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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,088
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 58 YOM SLIPPED, HIT LIP ON COOLER. DX-LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 79YOM WALKING BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVER A COOLER AND FELL STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Footwear |
| PT WAS TAKING A COOLER OUT OF VAN, HER SHOE SLIPPED AND SHE FELL, PT ST ATES SHE FEEL OUT OF THE VAN. DX. L HIP CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 75 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: Portable food or beverage coolers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 75YOF IN HER GARAGE AND A COOLER FELL OFF A SHELF ONTO LEFT WRIST FRACT URED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 54 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: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO ICE CHEST DX: CONTUSION TO ABDOMINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CHI.PT TRIPPED OVER A COOLER AND HIT HEAD ON A SHELF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| CARRYING A ICE CHEST, TRIPPED, FELL DX: RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| ABRA'S R ZYGOMATIC ARCH: ABRA'S LIP; 62YOF KNOCKED TO GROUND BY RUNAWAY COOLER, ABRA'S ZYGOMATIC ARCH, ABRA'S LOWER LIP @ *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 51YOF, LIFTED COOLER SUDDEN PAIN, BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT RECEIVED ACUTE BACK PAIN WHEN LIFTED A HEAVY ICE CHEST AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PAIN TO LOWER BACK LIFTED ICE CHEST DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| 53 Y/O WAS CHURCH PICNIE LIFTED HEAVY COOLER, FELT A POP IN ARM, PAINFUL TO USE. DX-BICEP TENDON RUPTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT C/O PAIN L KNEE PUTTING A COOLER IN MOTOR HOME, STEPPED ON CURB, PAV EMENT BROKE KNEE. DX. SPRAINED L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2009 | Age: 61 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT BENT DOWN TO LIFT UP A COOLER AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| DX CHI/NAUSEA W VOMIT'G/ARM PAIN: HIT HEAD ON COOLER AFTER TRIP'G OVER DOG. HIT R FOREARM & HAS MILD TTP ON LAT FOREARM. AMNESIA X 10MIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| RUNNING HIT TOE AGAINST A COOLER CONTUSION RIGHT FIFTH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Light bulbs |
| PT STANDING ON ICE CHEST TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB FELL HURT BACK CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Elevators or other lifts |
| 76 YOM WAS CARRING ICE BUCKET AND HIT HAND AGAINST ELEVATOR AT CASINO CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers |
| PT WAS CARRYING A HEAVY COLLER AND FELL ONTO LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION ELBO W |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Portable food or beverage coolers, Fishing |
| PT WAS OUT FISHING AND STRAINED LOWER BACK LIFTING A COOLER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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