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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,025
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| ACUTE R LOWER EXTREMITY DVT: 51YOM ON TUES. MOVING HEAVY FREEZER ACROSS ROOM @ MOM'S FRIEND'S HOUSE, HEARD A "POP" CALF PAINFUL & HOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| 56 YOF LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY A FREEZER |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 10/17/2004 | Age: 68 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 |
| WAS HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A FREEZER CHEST AND IT CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT LOWER LEG. CONTUSION TO LT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2004 | Age: 77 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: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| PUTTING SOMETHING IN FREEZER, TURNED, FELT LIKE LEG "GAVE OUT" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers |
| 81 YO WF - CELLULITIS RT. LEG - BAG OF FROZEN VEGETABLES FROM FREEZER F ELL OUT HITTING HER RT. LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| FREEZER FELL ONTO PT'S LEG. DX: L LEG LAC 2 CM, L FOOT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Freezers |
| 67YOM SITTING ON FREEZER LEG PAIN AT HOME DX SPONTANEOUS HEMATOMA |
| 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: 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: 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: 10/04/2000 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers, Trays |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2000 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/1997 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Freezers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/1997 | Age: 89 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Freezers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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