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Accidents - Garage doors - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
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Date: 10/28/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
DX STATES PLAC'G CAR IN PARK, STAND'G ON HER DRIVEWAY, CAR ROLLED DOWN HILL IN DRIVEWAY STRIK'G PT @T KNEE LEVEL PINNED PT AGAINST GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors, Floors or flooring materials
PT LOWERING GARAGE DOOR & KNEES GAVE OUT;FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR INJURIN G BOTH KNEES ON IMPACT - CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2008Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
FEMUR FX.PT WAS REPAIRING A GARAGE DOOR IN DRIVEWAY AND TRIPPED OVER DO OR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/10/2008Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
87 YO INJURED LEG ON GARAGE DOOR FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/31/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Garage doors
PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THIGH FROM GARAGE DOOR PIECE OF METAL, LEFT THIGH LACERATION/PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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