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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 521
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 83 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: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| REPORTEDLY LOST BALANCE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE FRIDGE&FELL BACKWA RDS VERSUS SYNCOPED&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING RIB CAGE>>RIB PAIN/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| WAS CLEANING REFRIGERATOR WHEN IT FELL OVER ON TOP OF HER DX T11 & T12 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BACK STRAIN-BENT OVER TO GET SOMETHING FROM FRIDGE-@HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 89 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT OPENING UP THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR IN HIS KITCHEN AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS STRUCK CHEST ON THE FLOOR CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 61YO BLACK FEMALE PULLED REFRIGERATOR DOOR OPEN,C/O UPPER-LOWER BACK PAIN, DX LOW BACK PAIN - THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR DX; BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 87 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: Refrigerators |
| PT STARTED TO OPEN THE REFRIGERATOR, STARTED TO FALL, HIT CHEST ON THE REFRIGERATOR, C/O OF REDNESS TO CHEST AREA. CONTUSION TO CHEST* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 52 YOF TRIPPED AND FELL INTO REFRIGERATOR CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 88 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: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Rugs or carpets |
| WAS CLEANING BEHIND THE FRIDGE WHEN SLIPPED ON THE RUG&FELL HITTING CHE ST WALL>> MULTI RIBS FX/HEAMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT WAS BENDING OVER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR, FELT A CRACK IN HER LOWER BACK.DX-THORACIC & LUMBAR VERTEBRAE FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND FELT A SNAP IN CHEST STRAINED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Day wear |
| CHEST WALL CONT/85YOM WENT TO OPEN REFRIGERATOR AND SLIPPED IN HIS SOCK S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| PT STATES MOVING REFRIGERATOR TODAY, HE TRIPPED AND THE HANDLE OF DOLLY HIT HIM TO CHEST, LOW R RIBS. DX. RIB FX, CONT CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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