Accidents - Refrigerators - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,088
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	330
Year 1998:	272
Year 1999:	173
Year 2000:	38
Year 2001:	6
Year 2002:	235
Year 2003:	152
Year 2004:	80
Year 2005:	64
Year 2006:	128
Year 2007:	230
Year 2008:	192
Year 2009:	132
Year 2010:	48

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	22
6-15 years old:	247
16-25 years old:	159
26-50 years old:	1,101
50+ years old:	557

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
47 YR OLD MALE MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND FELL BACK DOWNSTAIRS WITH REFRIG ON TOP OF HIM FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
RT THIGH CONTUSION.27YOM WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND IT SLIPPED AND H IT PTS THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
60YOF, GETTING SODA OUT OF THE FRIDGE&SLIPPED ON WET SPOT, DID SPLIT C/O THIGH PAIN>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
MISSED REFRIGERATOR HANDLE FELL TO FLOOR FX UPPER LEG FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PUSHING REFRIGERATOR INJURED UPPER LEG LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT PRESENT TO ER WAS TRYING TO GET A GLASS OF MILK OUT OF THE REFRIGERA TOE TWISTED AND SLIPPED C/O UPPER LEG PAIN- DX- FRACTURE UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR. DX: R COMMINUTED FEMORAL NECK & INTERTROCHANTERIC FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FEMUR NECK FX-REACHING INTO REFRIGERATOR-FELL ON LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR, HIT UPPER LEG CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
FRIDGE FELL ON LEG, DX; LAC. LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF A REFRIGERATOR AND FELL TO THE FLOOR SUSTAI NED A FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION AND HEMATOMA TO THIGH WHEN FOOD OUT OF REFRIGERATOR FELL ONTO THIGH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT DROPPED REFRIGERATOR ON SELF ON FRIDAY. ABDOMINAL PAIN, LEG CONTUSIO N. ALSO EYE ITCHINESS. D: CONTUSIONS, CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
77 YOF FELL WALKING AWAY FROM REFRIGERATOR SUSTAINING A FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
WAS IN KITCHEN SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING REFRIGERATOR ON THE WAY DOWN F OOT IS POINTING IN WRONG DIRECTION DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
TRIPPED, FELL INTO REFRIGERATOR DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O PAIN TO L TESTICLE AND GROIN AREA SINCE LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR T HIS AM W/BROTHER. DX. MUSCLE STRAIN L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR AND FX UPPER LEG AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
35 Y/O W/M RECEIVED THIGH PAIN WHEN MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND SLIPPED AND FELL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT CUT RT THIGH ON METAL PIECE IN REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LEFT THIGH PAIN AFTER MOVING A REFRIGERATOR. DX - LEFT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT HIT LEG ON REFRIGERATOR. DX: LEG PX/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS CARRYING REFRIGERATOR FROM BASEMENT 2 DAYS AGO, TO ER WITH GROIN /THIGH PAIN, - STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FEMUR FX-TRIPPED-FELL-@ HOME-HIT THE REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT DX CONTUSION RT THIGH - SMALL REFRIGERATOR FELL ON RT THIGH OF PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PAIN TO R THIGH AFTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR DX: STRAIN/CONTUSIONS R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
RT THIGH AND RIB STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR AND INJURED THIGH AND RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 08/21/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 06/02/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 05/24/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 04/16/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: 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: 02/27/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO THIGH FROM METAL ON REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT UPPER LEG LACERATION.PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND SLIPPED AND REFRIGERATOR FELL AND IT STRUCK AND LACERATED UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
HELPING MOVE A REFRIGERATOR AND IT TIPPED OVER FALLING ON PT'S LEG.CONT USIONS TO LEFT UPPER/LOWER LEG. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT RAN INTO REFRIGERATOR ON THE STREET AND SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TOLT T HIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO THIGH , KNEE AND ANKLE WHEN FELL AT HOMEWHILE GOING TO REFRIGERATOR. PT IS BLIND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL WHILE WALKING TO FRIDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2000	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/26/1999	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire:
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/1998	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/1998	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/1998	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/1998	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/1997	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/1997	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1997	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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