Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,857
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Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 79 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS OPENING REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND SLIPPED ON FLOOR HITTING LOWER BACK DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LUMBAR STRAIN.56YOM WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CLOSING REFRIGERATOR. DX: L HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2009	Age: 76 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: Other
Product: Refrigerators
76 YOM HIP PAIN, FELL WHILE STANDING AT THE REFRIDGERATOR AND HAS HIP P AIN TO SIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
53 YOM PT C/O BACK PAIN S/P LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR YESTERDAY. LUMBOSAC RAL STRAIN.SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 99 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL WHILE TURNING AROUND & FELL INTO REFRIGERATOR DX;* HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 68 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: Refrigerators
68YOF OPENING HER REFRIGERATOR DOOR TO GET SOME MILK AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT INJURED BACK WHILE MOVING A REFRIGERATOR, DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	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: Refrigerators
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN FALLING AND HIT A REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 72 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: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
DX FALL/ABMULATORY DYSFUNCTION: P/W H/O ALS W GET'G SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIG ON MON; LOST BAL & FELL; INT L HIP PN +HEMATOMA PN WALK' STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR AND FELL BACKWARDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT DX HERNIA OF UNSPECIFIED SITE - SUDDEN ONSET OF RT GROIN PAIN WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2009	Age: 83 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: Refrigerators
PT PRESENTED TO ED WITH LUMBAR PAIN. INJURY OCCURRED FROM INVOLVEMENT WITH REFRIGERATOR. UNABLE TO CLEARLY READ ED RECORD. DX. CONTUSION LUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN BENDING OVER TO REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
LUMBAR FX PT FELL INTO A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
89 YOM FELL AFTER OPENING REFRIGERATOR AFTER TURNING QUICKLY. PELVIC F X.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 85 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: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT OPENING THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR TO GET SOME MILK AND FELL TO THE KITCH EN FLOOR ONTO RIGHT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/15/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
ACUTE MYOFASCIAL (LUMBAR) STRAIN - LIFTED REFRIGERATOR ON 9/14/09, BACK STARTED HURTING THAT AFTERNOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PUSHING A FRIDGE DX: L1 COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 79 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT REACHING FOR THE HANDLE OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND SLIPPED LANDED ONTO RIGHT HIP CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE CLEANING OUT REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR DX: LUMBOSACRAL BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR YESTERDAY CONTUSION RT HIP *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING A REFRIGERATOR, DX THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 84 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: Refrigerators, Crutches, canes or walkers
FELL IN KITCHEN WALKING BETWEEN OPEN REFRIG DOOR AND WALKER WITH COMPRE SSION FX L2
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 51 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: Other
Product: Refrigerators
HELPING MOVE FRIDGE. IT SLID OFF A SLIDER AND LIFTED FRIDGE TO PUT A CK ON SLIDER. DX: ACUTE EXAC. OF CHRONIC LBP WITH LUMBAR MUSCLE SPASM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT DX LOWER BACK PAIN - DUE TO LIFTING REFRIGERATOR A WEEK AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O LOW BACK PAIN X 2 DAYS AFTER BENDING OVER TO GET SOMETHING OUT O F REFRIGERATOR. DX. BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
RESTRAINED DRIVER HAD TIRE BLOW OUT AND ROLLED VEHICLE. HAD REFRIGERATI ON UNIT IN BACKSEAT & IT HIT HER. DX:L2-3 FXS HAND LAC, WRIST CONTUS.AD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN FALLING BACKWARDS INTO A REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT WITH FRACTURED LOWER SPINE WHILE PULLING THINGS OUT OF REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVED A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT GETTING ITEMS OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN RIG HT GROIN STRAINED GROIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT DOING SOME HEAVY CLEANING IN HER KITCHEN AND PULLED OUT REFRIGERATOR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT HIP CONTUSION-C/O SEVERE PAIN TO LEFT HIP AND NUMBNESS TO LEG AFTE R DROPPING A HEAVY REFRIGERATOR AND HIT LEFT HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PER PATIENT, SHE WAS TRYING TO GET SOME FOOD FROM THE REFRIGERATOR THIS AFTERNOON, LOST BALANCE, FELL ON KITCHEN FLOOR. DX. PELVIC & HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 54 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: Refrigerators, Ladders
54YOM A WEEK AGO WAS LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN, THEN GOT UP ON A LADDER FELL OFF STRIKING BACK;LOWER BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT INJURED BACK MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME A FEW DAYS AGO DX// LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL THIS AM AS SHE WAS OPENING REFRIGERATOR FREEZER DOOR AND FELL B ACKWARDS AND HIT L SIDE. DX. L PERITROCHANTERIC HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 57 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: Refrigerators
PT PRESENT TO HER BY FAMILY VEHICLE C/O LIFTING SOME REFRIGERTAORS AND FELL BACKWARD HURTING LOWER BACK- DX: CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR 2 DAYS AGO & FELL INJURING BACK DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Stairs or steps
52 YOM SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING REFRIGERATOR DOWN STEPS AND WAS PINNED AG AINST RAILING/ - LUMBOSACRAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 90 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: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS REACHING FOR OBJECT IN FRIDGE AT HOME, STRAINED, LOST BALANCE AN D FELL, TO ER WITH HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LBP AFTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR 2 DAYS AGO DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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: Refrigerators
ACUTE RT BACK STRAIN: MOVING REFRIGERATOR DAY BEFORE, RT LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT STATES WAS HELPING SON CARRY A REFRIGERATOR AND DEVELOPED BACK PAIN DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT ATTEMPTING TO GET SOMETHING FROM HER REFRIGERATOR AND LOST BALANEC A ND FELL ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PT STATES GETTING APPLESAUCE OUT OF REFRIGERATOR AND NEXT REMEMBERS ON FLOOR IN PAIN. DX. L1 FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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