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Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
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Date: 11/02/2007Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
90YOF WAS AT REFRIGERATOR PUTTING SOMETHING IN,A PANEL WENT TO FALL OUT,WENT TO CATCH IT,FELL ON FLOOR,HITTING FOREARM;FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2007Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Motor vehicles or parts
UNLOADING REFRIGERATOR FROM TRUCK @ HOME, FELL & INJURED ARM DX FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL WHEN MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND LANDED ON ARM - CONTUSION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT PULLED A SMALL REFRIGERATOR DOWN ON TOP OF HER AT ASSISTED LIVING. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/17/2007Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Refrigerators
ARM STUCK B/T FRIDGE DOOR YEST " FA SKIN TEAR''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
OPENED REFRIGERATOR, FELL IN FLOOR @ ASSISTED LIVING DX 3RD DEGREE HEART BLOCK, FOREARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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