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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,135
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2007 | 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 |
| 35YOF C/O PAIN IN BASE OF LT THUMB AFTER SLAMMING IT AGAINST THE REFRIGERATOR TODAY. DX - CONTUSION OF LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 37 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 @ HOME PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR -CONTUSED R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2007 | 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 |
| PT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND INJURED HAND DX/ LEFT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT @ HOME PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR - FX R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PUNCHED REFIGERATOR WITH FIST 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME. DX; SPRAIN HAND, CO NTUSION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 34 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 LIFTING REFRIGERATOR DX; L HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HUIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| PUNCHED A FRIDGE >> HAND CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT SUSTAINED HAND INJURY AFTER A REFRIGERATOR FELL ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2007 | Age: 41 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 MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HAND PAIN AFTER LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 28 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 |
| PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR IN ANGER/ CONTUSION LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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, Counters or countertops |
| R HAND CONT/32YOF STS PINCHED HAND AT HOME BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND COU NTER YESTERDAY AT 11AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 32 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 |
| PT FX HAND WHEN STRUCK ON A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 46 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, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| HELPING MOVE A REFRIDGERATOR AND DOLLIE SMASHED R HAND. DX CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | 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 PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO DX/ RIGHT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2007 | 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 |
| PT PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR 2 DAYS AGO. DX: R FOURTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| REFRIGERATOR FELL ON L HAND AT HOME. DX. CONT/HEMATOMA L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | 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 |
| RIGHT HAND FX. PT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR INJURING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Refrigerators, Washing machines |
| PT HELPING MOVE A REFRIGERATOR ON SUNDAY AND GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN RE FRIGERATOR AND WASHER. CONTINUED SWELLING. D: CRUSH INJURY, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 34 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 REFRIGERATOR WITH HAND. D: BOXER'S FX, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YOM STRUCK A REFRIGERATOR WITH RIGHT HAND SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT GOT ANGRY AND PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | 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 HIT R HAND ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. DX. FX. R #5 METACARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 49 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 HAND ON REFRIGERATOR DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2007 | 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 |
| 36 YO HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 28 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 |
| PT ANGRY AND PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | 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 |
| CUT TO HAND CLEANING REFRIGERATOR DX: HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 32 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 |
| L HAND CONT/32YOM AT HOME GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT WITH HIS WIFE TONIGHT AN D PUNCHED THE REFRIGERATOR. NOW HAS L HAND PAIN AND SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 40 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: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT STS PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR LAST NIGHT C/O HAND PAIN, DX R HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 39 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 RT HAND INJURY. PT WAS MOVING REFRIGERATOR. DX FRACT RT METACARP AL #5. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YOM PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR - CONTUSED R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YOM DROPPED A REFRIGERATOR SUSTAINING A CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT INJ RT HAND WHEN LOST GRIP WHILE MOVING A REFRIGERATOR UPSTAIRS DX: FX RT 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HIT HAND AGAINST REFRIGERATOR. DX. HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YOM PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR FX METACARPAL #5 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CLOSE FRIDGE DOOR ON HAND FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LEFT SECOND METACARPAL LACERATION WHILE HELPING MOVE A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 27 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 |
| PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR WHEN IT STARTED TO FALL , SHE WAS TRYING T O CATCH IT WITH HAND AND IT FELL ON HER HAND. DX. HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | 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 WHILE MOVING A REFRIGERATOR. DX. HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HIT REFRIGERATOR HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HAND SPRAIN-HIT A REFRIGERATOR W/ FIST IN ANGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators, Other glass bottles or jars |
| RIGHT PALM LAC, PT GRABBED A GLASS BOTTLE WITH A METAL NOZZEL FROM FALL ING OFF REFRIGERATOR AND CUT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 37 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 |
| CONTUS R HAND; @ HOME, FRIEND LET REFRIGERATOR DOWN AS PT ADJUSTING IT' S LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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