Accidents - Clothes dryers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,313
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	133
Year 1998:	93
Year 1999:	79
Year 2000:	23
Year 2001:	327
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	147
Year 2004:	82
Year 2005:	11
Year 2006:	107
Year 2007:	21
Year 2008:	104
Year 2009:	62
Year 2010:	42

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
2YOM PT AT LAUNDROMAT AND GOT HIS L MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN DOOR TO DRY ER. HAS LAC TO FINGER. DX L FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
5 YOF LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
18MOF HAD FINGER CLOSED IN DRYER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Clothes dryers
18MOM STUCK HAND IN BACK OF CLOTHES DRYER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND AMPU TATED TIP OF L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers
SHUT FINGER IN CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME. DX FINGER HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A DRYER DOOR, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT CRUSHED HER RIGHT RING FINGERTIP IN THE CLOTHES DRYER DOOR. DX-CRUSH INJURY TO RT RING FINGERTIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SLAMMED LT THUMB IN DRYER DOOR DX: LT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SUST LAC TO FINGER WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT IN DRYER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
DX SUPERFICIAL AVUSLION INDEX FINGER: CUT F AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN DRYER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
SLAMMED FINGER ON DRYER. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HAD A DRYER DOOR CLOSE ONTO HER FINGER. DX - LT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
SMALL LAC L 4TH FING;SCRATCH L 3RD FING/9MOM CUT FINGER ON DRYER DOOR A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2006	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT'S FINGER POSSIBLY SLAMMED IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME 1 WEEK AGO, BAS E OF NAIL BRUISED AND SWOLLEN; NAILBED INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT DROPPED A PIECE OF GUM IN DRYER, & WENT TO GET IT OUT & CUT 2ND, 4TH & 5TH FINGERS ON DRYER BELT. DX: AVULSION 5TH FINGER, 2ND & 4TH FINGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT. CUT RT 4TH & 5TH FINGERS IN THE DRYER DOOR DX: AVULSION & LACERATION OF 4TH & 5TH FINGERS OF RT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON POINTED METAL PIECE IN DRYER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT HAD THUMB REDNESS AND SWELLING NEAR CUTICLE FOR A FEW WEEKS, YE STERDAY SLAMMED IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME, NAIL CAME OFF; PARONYCHIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
PT. WAS WITH HIS FATHER, FATHER OPENED CLOTHES DRYER AND CHILD STUCK HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE INSIDE OFTHE DRYER. BURN TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT MASHED HER FINGER IN A CLOTHES DRYER DOOR. DX-CONTUSION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT GOT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME. DX: POSSIBLE FRACTURE AND CONTUSION TO MIDDLE LEFT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT LAC LT 5TH FINGER ON DRYER AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
CHILD'S THUMB SHUT IN DRYER DOOR. D: FRACTURE, THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
5 YO F CLOSED FINGER IN CLOTHES DRYER DOOR AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2001	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2001	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2001	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2001	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2000	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2000	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1999	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/29/1999	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1997	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/1997	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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