Accidents - Clocks - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,360
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	343	Wrist:	178
Lower Trunk:	162	Foot:	143
Upper Trunk:	132	Shoulder:	89
Ankle:	87	Toe:	74
Face:	59	Finger:	58
Hand:	30

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clocks
REACHED FOR ALARM CLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN (L) SHOULDER---(L) SHOULDER ST RAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clocks
PT REACHING UP TO SET THE CLOCK BACK AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT WRIST STRA INED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 94 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clocks
TRYING TO REPROGRAM ALARM CLOCK AND FELL ONTO SIDE INJ SHOULDER STRAINI NG IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clocks
FELL WHILE TRYING TO SET ALARM CLOCK DX- WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clocks, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT FELL OUT OF BED REACHING FOR CELL PHONE. DX: R HAND SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 54 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: Clocks, Ceilings and walls
BACK PAIN: REACHING ABOVE HER HEAD TO WIND CLOCK ON WALL, HEARD SOMETHING "POP" PAIN LUMBAR AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clocks
PT WITH FRACTURED SPINE WHILE HANGING A CLOCK, FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clocks
81YOF WAS STRETCHING TO CHANGE TIME ON CLOCK,LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKING HEAD;HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clocks
WINDING A CLOCK,SPRING FLEW OUT & CUT THUMB/INDEX FINGER. LAC RT THU BM,INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clocks
TRIPPED FELL INTO GRANDFATHER CLOCK AT HOME. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clocks, Beds or bedframes
59YOF WAS REACHING FOR ALARM CLOCK AND TELEPHONE THAT WERE RINGING AT THE SAME TIME,ROLLED OUT OF BED STRIKING HEAD;CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clocks
CLOCK FELL FROM WALL AND HIT PT ON HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clocks
PT REACHED FOR ALARM CLOCK TO TURN IT OFF. DX: L SHOULDER STRAIN, POSS ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clocks
CUT FINGER WORKING ON CLOCK DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clocks, Furniture
68YOF WAS HOME MOVING FURNITURE,WHEN A ALARM CLOCK FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD;HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clocks
PT WAS CARRYING A MANTLE CLOCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRUCK CHEST SUST AINED A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clocks
PT DROPPED GRANDFATHER CLOCK ON FOOT-CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 72 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: Clocks, Medical equipment, general
PT GOT UP TO TURN OFF THE ALARAM CLOCK AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER HER OXY GEN TUBING AND FELL CONTUSION HIP UNABLE TO GET UP ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clocks
70 YO F SPRAINED ANKLE FOOT CONTUSION , DROPPED CLOCK ON FOOT 4/7, TWISTED ANKLE 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clocks, Ceilings and walls
LEFT WRIST SPRAIN-SUS INJ TO LEFT WRIST WHEN HE FELL WHILE TRYING TO HA NG CLOCK ON THE WALL.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clocks
80 YOM WAS TRYING TO HANG A CLOCK AND DROPPED IT ONTO HIS RIGHT GREAT T OE SUSTAINING A FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clocks
PT KICKED ALARM CLOCK TODAY AND INJURED TOE DX// FX AND LAC LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clocks, Ceilings and walls
GOING TO CHANGE CLOCK ON THE WALL GLASS BROKE CIT FOREHEAD LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clocks
PT DROPPED METAL PENDULUM ON FOOT-LAC FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clocks
PT FELL AND HIT BACK ON BED. DX: BACK CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clocks, Floors or flooring materials
PT ROLLED OUT OF BED ONTO FLOOR AT CARE CENTER. DX: MILD HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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