Accidents - Garage doors - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,687
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	41
Year 1998:	122
Year 1999:	88
Year 2000:	101
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	338
Year 2003:	170
Year 2004:	344
Year 2005:	414
Year 2006:	356
Year 2007:	154
Year 2008:	71
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	320

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
79YOM WALKED INTO PARTIALLY OPEN GARAGE DOOR FELL ONTO ARM RESULTING IN FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Garage doors
74YOM GARAGE DOOR CRUSH LWR ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
61YOM-FOREARM LAC-WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME-CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN THE DOOR TRACK & WHEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors, Riding power lawn mowers
A 68 YOM FELL AND HIT HIS LOWER ARM ON GARAGE DOOR THEN ON RIDING LAWN MOWER PEDAL. DX: RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION, 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
91YOF FELL OUT OF CAR REACHING FOR GARAGE DOOR DX: RT DISTAL RADIUS FX, RT EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
70 YOM, FELL AGAINST GARAGE DOOR, FRACTURE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE GARAGE DOOR LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Garage doors
L ARM SKIN TEAR/SKIN ABRASION: CLOSING GARAGE DOOR, STATES IS "AN OLD DOOR" DOOR CAME DOWN, CAUSING SKIN TEAR, FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT FIXING GARAGE DOOR WHEN LACERATED FOREARM ON GARAGE DOOR BRACKET. D: LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
WAS WORKING ON HIS GARAGE DOOR AND SUSTAINED LAC TO (R) FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
FELL CLOSING GARAGE DOOR DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
PT WAS FIXING THE GARAGE DOOR WHEN HE WAS STRUCK WITH A LARGE SPRING IN THE RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACTURED FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/13/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
83 YO F FELL WHILE IN GARAGE DUE TO DOOR BEING SLIGHTLY OPEN FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors, Cabinet or door hardware
LACERATION FOREARM - 61 YOM WAS WORKING IN HIS GARAGE THIS MORNING AND A SPRING FROM THE GARAGE DOOR CAME LOOSE AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
CUT ARM ON GARAGE DOOR EDGE LAC. ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
CONTUSION ON FOREARM FROM GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
GARAGE DOOR FELL ON LEFT FOREARM. LACERATION, LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
STRUCK ON GARAGE DOOR FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
GARAGE DOOR FELL ON FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
CUT ARM ON EDGE OF GARAGE DOOR DX: R FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Garage doors, Buckets or pails
PT WAS GOING TO SIT ON A BUCKET MISSED AND HIT ARM ON GARAGE DOOR SKIN TEAR LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
2. 73 YOM SCRAPED FOREARM AGAINST A GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
CUT ARM ON GARAGE DOOR DX: R FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN GARAGE DOOR AND ***, LAC ARM DX: 10 CM LAC FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT FELL AND CAUGHT ARM ON GARAGE DOOR. DX: 4 CM L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
79YOF AT HOME CAUGHT ARM IN GARAGE DOOR DX/LAC R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT WAS WORKING ON HIS GARAGE DOOR AND FELL ONTO IT/ LACERATION TO FOREA RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT SUSTAINED A WOUND OF HIS FOREARM FROM A GARAGE DOOR STRIKING IT AT H OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
GARAGE DOOR CLOSED ON WRIST FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
SCRAPED ARM ON GARAGE DOOR DX: FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
RT ARM LAC-HIT FRAME OF GARAGE DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
78 Y/O M C/O LAC TO LFT ARM. PT WAS HIT IN THE ARM WITH GARAGE DOOR SPR ING. DX FRACT LFT ULNA AND LAC TO ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
63 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO FOREARM. PT INJ SELF ON A SPRING ON THE GARAGE DOOR @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garage doors
LIFTING GARAGE DOOR, FELL BURNING L/R WRIST AND POP. DX. TENDON INJURY R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT WAS WORKING ON GARAGE DOOR AND SPRING TWISTED. DX: 9 CM R FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
FOREARM LAC-PUTTING IN GARAGE DOOR-PIECE OF METAL FELL-CUT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
COMPLEX R FOREARM LAC/51YOM CUT R FOREARM ON TRACK OF OVERHEAD GARAGE D OOR AT 11PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garage doors
PT SCRAPPED ARM ON GARAGE DOOR HANDLE, NOT TREATED, NOW WITH REDDNESS/SWELLING DX:ARM CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
51 Y M HAD SPRING OF GARAGE DOOR COME LOSS AND LACERATE HIS ARM. DX: 10 CM LACERATION OF RIGHT FOREARM FROM WRIST TO ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
RT FOREARM ABRASION.PT HAD A GARAGE DOOR CLOSE AND INJURED FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
87 YO M CUT FOREARM ON GARAGE DOOR LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
PT IMPALED BY GARAGE DOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2000	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Garage doors, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/1998	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/1998	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/23/1998	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1998	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/1997	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/1997	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Garage doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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