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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - Year 2002 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 441
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:68
26-50 years old:250
50+ years old:122

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/05/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
CAUGHT WRIST BETWEEN ELEVATOR DOORS FEW HOURS PTA-DX-ACUTE L WRIST CONT USION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT COMING OUT OF AN ALEVATOR AT THE HOSPITAL AND FELL FRACTURED LEFT WR IST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT HAD ELEVATOR CLOSE ON WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
CONTUSION TO WRIST WHEN STRUCK BY ELEVATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2002Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Elevators or other lifts
TRIPPEE GETTING OFF ELEVATOR AND FELL ONTO WRIST FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Rugs or carpets
WRIST SPRAIN - WAS RUNNING TO CATCH ELEVATOR AND FELL ON CARPET INJURIN G LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Elevators or other lifts
L WRIST INJ/22YOWF STS AT 12:30PM TODAY, GOT L ARM CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR D OOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Elevators or other lifts, Floors or flooring materials
85-YOF FRACTURED HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF AN ELEVATOR DOOR KNOCKING HER TO THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
SPRAIN (R) WRIST, PT STS ELEVATOR DROPPED FR 19TH FLOOR TO 12TH FLOOR & SUST INJURY, C/O PAIN ON BACK, ARMS, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2002Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT HAD ARM CAUGHT IN ELEVATOR AT NURSING HOME, CONTUSION R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT C/O ELEVATOR DOOR CLOSED ON RT WRIST TODAY - DX CONTUSION RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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