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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,467
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT BENT OVER FREEZER AND HURT RIBS AT HOME DX: RT LOWER RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF HER FREEZER WHEN THE LID CAME DOWN ON H ER HEAD AND SHE FELL DOWN/ WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/30/2005 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| LACERATION FINGER - 72 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON METAL F ROM AN OLD FREEZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS LIFTING A TURKEY OUT OF A STORE FREEZER WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR CAUSING A STRAIN TO HER LT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 51 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-C/O BACK PAIN AFTER TRYING TO LIFT A DEEP FREEZE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| CLEANING FREEZER & FELL (LOST BALANCE). RT LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 82 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 |
| 82 YOF UPPER TRUNK MUSCLE STRAIN WHEN EMPTIED OUT CHEST FREEZER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| WAS HELPING TO MOVE FREEZER AT HOME; DEVELOPED PAIN IN RT. ELBOW. RT. E LBOW STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PAIN, FELL AGAINST FREEZER DX. NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT CLEANING OUT FREEZER AND CUT FINGER ON SOMETHING DX: LAC R MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| DX HEMATOMA LEFT SHOULDER: PUSHING FREEZER WITH SHOULDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| LEFT CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL INTO A FREEZER, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| FRACTURE WRIST - 84 YOF FELL WHILE GETTING BLUEBERRIES OUT OF THE FREEZ ER IN THE GARAGE INJURING HER LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2005 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Freezers, Cookware |
| 86 YOF WAS THAWING HER FREEZER BY PUTTING A POT OF BOILING WATER IN IT THE ICE MELTED CAUSING THE POT TO SLID & SPILL SCALDING WATER ON HER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 71 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 LID CLOSED ON R HAND, PAIN DX: CONTUSION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 81 YO LOST BALANCE WHILE OPENING FREEZER INJURED WRIST CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| HIT TOES AGAINST FREEZER CONTUSION LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers, Fences or fence posts |
| THROWING AWAY SPIOLED DEER MEAT AFTER FREEZER STOPPED WORKING--FELL INTO BARBED WIRE DX LACERATION LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 69 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 |
| SCALP LAC/69YOF STS AT HOME HIT HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR WHEN SHE STOOD UP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT HIT FACE ON FREEZER DOOR; LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 80 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: Freezers |
| BECAME DIZZY, FELL AGAINST ICEBOX (FREEZER), C/O ABRASION, PAIN R WRIST, FA, DX; DIZZINESS, ARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| TRIPPED, HIT FREEZER DX. KNEE CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 78 YOF OPENED UP A FREEZER DOOR AT A STORE HITTI NG HER OWN LOWER LEG SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT FELL OVER A DOG AND STRUCK WRIST AGAINST FREEZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| C/O RT LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER CLEANING FREEZER YESTERDAY/ LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PAIN MOVING A FREEZER DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| FELL AGAINST FREEZER DX BROKEN HUMEROUS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 66 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: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| DX LOWER BACK COMPRESSION FRACTURE: MOVING FREEZER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| FELL FROM STANDING ON FREEZER DX. HIP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 74 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 |
| PATIENT SAYS PUTTING MEAT IN FREEZER YEST WHEN LID FELL DOWN AND STRUCK L HAND. DX. CONT L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| 76 YOF WAS CLEANING FREEZE AND FELL INTO THE CORNER OF IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 82 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 |
| LUMBAR AND CERVICAL STRAIN.PT FELL AGAINST A FREEZER AND BACK AND NECK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2005 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| ANKLE CT-DROPPED FROZEN FOOD FROM FREEZER ON FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 54YMC AT BAR TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD AGAINST FREEZER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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