Accidents - Refrigerators - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,121
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	46
Year 1998:	74
Year 1999:	258
Year 2000:	34
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	54
Year 2003:	451
Year 2005:	59
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	435
Year 2008:	199
Year 2009:	199
Year 2010:	191

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
34YOM ELEC SHOCK FROM FRIDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
27 YOF STANDING @ REFRIGERATOR, PASSED OUT; + ETOH. DX##: ALCOHOL INTO XICATION 308
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators, Extension cords
29YOF WENT TO PLUG IN REFRIGERATOR INTO EXTENSION CORD AND WAS ELECTRICUTED DX: ELECTRICAL INJ RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators, Knives
ELECTRIC SHOCK/42YOF AT 12:30P SUSTAINED ELECTRIC SHOCK WHILE TOUCHING STAINLESS STEEL REFRIGERATOR AND STAINLESS STEEL KNIFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
40 Y/O F ELECT SHOCK PLUGGING IN FRIDGE ELEC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT HOLDING ON TO REFRIDERATOR AND HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTINING PT FEL T A SHOCK DX// LIGHTINING STRIKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT UNPLUGGED REFRIGERATOR WITH A WET AND AND REC'D SHOCK THROUGH LT INDEX FINGER DX: ELECTRICAL INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O PAIN TO RIGHT SIDE OF HER BODY AFTER MOVING A REFRIGERATOR DX MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators, Microwave ovens
33 YO FEMALE WAS HOLDING ONTO REFRIGERATOR AND MICROWAVE ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Bleaches
PT WITH ALL OVER RASH S/P CLEANING REFRIGERATOR W/ BLEACH & THEN INTENT IONALLY SOAKING FEET IN BLEACH SOLUTION. D:URTICARIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS IN THE KITCHEN WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS, HIT HIS HEAD ON A REFRIGERATOR, AND HAD A SEIZURE. D: SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators, Chemicals
PT WITH TOXIC EXPOSURE TO CHLORINE GAS, FROM ***, FROM A REFRIGERATOR, UNK WHETHER WORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT PLUGGING IN REFRIGERATOR RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK @ CAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
TOUCHED METAL PART WITH L HAND,OPENED FRIDGE WITH R HAND, FELT SHOCK SENSATION OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators
PT HAD FIRE IN KITCHEN. FLAMES ON TOP OF REFRIGERATOR. WENT BACK INTO H OUSE TWICE X 1 MIN. EACH TIME TO GET DOG. +FDA. D:INHALATION INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
ELECTRIC SHOCK -WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE AND GOT A SHOCK WHEN HE TOUCHED A REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators, Alcohol
PT BROUGHT TO ER AFTER FALLING ONTO REFRIGERATOR WHEN ETOH INTOXICATED PRESENTS W "FLIGHT OF IDEAS/RAMBLING SPEACH" ETOH INTOX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Refrigerators, Bleaches
ALERGIC REACTION.PT.REFERS WHILE CLEANING REFRIGERATOR WITH * AND * ,BEGAN RHINITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators, Illegal drugs
DRUG INTOXICATION - 49 YOM FOUND ON FLOOR BEHIND REFRIGERATOR HE HAD JU ST PULLED OUT, IN A STATE OF CONFUSION, STUPOR, HX DRUG ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2006	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
DX LEFT UPPER LOBE ELECTRICAL INJURY: SHOCK UPON OPENING REFRIGERATORA FTER A POWER OUTAGE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
FELL WHILE PLAYING W/ NEPHEW & HIT HEAD ON FRIDGE. MULTIPLE CTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
MOVING REFRIGERATOR, C/O CHEST PAIN, COLLAPSED @ HOME DX CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
PT FOUND INTOXICATED BY PROBATION OFFICER. PUNCHED REFRIGERATOR. HAND S WOLLEN AND PAINFUL. D: DEPRESSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators
PICKING UP REFRIGERATOR - LOW BACK PAIN DX - ETOH INTOXICATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators, Ammonia, household
WORKING ON REFRIGERATOR INHALED AMMONIA DX: TOXIC EXPOSURE TO AMMONIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT CLEANING REFRIGERATOR YESTERDAY, GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK & FELL BACK AGAI NST REFRIGERATOR DOOR. HURTS TO BREATH. D:CHEST WALL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS SHOCKED WHEN OPENNING REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators
49 Y.O. B MALE W/SMOKE INHALATION. PT INJ WHILE TRYING TO PUT OUT A REF RIGERATOR THAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE @ HOME. NS IF FD ATTD. E899
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
PT GOT ELECTIC SHOCK FROM REFRIGERATOR TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
ACUTE SEIZURE ACTIVITY, CEPHALGIA, RESOLVED, 6-7 SEIZURES THIS WEEK, HIT LT MIDDLE BACK ON REFRIGERATOR (SEIZURE CAUSED FALL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT PASSED OUT AND FELL INTO REFRIGIRATOR AND SLID DOWN TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
STATES WENT TO GET DRINK FROM REFRIGERATOR, GOT DIZZY AND FELL. DX NEA R-SYNCOPE, LEFT AMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators, Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Refrigerators, Bleaches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2000	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/1999	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators, Screwdrivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/12/1999	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/1999	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/1998	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators, Bleaches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1998	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/1998	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/22/1998	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators, Other ranges
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1997	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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