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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,529
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 78 YOF CUT ARM ON FREEZER DOOR DX: FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| CT-BENDING OVER REACHING IN A DEEP FREEZER AND FELT A POP IN RIBS AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| 74 YO F PULLING FOOD OUT OF FREEZER, HURT BACK. DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER CLEANING CHEST FREEZER AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAINS DX: CHEST WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| WAS CLEANING OUT HER FREEZER AND CUT L MIDDLE FINGER ON A METAL GRATE DX- FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PUT WINE COOLER IN FREEZER AND IT BROKE LAC TO HAND FROM BROKEN WINE C OLLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| ABOUT 4 PM, PT DROPPED BREAD, BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP, LOST BALANCE, FE LL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON FREEZER. DX. HEAD TRAUMA, FH CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| 70 YO FEMALE, LEANING INTO FREEZER AND HURT RIB AREA. DX CHEST WALL PA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN PULLING FOOD OUT OF FREEZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| CLEANING OUT CHEST FREEZER, FELL AGAINST IT/ RIB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Freezers |
| RESTRAINED DRIVER INVOLVED IN 3 CAR MVA FREEZER IN BACK OF HIS PIECKUP STRUCK HIS HEAD AND UPOPER BACK. DX-HAMATOMA FOOT, ABRASIONS WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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: Freezers |
| PT WAS KNEELING DOWN TO CHECK FREEZER AT HOME, GOT UP, LOST BALANCE, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD. DX-HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR DX: HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 91 YR OLD INJURED HAND ON FREEZER DOOR AT A STORE TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 56 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: Freezers |
| BACK & NECK STRAIN: BENDING OVER, CLEANING CHEST FREEZER, GOT PAIN IN UPPER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HAND ON FREEZER A WEEK AGO, NOW RED, SWELLING DX; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| BENT DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON OPEN FREEZER DOOR;D IZZY. DX: POSTERIOR OCCIPITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| TRIPPED OVER FREEZER AT HOME. DX FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| FROZEN TURKEY FELL FROM FREEZER AND LANDED ON HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 57YO WHITE MALE STS HAND WAS SMASHED IN A FREEZER DOOR C/O SWELLING AND PAIN TO HAND, DX L HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers, Counters or countertops |
| FALL-WAS WALKING FROM FREEZER TO COUNTER USING WALKER & LOST FOOTING & FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD ON CABINET KNOB DX R HIP PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 79 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: Freezers |
| INJURED L BREAST AREA REACHING INTO A CHEST FREEZER DX CONTUSION CHEST * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| FREEZER DOOR SHUT ON PT AT HOME. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2009 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| FRACTURE HAND - 81 YO FEMALE REPORTS SHE WAS AT HOME PUTTING AWAY GROCE RIES & ACCIDENTLY HIT THE BOTTOM OF HER FREEZER WITH HER LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 61 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 WAS GETTING ICE OUT OF THE FREEZER AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS. DX. HIP SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers, Bottles or jars |
| HUMERUS FX-FELT PAIN WHILE LIFTING A JUG OUT OF FREEZER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 71 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: Freezers |
| CHEST WALL CT-FELL AGAINST A CHEST FREEZER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PULLING SOMETHING OUT OF THE FREEZER FELT PAIN IN FINGER STRAIN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 76 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: Freezers |
| GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF FREEZER AND FELL OVER HIT RIBS. DX RIB CONTUS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Freezers |
| GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN FREEZER DX: CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT FELL FROM DEEP FREEZE AT HOME. DX: CONTUSION TO LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Freezers |
| HAMBURGER FELL OUT OF FREEZER ONTO TOE DX: CRUSH INJ LT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Freezers |
| 51YOF AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers, Counters or countertops |
| REACHING INTO FREEZER&FELL HITTING CHEST WALL AGAINST THE COUNTER C/O>>RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE PUTTING SHRIMP INTO THE FREEZER AT HOME DX// RIGHT WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| CONTUSION FOOT - 76 YO FEMALE REPORTS FROZEN ICE TEA FELL FROM HER FREE ZER ONTO HER RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| SCALP LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A FREEZER DOOR/ LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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: Freezers |
| R EYEBROW CONT: CERV. STRAIN;R RING FINGER CONT.;CLEANING OUT DEEP FREEZER, TRIPPED ON CORD, FELL, HITTING HEAD, FACE,HAND AGAINST FREEZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers, Crutches, canes or walkers |
| PT REPORTS THAT SHE WAS WALKIG TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF FREEZER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL, WALKS W/A WALKER. DX. CONT LUMBAR, SPINE, LAC ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT HURT SELF WHEN GETTING SOMETHING OUT FREEZER AT HOME DX: RT RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT HEAD ON FREEZER CONTUSION HEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS CLEANING OUT FREEZERS AT HOME WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL TO THE F LOOR. DX. KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| LEFT FOREARM CONT. PT INJURED ARM FALLING INTO FREEZER DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT DX KNEE PAIN - S/P PT WALKED INTO A FREEZER AT HOME X2 WEEKS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| 69 YOM LEANING IN FREEZER AND HURT CHEST AREA LAST WEEK CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2009 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FELL HITTING A FREEZER CAUSING A FX TO L3, MILD HEAD INJURY AND EVALUATION POST FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| THORACIC SPINE FX-AFTER HELPING SOMEONE LIFT A FREEZER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| 55 YO HAD FREEZER DROPPED ON FOOT FX FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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