Accidents - Containers - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,374
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Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
C/O RT RIB PAIN, TRIPPED OVER BOX ANDFELL/ RT RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT C/O PAIN TO THE CHEST AFTER TRYING TO BRING A HEAVY BOX DOWN AND SHE TWISTED HER RT SIDE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION: CARRYING CONTAINER, FELL AND HIT CHEST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON A BOX INJURING RIB ON BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
FELL ON A BOX RIGHT RIB PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
WAS MOVING BARRELS AROUND OUTSIDE AND FELL LANDING ON L SIDE C/O L CHES T WALL PAIN AND SHOULDER PAIN....FALL LT CHEST WALL AND ANT. SHOULDER C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT LIFTING BOXES AT HOME FELT A PULL IN CHEST CLINICAL FRACTURE TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
53 Y/O F INJURED UPPER BACK WHEN LIFTING BOXES AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX; UPPER BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
TRIP OVER BOX CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT C/O PAIN TO CHEST DUE BARREL FELL ON CHEST AT HOME THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
THORACIC STRAIN.PT LIFTED A HEAVY BOX AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT SUSTAINED THORACIC STRAIN LIFTING HEAVY PACKAGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
INJURED RIBS FELL OVER BOXES TRYING TO MOVE RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
BOX FELL ON PT.'S CHESTWHILE WORKING ON CLOSET CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT C/O LOW BACK PAIN DUE TO LIFTING HEAVY BOX YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
THORACIC STRAIN.PT WAS MOVING A BOX AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PATIENT FELL AT HOME CARRYING BOXES OUTSIDE AT HOME. DX-THORACIC SPINE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
64 YO FEMALE LIFTED HEAVY BOXES CHEST WALL MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT LIFTING HEAVY BOXES STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
L CHEST STR/64YOF C/O L RIB PAIN, WORSE WITH MOVEMENT & DEEP BREATH. ST S HURT BACK LIFTING A BOX APPROX 1 WEEK AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
CHEST PAIN - 75 YOM C/O CHEST PAIN SHORTLY AFTER LIFTING BOXES THIS MOR NING, PAIN STARTED IN HIS LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
CHEST PAIN-AFTER MOVING SOME BOXES
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Stairs or steps
POSTERIOR RIB CONTUSION, CARRYING LARGE CONTAINER AND FELL DOWN 3-4 WOODEN STEPS, LINOLEUM WITH RUBBER TREADS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
STRUCK ON CHEST WILL BOX THAT FELL. DX- CHEST WALL AND STERNUM CONTUSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
52 YO FEMALE LIFTED HEAVY BOXES CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
PT LIFTED A BOX OF FLOORING TILES AT HOME STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PAIN CHEST - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF CHEST DISCOMFORT AFTER PACKING AN D MOVING BOXES AT HOME LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
RT RIB CONTUSION.PT HIT CHEST ON THE CORNER OF A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
TRIPPED & FELL OVER BOX IN BEDROOM. ACUTE CT CHEST WALL & ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
FRACTURE RIB - PATIENT REPORTS SHE PICKED UP A 40LB BOX, HEARD RIGHT RI B CRACK AND HAD INSTANT PAIN - AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
76 YOF WAS VISITING WITH HER DAUGHTER; WAS MOVING BOXES IN DAUGHTER'S H OME AND DEVELOPED CHEST PRESSURE. CHEST PRESSURE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Containers
PT LIFTED HEAVY BARRELS 3 DAYS AGO. DX: TYPE 1/TYPE 2 THORACIC AORTIC DISSECTION, ACCEL HTN, RENAL INSUFF.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
INJURED LIFTING A BOX DX. THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT WAS WALKING W/A BOX. DX: SYNCOPE, RIB PX/STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT C/O PAIN TO RT SIDE OF CHEST AFTER LIFTING BOXES AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers, Other ranges
FELL OVER BOX, HIT STOVE/ DORSAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
FELL IN LAKE AND FELL AGAINST A MILK CRATE AT HOME 04/20/04-C/O PAIN RT RIBS; FRACTURE RT 5TH-8TH RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
CARRYING BOX ON WED., TRIPPED AND FELL ON BOX DX CHEST WALL CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
55 YEAR OLD MALE FELL INTO BOX YESTERDAY CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers, Exercise
PT WAS EXERCISING AND PICKED UP A BOX INJURING UPPER BACK DX: THORACIC BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
51 Y/O F INJURED UPPER BACK WHILE MOVING ALOT OF HEAVY BOXES AT HOME. DX; UPPER BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
LIFTING BOX WHEN SLIPPED & FELL 4 DAYS AGO. ACUTE RT RIB CT-OCCULT RIB FX SUSPECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
FELL AND HIT R RIB ON BASKET DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT WAS CARRYING A BOX WHEN IT STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST A WEEK AGO CONTUS ION CHEST
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT STATES SHE TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A BOX STRIKING CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
CHEST WALL PAIN AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT DRIVING A ***** WHEN SHE REACHED OVER THE SEAT TO GRAB A BOX HIT A BUMP AND THE BOX STRUCK CHEST FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT STATES DEVELOPING CHEST PAIN, PASSING OUT AFTER LIFTING HEAVY BOX DX:CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
CARRING HEAVY PKG FRIDAY SUDDEN ONSET SEVERE CHEST PAIN DX CHEST WALL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
CONTUSION BACK - 59 YOM FELL LAST NIGHT WHILE CARRYING CASE OF BEER, SL IPPED ON ICE, LANDED ON CASE INJURING LEFT SIDE RIBS, BACK AND NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT INJURED LIFTING A BOX; CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
BOX FELL OFF SHELF ONTO RT, SHOULDER DX: CONTUSION RT. THORAX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Beds or bedframes
LEFT RIB CONT. PT TRIPPED OVER A BOX AND HIT A FOOT BOARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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