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Accidents - Elevators or other lifts - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
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Date: 10/06/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
FELL ON ELEVATOR DX. KNEE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
64 YO FEMALE FELL COMING OUT OF ELEVATOR AT HILTON SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
53 YO FEMALE FELL GETTING OFF ELEVATOR CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
CAUGHT LEG IN ELEVATOR DX: L KNEE & L THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2005Age: 86 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Elevators or other lifts
FELL RUNNING FOR AN ELEVATOR. DX- L KNEE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/28/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT WAS GETTIONG OUT OF AN ELEVATOR IN THE HOSPITAL AND THE ELEVATOR STO PPED MISALIGNED AND SHE TRIPPED OVER THE GAP CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
BILAT KNEE CONT'S/51YOF STS FELL TODAY STRIKING BOTH KNEES. C/O PAIN BO THE KNEE AND R ANKLE. TRIPPED OVER ELEVATOR EDGE AT HOSPITAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
54 YO MALE WAS IN AN ELEVATOR THAT STOPPED SUDDENLY STRAIN LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2005Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT WAS EXITING THE ELEVATOR, TRIPPED&FELL LANDING ON KNEE SUSTAINED " RT KNEE TENDON RUPTURE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PATIETN TWISTED HIS KNEE GETTING OFF THE ELEVATOR. DX-LEFT KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Elevators or other lifts
78 YOF TRIPPED OVER STRIP STEPPING INTO A ELEVATOR AND FELL CAUSING SPR AIN TO RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Elevators or other lifts
PT FELL GETTING OFF ELEVATOR AT HUP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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