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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,479
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| 63 YO F FELL HIT ARM ON COUNTER AT HOME. DX HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| 89YOF SLIPPED IN A PUBLIC BATHROOM STRUCK UPPER ARM AGAINST THE COUNTER LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| 67 Y FEMALE LOST BALANCE FELL AND HIT SHOULDER ON COUNTER DX: FX HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 52YOF WAS PAINTING ON A COUNTER TOP AND FELL APPROX 8 FT TO FLOOR DX: RT HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| 54 YO M AT TELLER'S COUNTER IN BANK WHEN HAD SEIZURE. FELL FORWARD ONTO COUNTER & THEN ONTO SIDE. BRUISE ON HUMERUS. DX:SEIZURE, AMS RESOLVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Refrigerators |
| 54YO AMERICAN INDIAN FEMALE FELL OFF COUNTER LANDED ON L SHOULDER WAS CLEANING TOP OF REFRIGERATOR AT HOME, DX HUMERUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT WITH FRACTURED ARM, STRUCK A COUNTER TOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| L HUMERUS SPIRAL FX/74YOF AT HOME WENT TO REACH FOR SOMETHING ON COUNTER AND FELL ONTO L SHOULDER INJURING ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| 86YOF WAS HOME REACHING OUT FOR THE COUNTER,SLIPPED STRIKING UPPER ARM; ARM FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM A COUNTER TOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| HUMERAL FX. PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO A COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL,HIT COUNTER DX:LT HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT FELL AND HIT THE COUNTER DX: RIGHT ARM ABRASION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL AGAINST A COUNTER CAUSING A FX TO HIS LT U PPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT AT HOME FELT DIZZY FELL DOWN AGAINST KITCHEN COUNTER DX FX COMMUNTED HEAD L HUMERUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT FELL STRIKING SHOULDER ON COUNTER. DX: FX R HUMERUS, FOREHEAD ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| 55 Y M WAS HELPING PUT UP A COUNTER TOP AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM. DX: UPPER ARM PAIN POSSIBLE TORN TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2003 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| FELL GOING TO GET A COOKIE ON COUNTER AT HOME. DX. CONT. FACE, L SHOUL DER, FX HUMERAL AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| 72YOF-FRACTURE LEFT UPPER ARM-SLIPPED & FELL HIT COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Stairs or steps |
| PT. STATES SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST COUNTER IN KITCHEN, ST ATES SHE MISSED A STEP AND FELL. DX. HUMERAL SHAFT FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PATIENT SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING COUNTER TOP. D: HUMERAL HEAD FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| PT GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AT THE NURSING HOME FELL STRIKING RIGH T UPPER ARM AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE COUNTER LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| FELL AGAINST COUNTER/ FX RT HUMERUS SHAFT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Floors or flooring materials |
| ARM CAUGHT ON COUNTER, LANDED ON BUTTOCKS. FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME. DX. FX R HEAD OF HUMERUS, COMMINUTED AND DISPLACED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| RIGHT UPPER ARM CONT. PT FELL AND HIT ARM AGAINST KITCHEN COUNTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2001 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2000 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2000 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops, Refrigerators |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/22/1997 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/1997 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Counters or countertops |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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