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers, Floors or flooring materials
PT AT *** LEANING OVER THE FREEZER SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR STRUCK CHEST ON THE OPEN RIM OF THE FREEZER CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2008Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
RT UPPER BACK PAIN FOR PAST FEW DAYS. WAS LIFTING SOME HEAVY MATERAIL W HILE CLEANING OUT FREEZER. DX: RIGHT UPPER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
CHEST WALL PAIN - PULLED MUSCLE WHILE PULLING A LARGE QUANITY OF MEAT OUT OF HER FREEZER LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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