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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,036
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers, Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT OPENED HER FREEZER DOOR AND AN ICE PACK FELL OUT ONTO LEFT FOOT CO NTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT BENT OVER TO REACH FOR SOMETHING IN THE FREEZER WHEN FELT A POP IN CHEST. DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| SCALP LAC-HIT HEAD ON DEEP FREEZE IN GARAGE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| FELL AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON FREEZER, HAD CONCUSSION, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Freezers |
| CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY WITH RUST RING: TEARING APART FREEZER, SOMETHING WENT IN RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 76 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 |
| PT SPRAINED HER LOWER BACK WHILE BENDING OVER A FREEZER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 79 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT LEANING TO FREEZER-CONTUSION UPPER CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 79YOM WAS GETTING FROZEN FOOD OUT OF FREEZER,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT MIDDLE FINGERS;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| STATES WAS LEANING OVER THE FREEZER DEFROSTING IT AND STARTED HAVING LT RIB PAIN. DX: NONDISPLACED FX ANTERIOR LT 6TH RIB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers, Stairs or steps |
| 53 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER CARRYING FREEZER UP STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT LEANED DOWN IN KITCHEN TO PICK SOMETHING UP. AROSE AND HIT NOSE ON F REEZER DOOR. D: FACE CONTUSION, EPISTAXIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| PATIENT JAMMED RIGHT PINKY FINGER IN A FREEZER DOOR, HAS PAIN AND EDEMA AT KNUCKLE. DX-RT 5TH FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 61 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, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS CLEANING OUT FREEZER 2 WKS AGO AND EXPERIENCED PAIN UNDER R BREA ST, GOT WORSE TODAY AFTER MAKING BED. DX. MYOFASCIAL STRAIN CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 55 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 STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN UNLOADING FOOD FROM FREEZER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT SHUT HAND IN FREEZER DOOR-HEMATOME OF RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Freezers |
| FELL AGAINST FREEZER, DX; COMP FX T7 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Freezers |
| BENT OVER DEEP FREEZER FELT POP CHEST WALL STRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Freezers |
| CONCUSSION-NO LOC-FREEZER DOOR FELL ON HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| FINGER INJURY FROM FREEZER.DX-LACERATION REPAIR 5TH DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Freezers, Foods |
| L SHIN SKIN TEAR/88YOF AT HOME WAS PUTTING ICE CREAM INTO FREEZER AND F ELL ONTO L SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 89 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 |
| 89YOF WAS HOME ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HEAD ON FREEZER DOOR ; CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 72 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 |
| RT RIB CONTUSION.PT WAS BENDING OVER A FREEZER AND FELT A POP IN RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Freezers |
| INJURY RIGHT HAND, FREEZER FELL ON HAND. DX-RIGHT HAND CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers, Knives |
| PT CHIPPING ICE OUT OF HER FREEZER WITH A KNIFE AND SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| FELL AGAINST FREEZER DX: FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| HURT BACK LIFTING FREEZER. DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON FREEZER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | 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 |
| LBP AFTER MOVING FREEZER YESTERDAY DX; LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| RT EYEBROW LACERATION.PT FELL IN TO A FREEZER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| FELL AGAINST FREEZER/LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 83 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 |
| PT CLOSED LT HEEL IN FREEZER DOOR AT GROCERY STORE DX: LAC LT LOWER EXTREMITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT AT *** LEANING OVER THE FREEZER SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR STRUCK CHEST ON THE OPEN RIM OF THE FREEZER CONTUSION CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54 YO M CONTUSION TO FOOT DROPPED FREEZER ON FOOT AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 82 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: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| RT UPPER BACK PAIN FOR PAST FEW DAYS. WAS LIFTING SOME HEAVY MATERAIL W HILE CLEANING OUT FREEZER. DX: RIGHT UPPER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| CHEST WALL PAIN - PULLED MUSCLE WHILE PULLING A LARGE QUANITY OF MEAT OUT OF HER FREEZER LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| FOREHEAD LAC/60YOM WAS LIFTING FREEZER ONTO TRUCK WHEN HIT FOREHEAD ON TAILGATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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