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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 427
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT C/O A REFRIGERATOR FELL ON LT LEG TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT. DROPPED A REFRIGERATOR SHELF ONTO L LOWER LEG ONE WEEK AGO. DX. L EFT LOWER LEG INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT FELL HITTING REFRIDGERATOR; FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CONTUSION LEG - PATIENT REPORTS SHE CAUGHT HER LEFT LOWER LEG UNDER FAL LING REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR DX: LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CONTUSION TO LEG WHEN REFRIGERATOR FELL ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND FELL AND INJURED LO WER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| REFRIGERATOR DOOR FELL ON PT'S FOOT. DX: R LEG CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HIT LEG ON REFRIGERATOR DX: CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| MUSCULAR STRAIN L LEG - SRAINED LEG WHEN MOVING REFRIGERTOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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