Accidents - Freezers - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,755
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	313	Lower Trunk:	291
Finger:	190	Upper Arm:	154
Hand:	128	Toe:	123
Head:	115	Foot:	83
Lower Leg:	82	Face:	76
Lower Arm:	67	Wrist:	67
Mouth:	16	Shoulder:	15
Knee:	15	Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PT FELT A PULLING FEELING WHILE GETTING FOOD OUT OF FREEZER DX: CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 66 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: Freezers
PT BENT OVER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF FREEZER AND HEARD A POP DX: RT RIB STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Freezers
PT OPENED A FREEZER DOOR AT HOME WHEN A FROZEN QUART OF MILK FELL OUT S TRIKING HER IN THE HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
BENDING OVER FREEZER AT GROCERY STORE PICKING UP A TURKEY AND SOMETHING POPPED IN RIB AREA. FRACTURE TO LT 10TH RIB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PT LIFTED FOOD OUT OF FREEZER. DX: ACUTE LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 76 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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
L RIB CONT;POSSIBLE FX/76YOF WAS AT WEGMANS GROCERY STORE, WAS BENDING OVER FREEZER & HEARD & FELT SNAP IN L LOWER RIBS. HAS PAIN. NO SOB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers, Stairs or steps
LS STRAIN-BACK PAIN-LIFTED FREEZER UP STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
HAD HAM FALL ONTO RT FOOT FROM FREEZER WHILE DEFROSTING 3 DAYS AGO. RT FOOT INJURY-CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE ON FREEZER - LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
LIP LACERATION.PT WAS UNLOADING A SMALL FREEZER AND IT HIT MOUTH AND LA CERATED LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON FREEZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2002	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
PT PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE CLEANING OUT DEEP FREEZE, STRAIN UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PT COMPLAINT OF PUNCTURE WOUND R INDEX FINGER CLEANING FREEZER 10/3, CE LLULITIS R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PT RECEIVED PAIN LI HIP ONSET AFTER BENDING OVER TO CLEAN OUT DEEP FREEZER AT HOME. DIAGNOSIS BURSITIS OF LEFT HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Freezers
PATIENT'S FREEZER DOOR STRUCK HER HEAD. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CONTUSION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
PT COMPLAINT OF MID BACK PAIN REACHING INTO FREEZER, T7/8 DISCITIS FACE T STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
BACK CONT. PT TRIPPED WHEN GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF FREEZER CHEST,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers, Ceilings and walls
RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A FREEZER AND A WALL DX: CONTUSION RIGHT WRIST AND ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
80 YOWF STATES A PACKAGE OF FROZEN MEAT FELL OUT OF THE FREEZER AND LAC ERATED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
RT MIDDLE TOE CT-AT HOME-A FROZEN CHICKEN FELL FROM FREEZER-HIT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
FREEZER DOOR WAS CLOSING, PT. UNAWARE, HIT HAND ON FREEZER DOOR AND ALSO HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
LBP INTO RT HIP, LEG. PICKED UP ICECREAM FREEZER 4 DAYS AGO APX 50-60 LBS. DX; SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers, Bottles or jars
88 YOFC - PLACING JARRED PEACHES IN FREEZER, STUBBED HER TOE FALLING FO RWARD TEARING SKIN ON RIGHT ARM/LACERATION RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
PT MOVING FREEZER INJURED ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER ON FREEZER DOOR AT HOME. D; FINGER CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Freezers
RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN FALLING INTO DOOR HANDLE OFF REEZER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Freezers
PT C/O FROZEN HAM FROM FREEZER FALLING ON LEFT BIG TOEDX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT BIG TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
STRUCK IN BACK BY FREEZER DOOR CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
BENT OVER FREEZER AT HOME AND STARTED WITH SHARP LOWER BACK PAIN.DX ACU TE LUMBAR PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
PATIENT FELL AT HOME HITTING THE DEEP FREEZER. DX-ACUTE CONTUSION,ABRAS IONS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 61 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
KNEE STRAIN-DRANK 12-14 BEERS TODAY-SLIPPED & FELL IN A FREEZER-LOCALE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT NOSE ON FREEZER DX: CONTUSION NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
CLEANING FREEZER LT SHOULDER AND ARM BEGAN TO HURT/LT BICEP STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers, Other plastic products
PT. OPENED FREEZER AND FROZEN PLASTIC ICE PACK FELL OUT AND HIT R FOOT. WAS IN SOCK FEET. DX. FX R GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 84 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: Freezers
84 Y/O F C/O RT LEG HIP PAIN - FELL AGAINST FREEZER. DX : RIGHT ARM CON TUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
CERVICAL STRAIN-REMOVING ICE FROM HIS FREEZER @ HOME-FELT A "SUDDE N "POP" IN NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
75 YO F OPEN FREEZER AND MEAT FELL OUT ON FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
LT SHOULDER STRAIN-SINCE MOVING A FREEZER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
SAYS PAIN LOW BACK X 1 WEEK SINCE RAISING FREEZER DOOR. DX. BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
51YOBF HIT HAND ON A FREEZER DX: L HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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