Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2002 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 816
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	176
26-50 years old:	532
50+ years old:	107

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
RIGHT MENISCUS TEAR - WAS MOVING A REGRIGERATOR ON A DOLLY THE REFRIGERATOR FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT STRUCK LEFT KNEE AGAINST AN OPEN REFRIGERATOR DOOR LAST EVENING CONT USION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
HIT KNEE ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR DX: ACUTE KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
BENT DOWN TO CLEAN REFRIGERATOR AND INJURED KNEE. SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON A REFRIGERATOR DOOR THAT WAS OPENED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
MOVED A REFRIGERATOR RIGHT KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT. FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR LAST PM AND BUMPED R KNEE. DX. SPRAIN R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
RT PATELLA DISLOCATION-AT NEIGHBOR'S-MOVING A REFRIGERATOR UP STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT WAS PUSHING AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, LEFT KNEE TWISTED. DX-DISLOCATED PATELLA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT KNEE SPR. PT HIT KNEE AGAINST A REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
LT KNEE PAIN. "A REFRIGERATOR FELL ON IT". DX; LT KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO KNEE WHILE MOVING A REFRIGERATOR. D: KNEE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
LEFT KNEE CAUGHT BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND STEP LEFT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL CARRYING REFRIGERATOR. DX: L KNEE MENISCUS TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Rugs or carpets
PT RECEIVED SPRAIN KNEE WHEN LIFTED REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND FOOTTWISTE D IN RUG CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
STATES RAN INTO REFRIGERATOR, BOUNCED ONTO KITCHEN FLOOR. DX. FX L PAT ELLA, CONT L SHOULDER, UPPER HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
BUMPED INTO FRIDGE-BURSITIS RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
CONTUS R KNEE; STEPPED ON PUPPY, THE HIT KNEE ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT WAS MOVING THE REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE.DX-LA CERATION LEFT KNEE 8CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS TURNING AWAY FROM FRIDGE WHEN SHE FELT A PAIN IN KNEE, PAIN TO K NEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Exercise
LT KNEE BURSITIS-@ HOME-AFTER KNEELING FOR 45 MINUTES CLEANING REFRIGER ATOR THEN WALKED FOR 1 MILE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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