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Accidents - Safes - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 321
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:104Finger:88
Hand:69Lower Trunk:58

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/10/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Safes
STEPPED INTO AN OPEN VAULT DOOR TWISTED HIP LEFT HIP STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Safes, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS PULLING OUT A SAFE OFF A SHELF AT HOME WHEN IT FELL ONTO HER HEA D CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2004Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safes, Floors or flooring materials
WHILE WORKING ON FLOOR BELOW SAFE HIT HEAD ON DOOR DX: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2004Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Safes, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
PT MOVING A FLOOR SAFE WEIGHING ABOUT 80 POUNDS ON A DOLLEY WHEN IT FEL L ONTO LEFT THIRD FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2004Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safes
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER RT HAND ON A FLOOR SAFE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2004Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safes
HEAD LAC, PT HIT HEAD ON A SAFE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2004Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Safes
65 YO FEMALE CUT TIP OF THUMB ON SAFE DOOR AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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