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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,083
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT HAD MECHANICAL FALL STRIKING LEFT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR, CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| INJURED R HAND, HIT REFRIGERATOR DX: FX R 5TH MC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LT HAND CONTUSION: MOVING DORM-SIZED REFRIGERATOR, IT SLIPPED, FELL ON LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND FROM MOVING REFRIGERATOR LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| TRAUMA R HAND, PT GOT INJURY DEFROSTING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 26 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: Refrigerators |
| A FRIGE FELL ON RT HAND WHILE MOVING IT DX: RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND HAND GOT CRUSHED. DX: R THIRD METACARPAL FX, CHRONIC R SCAPHOID FX W/NONUNION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 36 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: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS AT HOME, HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR CAUSING FX TO RT 4TH METACARPA L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR, TO ER WITH HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION HAND: MOVNG REFRIGERATOR UP FLIGHT OF STEPS, IT SLIPPED, HIT HIS RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CUT HAND ON BACK OF REFRIGERATOR/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BECAME ANGRY AND PUNCHED THE REFRIGERATOR; NOW COMPLAINS OF RT. HAND. PAIN. FRACTURE, RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HAND BY STRIKING A REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT HIT HIS HAND AGAINST THE REFRIGERATOR. DX: CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| R HAND CONTUSION - TRIED TO CATCH A REFRIGERATIOR THAT WAS FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RT HAND LACERATION.PT CUT HAND ON A REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR & TRUCK BED. DX: R HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RIGHT HAND FX. PT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR INJURING HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LEFT HAND CRUSHING. PT SMASHED HAND WHEN MOVING A REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR. DX: R FIFTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT PINCHED HAND BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND DOOR JAM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT DROPPED REFRIGERATOR ON L HAND 2 DAYS, CONTINUES TO HAVE PAIN DX: HAND SPRAIN, CONTU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| STRUCK FIST ON REFRIGERATOR FRACTURE RIGHT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT LOST HIS TEMPER WHILE HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH HIS ROOM MATE AND SLU GGED THE REFRIGERATOR. DX: BOXER'S FRACTURE RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 47 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: Refrigerators |
| 47 YO MALE HAD REFRIGERATOR DROPPED ON BOTH HANDS CONTUSION HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT DROPPED REFRIGERATOR ON HAND WHILE CARRYING IT, HAND INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 27 YO DROPPED REFRIGERATOR ON HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HIT R HAND ON REFRIDGERATOR CAUSING A CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| C/O PT STATES FELL AND HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR DX RT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Metal containers |
| PT OPENED UP THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND A CAN WAS FALLING OUT SHE REACHE D TO GRAB IT STRUCK RIGHT HAND FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT C/O INJURY RT HAND.PT HIT REFRIGERATOR. DX HEMATE FRACT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR WITH RIGHT HAND FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND DROPPED IT ON LEFT HAND C/OPAIN LEFT HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR AND FRACTURED RIGHT HAND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RAISED HAND,HIT HANDLE OF REFRIGERATOR HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PAIN TO HAND HIT WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR DX: HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR YESTERDAY AND FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR INJURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR, FX HAND-OCCURED 3 DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls |
| PT SUSTAINED HAND INJURY WHILE MOVING THE REFRIDERATOR AND GETTING IT CAUGHT INBETWEEN REFRIDGERATOR AND WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RT HAND FRACTURE.PT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT STRUCK REFRIDGERATOR WITH HAND. DX: RT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HAND CT-PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR IN ANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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