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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,691
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| SHELF FELL ON L KNEE/ CALF DX: L KNEE AND CALF CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 25 YO M KNEE PAIN BENDING TO LOOK IN CABINET DEVELOPED PAIN WHEN STADNING UP* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FX KNEE ON CABINET DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials |
| SQUATTED DOWN IN FLOOR TO WORK ON ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND STRAINED KNE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| H/O PRIOR KNEE INJUREY DUE TO MVC, YESTERDAY, TRIPPED&FELL HITTING KNEE AGAINST ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, +PAIN&SWELLING>>SPRAIN/EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT KNEE ON SHELF AT GROCERY STORE DX// LEFT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Tables |
| HIT KNEE ON A CHART RACK ON TABLE EDGE ABRASION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FELL ON BOOKCASE;DX LACERATED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT DROPPED CABINET. DX: R KNEE/TOE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HIT KNEE ON ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. DX KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT RECENTLY HELPED HUSBAND WITH CABINET WORK, NOW HAS LT KNEE PAIN FOR 5 DAYS, RADIATES UP INTO THIGHS. DX-LT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES THE OTHER DAY HIT L KNEE ON SHELF. DX. CONT L KNEE, SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STRUCK KNEE ON CABINET AT HOME C/O KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT HIT KNEE ON A CABINET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT FELL ON A METAL RACK IN KITCHEN AFTER KNEE GAVE OUT, LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT TRIPPED AND STRUCK HIS R KNEE OFF OF A CABINET. DID NOT FALL. HAS DE EP LAC TO KNEE. STITCHED. DX R KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HIT KNEE ON CABINET AT HOME. ABRASION, LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FELL ON CABINET;DX CONTUSED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX: R KNEE LAC ON KITCHEN CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRIPPED OVER DISPLAY SHELF AT ***. DX KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT FELL ON SHELF AT ***; KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 15YOM AT HOME STRETCHING INTO A CUPBOARD TO GET PRETZELS,INJURED RT KNEE;KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LEFT KNEE CONT. PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT FELL NEAR BIKE RACK, CONTUSION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Bicycles or accessories |
| REPORTS BEING ON THE BIKE W/O SHOES OR HELMET, STANDING UP ON THE PEDAL S WHEN FELL OFF LANDING ONTO A ?SHELF>> KNEE/ELBOW&HIP ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Animal induced injury |
| 39 YO F CONTUSION TO KNEE HIT VANITY TRYING TO MISS THE DOG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 34 YOF WAS DOING A CARTWHEEL AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON CABINET SUSTAINING A SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| L KNEE PAIN, HIT ON CABINET DX; KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A KNEE BY STRIKING AGAINST A CABINET AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT HIT LEFT KNEE ON A SHELF, LEFT KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| C/O WORSENING KNEE PAIN AFTER HITTING IT ACCIDENTALLY AGAINST A CABINET ON SATURDAY >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 46 YO MALE HIT KNEE ON TOILET PAPER HOLDER AT CASINO ABRASION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CONTUSION RT KNEE-SUS INJ WHILE WALKING AND HE BUMPED INTO A CABINET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRAUMA RT.KNEE.PT.REFERS A CABINET FELL ON TOP OFKNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FELL INTO CABINETS DX: KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Toilets |
| R KNEE PAIN, FELL OFF TOILET REACHING IN CABINET DX; KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 33YOF WAS HOME DROPPED A MEDICINE CABINET AGAINST RIGHT KNEE; KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT WAS AT *** AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON CORNER OF METAL SHELF, FELL. D X-LACERATION KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT KNEE ON CORNER OF CABINET DX RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT DX OPEN WOUND OF KNEE,THIGH AND ANKLE - DUE TO BROKEN GLASS FROM CABINET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT BECAME DIZZY AND FELL DOWN, STRIKING HER KNEE ON A CABINET. C/O KNEE PAIN. D: KNEE CONTUSION, HEMATOMA, ECCHYMOSIS, EARLY CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT FELL IN KITCHEN HITTING KNEE ON LOWER CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN HITTING KNEE ON CORNER OF CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LAC TO KNEE WHEN STRUCK ON TOILET PAPER HOLDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| DX L KNEE CONTU: SMASHED B/T STORAGE UNITS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WAS SQUATTING DOWN TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF CABINET AND FELT A CLICK IN KNEE. DX; KNEE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT WITH LAC TO KNEE ON DIVIDER IN BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES A BOOKSHELF FELL ONTO KNEE AT HOME DX: CONTUSION LEFT KNEE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT KNEE FX. PT WAS GRABBING SOMETHING OFF A SHELF IN KITCHEN AND LOS T FOOTING FALLING TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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