Accidents - Refrigerators - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,944
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	315
Year 1998:	105
Year 1999:	227
Year 2000:	243
Year 2001:	117
Year 2002:	47
Year 2003:	271
Year 2004:	339
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	466
Year 2007:	155
Year 2008:	262
Year 2009:	197
Year 2010:	178

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
56YOWM PT STATES A REFRIGERATOR FELL ON HIS ARM YEST AT FRIEND'S HOUSE . DX. FX. L DISTAL RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
64YOM WITH WRIST PAIN HAD REFRIGERATOR FALL DX: WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Chairs
79YOF WAS CLEANING OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATOR AND FELL OFF CHAIR DX: WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
RIGHT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN HITTING IT ON CORNER OF REFRIG ERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT WENT TO MOVE A REFRIGERATOR AND IT STARTED TO FALL STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Glass bottles or jars
PT GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND A GLASS JAR FELL OUT S HE WENT TO GRAB IT AND FELL FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
FALL VICTIM-WHILE BENDING OVER TO GET INTO MINI REFRIGATOR & LOST FOOTI NG & FELL TO FLOOR DX CONTUSION R/L WRIST SPRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2009	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
REFRIDGERATOR FELL ON WRIST. DX: WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Day wear
SLIPPED IN SOCKS ON KITCHEN FLOOR, HIT REFRIGERATOR THEN FELL TO FLOOR. DX WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O LFT WRIST INJURY. PT HURT WRIST PUTTING MILK INTO REFRIGERATOR. DX SPRAIN LFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT WITH LAC TO WRIST FROM MOVING A REFRIGERATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER MOVING REFRIGERATOR DX: WRIST SWEILLING/PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT STATES INJURED WRIST WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR DX RT WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO WRIST WHEN FELL INTO REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
WRIST INJURY-HIT WRIST ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
LT WRIST FX: TRIPPED ON CORNER OF REFRIGERATOR, FELL ON CARPETED FLOOR LANDING ON BACK OF HAND/WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE MOVING A REFRIGERATOR FRACTURED LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Foods
PT WAS PUTTING FOOD ON BOTTOM SHELF OF REFRIGERATOR, STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
REACHING ON TOP OF FRIDGE&FELT A PULL IN THE HAND " WRIST SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND INJURED WRIST SPRAIN WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 64 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: Refrigerators
TRYING TO CLOSE REFRIGERATOR, STRUCK LEFT WRIST ON METAL ON REFRIGERATO R, DX: CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CLEANING REFRIGERATOR LEFT WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT WRIST CONT. PT FELL HITTING CORNER OF REFRIGERATOR IN GARAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
PT GOT ARM CAUGHT BEWTWEEB FRIGE AND WALL DURING SEIZURE DX: RT WRIST CONTUSION / SPRIAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE TRYING TO GET WATER FROM REFRIGERATOR DX: FX RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
SLIPPED FELL WHILE CLEANING REFRIGERATOR LEFT WRIST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
FELL AGAINST REFRIGERATOR/WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
C/O PT STATES WAS MOVING REFRIGERATOR AND DOOR OPEN AND FELL BACK ON ARM INJURING WRIST DX RT WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT C/O ARM INJURY. PT FELL WHILE TRYING TO GET AN ONION OUT OF REFRIGER ATOR. DX WRIST FRACT. CONT TO RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
PT TRYING TO OPEN A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME AND FELT A POP IN LEFT WRIST S TRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
HIT HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR FELL AND INJURED WRIST DX: L WRIST FX. / HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
CUT WRIST ON REFRIGERATOR DX R WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS WRIST AS A RESULT OF MOVING A REFRIGER ATOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT DX CONTUSION TO RT WRIST - C/O PAIN AND SWELLING AFTER RT WRIST GOT CAUGHT IN REFRIGERATOR DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
BLOW TO WRIST WHILE MOVING REFRIGERATOR. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Trays
PT WAS OPENING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME WHEN SOME TRAYS FELL OFF THE TOP ONTO LEFT WRIST FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR INJURED WRIST C/O PAIN DX FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
LEFT WRIST FX; LEFT HIP CONT. PT WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF A REFRIGE RATOR WHEN SHE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
PT MOVING REFRIGERATOR FELL ONTO WRIST C/O PAIN AND SWELLING DX FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Ceilings and walls
CAUGHT WRIST BETWEEN REFRIGERATOR AND A WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
87 YO F FELL GOING TO REFRIGERATOR, HURT ARM. DX R WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
PT FELL WHILE CLEANING A REFRIGERATOR; WRIST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
RT WRIST FX - HIT WRIST ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 57 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: Refrigerators
RT WRIST CT-AT HOME-CLEANING BEHIND A REFRIGERATOR & FELL ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
RT WRIST INJURY. MOVING COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATOR, SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HAND. DX; FX RT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2001	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2000	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2000	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2000	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2000	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/23/2000	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/1999	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1999	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/1999	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1999	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Footwear
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/19/1998	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1998	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/1997	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators, Bottles or jars
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1997	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1997	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1997	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/1997	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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