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Accidents - Safes - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 436
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:289Lower Trunk:86
Upper Trunk:59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/27/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Safes
54YOF NEAR AMPUTATION L DISTAL MIDDLE FINGER BONES REALIGNED AND APPR OXIMATED CRUSHED BY HEAVY SAFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Safes, Chains
78YMC LIFTING A SAFE CHAIN BECAME TANGLED AND WRAPPED AROUND AND FELL SAFE FELL ONTO HAND/NEAR AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/18/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Safes
PICKED UP SAFE, FELT BACK POP DX COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Safes
LUMBAR STRAIN-INJURED AFTER LIFTING A SAFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2006Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Safes
HEAVY SAFE FELL ON HAND DX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2006Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Safes
R THUMB DISTAL PHALANX FX, LAC/62YOF INJURED THUMB AT HOME WHEN SHE DRO PPED A HEAVY METAL SAFE ON THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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