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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 885
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT LACERATED ARM ON A REFRIGERATOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| HIT ARM ON REFRIGERATOR, FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT DX LT ARM CONTUSION - S/P AFTER HEAVY REFRIGERATOR FELL ON LT ARM TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS TRYING TO REACH FOR SOMETHING IN REFRIGERATOR AND FELL. DX: LAC ERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS MOVING A REFRIDGERATOR AND INJURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| STRAINS FOREARM WHILE CARRYING REFRIGERATOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT BUMPED RIGHT LOWER ARM ON A REFRIGERATOR THREE DAYS AGO DEVELOPED A N ABRASION WHICH GOT INFECTED ADMITTED FOR CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 51 YO FELL STRUCK ARM ON REFRIGERATOR FX RADIUS CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CONTUSION ARM: 2 HRS AGO MOVING REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND FELL ONTO RT WRIST, RT FOREARM INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| 56 YO TRIPPED HIT ARM ON REFRIGERATOR CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators, Doors |
| WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR DOWN STAIRS, PT SCRAPED ARM BETWEEN DOOR AND FRIGDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS CLEANING OUT REFRIGERATOR AND BANGED FOREARM CONTUSION TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| FX R RADIUS/26YOM DURING DOMESTIC ALTERCATION, PUNCHED A REFRIGERATOR A ND NOT C/O PAIN AND SWELLING IN WRIST. INJURED RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PATIENT HIT HER FOREARM ON THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR AT HOME. DX-LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| PT WAS ANGRY AFTER HIS GIRLFRIEND BROKE UP WITH HIM SO HE PUNCHED THE R EFRIGERATOR AND BROKE HIS RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CHILD TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF FRIDGE WHEN FELL ONTO ARM. D: FORE ARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps |
| FOREARM FX-CARRYING A REFRIGERATOR DOWN STEPS-HIT ARM-@ NEIGHBOR'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| SLIPPED / FELL WHILE TRYING TO MOVE A REFRIGERATOR DX: R ULNA FX. / RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Refrigerators |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - 50 YOF FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR LAST NIGHT WHILE TRYIN G TO REACH OVER THE FREEZER AND LANDED ON HER RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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