Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,970
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	57
Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	215
Year 2001:	131
Year 2002:	166
Year 2003:	139
Year 2004:	178
Year 2005:	120
Year 2007:	206
Year 2008:	354
Year 2009:	100
Year 2010:	140

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Stepladders
87YOF WAS CLEANING OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATOR AND FELL OFF STEP LADDER DX: HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
77 YOF INJURED UPPER ARM MOVING SOMETHING OUT OF REFRIGERATOR. DX-RIGHT HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC MAT HITTING HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR. DX: HEAD CONT, R HUMERUS FX, L ELBOW LAC, L PATELLA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT OPENING HER REFRIGERATOR AND TRIPPED OVER A CAT AND FELL ONTO SHOULD ER FRACTURED HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
STATES RIGHT ARM SLIPPED OFF THE REFRIGERATOR AND HE STARTED HAVING PAI N. DX FRACTURED RT HUMERUS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
83 YOF FELL INTO REFRIGERATOR AND THEN ONTO FLOOR WHEN PUTTING TRASH IN CAN - FRACTURE UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
92YOF ACCIDENTLY HIT THE REFRIGERATOR DOOR,WHEN SHE TRIPPED FALLING AGAINST DOOR;UPPER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
SUDDEN PAIN IN RT ARM WHILE LIFTING A REFRIGERATOR/ PARTIAL BICEPS TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT TRIPPED AND FELL HIT ARM ON REFRIGERATOR AT HOME DX/ RIGHT UPPER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
GRABBING SOMETHING FROM THE FRIDGE, FELL FORWARDS HITTING SHOULDER>>HUM RUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT HAD LAC TO UPPER R ARM FROM SHARP EDGE ON REFRIGERATOR @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO CATCH A REFRIGERATOR THAT WAS FALLING OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK CAUSING A RUPTURED RT BICEPS MUSCLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Refrigerators
PT WAS MOVING A REFRIGERATOR AND IT FELL HITTING PT ON ARM DX: HEMATOMA RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR 3 DAYS AGO. DX: R PROXIMAL HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2005	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT HAS HAD PX SINCE CLEANING OUT REFRIGERATOR 3 WK AGO. DX: R HUMERUS FX TRANSV 30% DISPLACED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Counters or countertops
ON COUNTER IN KITCHEN CLEANING REFRIGERATOR AND MISSED STEP ON LADDER W HILE GETTING DOWN TO FLOOR AND FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Crutches, canes or walkers
CONTUS R UPPER ARM, SKIN TEAR L UPPER ARM; FELL WITH WALKER WHILE TRYIN G TO OPEN REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
STATES HIT R SHOULDER AGAINST REFRIGERATOR, SLID TO FLOOR. DX. R SHOU LDER/HUMERUS HEAD FX. CONT R KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Animal traps
PT. FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR, C/O R UPPER ARM PAIN. HE WAS SETTING A MOUSE TRAP. DX. CONT R ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Other ranges
UPPER ARM & LIP LAC-TRIPPED-FELL-HIT STOVE & REFRIGERATOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FX R HUMERUS; FELT POP IN R UPPER ARM & PAIN WHILE LIFTING MILK FROM RE FRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
PUTTING AWAY EGGS INTO REFRIGERATOR, FELL ONTO FLOOR DX: CONTUSION LT. UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
RT BICEPS MUSCLE PARTIAL TEAR-AFTER LIFTING A HEAVY DRAWER-IN REFRIGERA TOR-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
LIFTING SMALL REFRIGERATOR AT HOME FELT PULL IN R BICEPS DX R PARTIAL BICEP MUSCLE TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
DX: LAC L UPPER ARM, DEMENTIA. PT HAS ALSZHEIMERS. STATES CUT ARM FIXIN G HIS REFRIG. UNCLEAR HOW HE CUT ARM AND HE DOES NOT KNOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT.INJ.RT.UPPER ARM AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HELPING MOVE A FRIGE & FELT P AIN IN ARM. DX; STRAIN RT.UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2001	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2001	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Washer-dryer combinations
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2000	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Scooters, unpowered
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/1999	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/1998	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1998	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/1998	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/1997	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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