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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,866
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| NS: AT HOME YESTERDAY PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR DUE TO ANGER, RT HAND INJURY, PAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| RT HAND ABRASION, CONTUSION: SMASHED HAND MOVING A REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND CEMENT STEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | 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 |
| PT WITH LAC TO HAND, WAS CLEANING REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 29 Y/O C/O HAND PAIN HIT REFRIGERATOR TONIGHT. DX-FX RIGHT METACARPAL DISLOCATED RIGHT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT DX INJURY TO HAND - S/P AFTER PULLING A HEAVY REFRIGERATOR DOOR YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | 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 PUNCHED REFRIGERATORS AND INJURED HAND DX// RIGHT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT LAC RT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | 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 |
| 27 YOM PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR SUSTAINING A FRACTURED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 28 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 @ HOME ON FRIDAY & C/O SWOLLEN HAND. DX:METAC ARPAL FX, CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 29YMC PUTTING SMALL REFRIGERATOR INTO CAR TRUNK HAND SLIPPED AND SCREW ON BOTTOM OF FRIG CUT HAND/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| REFRIGERATOR DOOR SLAMMED ONTO PT'S HAND. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | 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 |
| HAND FX. PT SMASHED HAND WHEN MOVING A REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND CUT HAND ON CURTAINS-HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR. DX- R HAND CONTUSION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| RT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A BROKEN REFRIGERATOR DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR WITH RIGHT HAND, C/O HAND PAIN. DX-FRACTURE RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| BOXERS FX TO HAND, HIT HAND ON EDGE OF REFRIDGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 38 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, Ceilings and walls |
| MOVING A FRIDGE&GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRIDGE& THE WALL >>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | 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 ANGRY AND PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR AND FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HAND FX-PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT HIT A REFRIGERATOR WITH HER FIST DX: HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR WHILE REFINISHING THE FLOOR HAND FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 27 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-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT HIT A REFRIGERATOR THREE DAYS AGO, C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN. DX-RIGHT FIFTH METACARPAL FRACTURE, CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | 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 |
| PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR LAST NIGHT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO (R) HAND DX- HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR, HURT HAND. DX BOXER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT CLOSED HAND IN A REFRIGERATOR DOOR LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 34 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 |
| C/O HAND PAIN&SWELLING STATUS POST PUNCHING A FRIDGE >>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | 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 |
| SUST INJ TO L HAND WHEN PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR AT HOME DX BOXERS FX L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS SLIDDING HAND ACROSS REFRIGERATOR AT HOME WHEN SHE SUSTAINED A P IECE OF GLASS IN PALM OF HAND. UNKOWN WHERE GLASS CAME FROM. DX. PW HAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 38 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, RIGHT 5TH METACARPAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 27 YO PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 48 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 REFRIGERATOR AT MOTHERS HOUSE LAC HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | 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 AT HOME FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON A REFRIGERATOR AT HOTEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| C/O PAIN AND NUMBNESS TO BOTH HANDS,HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, WORSE A FTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR/ CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 39YOM WHILE AT HOME PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR,INJURED HAND; HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| LEFT HAND STR. PT HIT HAND AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | 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 |
| PT HIT R HAND ON REFRIGERATOR WHILE MOVING IT AT HOME. DX. CONT R HAND ., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | 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 AT HOME AND INJURED HAND DX: FRACTURED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | 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 WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT HAND AFTER GETTING ANGRY AND HITTING A REFRIGE RATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RIGHT HAND FX. PT HIT HAND AGAINST REFRIGERATOR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 28 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 |
| HIT HAND ON REFRIGERATOR INJURY RIGHT HAND JOINT EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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