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Accidents - Refrigerators - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:85
26-50 years old:49
50+ years old:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/27/2003Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Chairs
PT UNLOADING GROCERYS AND PLACING THEM IN REFRIGERATOR CAUGHT FOOT ON ONE OF THE LEGS OF CHAIR OF DINETTE SET AND FELL AND FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/21/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIGERATOR FELL ON UPPER LEG OF 44 YO MALE CONTUSION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2003Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT SUST ABRASION TO UPPER LEG FROM MOVING A REFRIDGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT DX SEVERE LT ANTERIOR THIGH PAIN - S/P LIFTING HEAVY REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2003Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
7 YO M REFRIGERATOR ON DOLLY FELL ON L LEG. DX PROXIMAL FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/27/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO THIGH FROM METAL ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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