Accidents - Freezers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,322
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	387	Upper Trunk:	186
Lower Arm:	102	Hand:	86
Foot:	86	Head:	78
Wrist:	77	Finger:	77
Upper Leg:	69	Lower Leg:	68
Upper Arm:	68	Internal:	16
Shoulder:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Freezers
PERSISTENT R HIP DISLOCATION - DISLOCATED HIP WHEN CLEANING OUT FREEZER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN. PT WAS REACHING INTO A FREEZER AND INJURED SHOULDE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
PT AT SUPERMARKET, OPENED FREEZER DOOR AND A 1/2 GALLON CONTAINER OF IC E CREAM FELL ON LT FOOT. FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
TII COMPRESSION FRACTURE, FELL AT HOME PUTTING PORK CHOPS IN FREEZER LANDED ON RT ARM, MID LOWER BACK, AND TAILBOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
PT STRAINED HER RIB AREA AS SHE WAS BENDING OVER INTO A FREEZER TO GET SOMETHING OUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
L FEMUR FX - STRUCK LEG ON FREEZER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Freezers
BENT OVER FREEZER & GOT UP TOO QUICK & FELL BACKWARDS DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
PT STATES FREEZER LID FELL ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
LIFTING CHEST FREEZER HURT BACK. DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
R HAND CONTUSION - SHUT HAND IN FREEZER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
PATIENT HIT HER LOWER ARM ON THE FREEZER AT HOME. DX-DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS BENT OVER REACHING INTO A DEEP FREEZER AND FELT A POP IN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
91 YO F LIFTING LID OF FREEZER FELT PULL IN HIP HIP STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
LEFT FOOT #. LARGE PIECE OF MEAT FELL OUT OF FREEZER ONTO HIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PT OPENING A FREEZER DOOR THREE DAYS AGO AND FROZEN FOOD FELL OUT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED AN ABRASION WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PT COMPLAINT OF RIB PAIN BENDING OVER FREEZER, CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
PATIENT HIT HER HAND ON THE FREEZER DOOR. DX-LEFT HAND CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
PT AT HOME GETTING ICE FROM HER FREEZER OPENED THE FREEZER DOOR AND FEL L FRACTURED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Freezers
PT REACHING INTO HIS FREEZER AT HOME SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO LEFT WRI ST ON A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE SIDE OF THE FREEZER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Freezers
PT C/O WAS "CHOKED" BY HER FREEZER DOOR X5 DAYS AGO - WANTS TO BE CHECKED OUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Freezers
PT GETTING ICE OUT OF THE FREEZER AND FELL FRACTURED RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	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: Fracture
Product: Freezers
77 YOF FELL INTO FREEZER LID FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2003	Age: 70 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
70 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Freezers
FELL 6 DAYS AGO, TRIPPED OVER A FLOWER DISPLAY AND HIT HEAD ON MEAT FRE EZER. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, CONTUSION L FOREARM, CONTUSION L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Freezers
LEANING OVER FREEZER SUFFERED RIB CAGE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2003	Age: 70 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: Burns, Scald
Product: Freezers, Hot water
RT FOREARM BURN-AT HOME-CLEANING DAUGHTERS DEEP FREEZE-SPILLED BOILING WATER ON ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Freezers
94 YO F WAS REACHING OVER FREEZER YESTERDAY NOW HAS RIB PAIN. DX RIB ST RAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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