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Accidents - Air conditioners - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
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Date: 12/07/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PUTTING IN AIR CONDITIONER, GLASS WINDOW BROKE BUT DID NOT SHATTER, CUT TO FOREARM. DX. LAC R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
47 YEAR OLD MALE CUT LEFT ARM ON AIR CONDITIONER LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2004Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
WHILE INSTALLING AIR CONDITOINER IN WINDOW LACERATED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2004Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
RIGHT ARM LAC, PT WAS PULLING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER AND INJURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
PT LACERATED FOREARM ON SHARP EDGE OF METAL COOLER. D: FOREARM LACERATI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Air conditioners
TRIED TO CATCH AC UNIT FALLING FROM 2ND FLOOR. 10CM LAC RT FOREARM, 2CM LAC RT HAND & 2CM LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Air conditioners
WAS ASSISTING FIXING AIR CONDITIONER WHEN RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK. D X. BURN L FOREARM FROM ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners
PT HURT LEFT ARM WHEN FELL 3 FEET OFF OF AC UNIT. D: FRACTURE RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Air conditioners, House repair or construction materials
PT FELL 25 FEET THROUGH SKYLIGHT WHILE WORKING WITH SWAMP COOLER ON ROO F. UNSTATED IF WORK RELATED. D: MULT FXS, INCLUD. RADIA/ULNA/WRIST/KNEE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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