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Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,779
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:514Foot:243
Neck:190Head:128
Mouth:119Lower Trunk:107
Eyeball:105Shoulder:98
Upper Trunk:68Hand:59
All Of Body:59Lower Arm:15
Wrist:15Lower Leg:15
Ankle:15Toe:15
Elbow:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2005Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
2.5CM SCALP LAC-HIT A CLOTHESLINE IN BASEMENT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
34 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED SWELLING TO EYE WHEN WALKING IN YARD AT NIGHT AND WALKED INTO CLOTHES LINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RAN FACE FIRST INTO CLOTHES LINE, FELL BACK HITTING MOUTH, DENTAL IN JURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT HAD A CLOTHES RACK FALL ON CHEST DX: CONTUSION LT UPPER CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CLOTHES RACK FELL ONTO TOP OF PATIENT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/23/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN TAKING DOWN A CLOTHESLINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, All-terrain vehicles
RAN INTO SLOTHESLINE ON 4-WHEELER DX. NOSE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Mobile/Manufactured homeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Mobile/manufactured homes
SPANISH SPEAKING ONLY CHILD SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL INJURY WHEN TOUCHING M ETAL CLOTHESLINE & ELECT. LIGHTPOLE OUTSIDE OF TRAILER HOME.D:ELEC. INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN RAN INTO A CLOTHES LINE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
PT FELL WHEN HANING CLOTHES ON CLOTHES LINE AND FX JIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/28/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS RUNNING AND HIT A PC OF WOOD THAT WAS HOLDING UP A CLOTHESLINE AND WOOD STRUCK PT IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT WAS ON A CLOTHESLINE, FELL & SUSTAINED A LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PLAING C CLOTHES LINE, BROKE OFF, FELL HITTING HEAD. " SCALP LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE ACROSS MOUTH. D : ABRASION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2005Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Bedspreads, throws or comforters
PT HAD PX HANGING COMFORTER ON CLOTHES LINE. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, DISC BULGING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
EYE CONTUSED, RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2005Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CLOTHES RACK FELL ON SHOULDER. DX- CONTUSION R SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT DROPPED CLOTHING RACK ON FOOT; FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
LACERATION TO EYE FROM WOOD ON CLOTHESLINE DX LACERATION OF FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Scooters, unpowered
RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE WHILE ON SCOOTER DX: NASAL ABRASION, MOUTH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
DX FACIAL LACERATION: CUT ABOVE RIGHT EYE, INJURED ON CLOTHESLINE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RUNNING THROUGH THE YARD STRUCK A CLOTHESLINE STRAINED NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE 1 WEEK AGO AND STRUCK LITTLE TOE ON PORTABL E CLOTHES RACK DX: L 5TH TOE FX, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2005Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHESLINE CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/05/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FACIAL ABRASIONS, RAN INTO CLOSELINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT BUMPED HEAD AGAINST CLOTHING RACK. " SCALP LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE, HIT NECK. DX-ACUTE NECK CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT RAN INTO A CLOTHES LINE, KNOCKED BACKWARDS. DX-CONTUSION NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT C/O NECK PN RUNNING INTO CLOTHESLINE HITTING HEAD FALLING TO GROUND CATCHING NECK ON CLOTHESLINE KNOCKED WIND OUT OF PT, STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS RUNNING AND HIT NECK ON CLOTHESLINE. D: NECK INJURY - CONTUSIO N AND ABRASION TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
2YMC HANGING ON CLOTHESLINE BY HAND FELL OFF C/O FOOT PAIN/SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CLOTHES RACH FELL ON FOOT AT HOME, PAIN DX: L FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE AT HOME IN YARD. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
47 YO STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CLOTH RACK LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PLAYING OUTSIDE RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE INJURED FOOT ...CONTUSION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2005Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE YESTERDAY AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT WAS IN A STORE WHEN A CLOTHING RACK FELL ON LEG. DX-TIBIA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
HANGING CLOTHES, STEPPED IN HOLE, L ANKLE PAIN DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2005Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC COATED WIRE FOR CLOTHES LINE, CONTUSION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT FELL INTO CLOTHES RACK DX: HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2005Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE; FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS PLAYING ON CLOTHESLINE OUTSIDE AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL, HITTING TEETH, LT UPPER FRONT TOOTH KNOCKED OUT. DX: TRAUMATIC EXTRACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2005Age: 2 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT HAD CLOTHES RACK FALLEN ON HEAD SUSTAINED " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RAN INTO CLOTHES LINEFELL BACK HIT HEAD DX CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS HANGING OFF A CLOTHESLINE AND FELL HITTING FOREHEAD ON GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF DISCOMFORT ON SOLE OF RIGHT FOOT AFTER STEPPING ONTO A METAL CLOTHES RACK AT HOME 4 WKS AGO. DX-CONTUSION, RT FOREFOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2005Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
57 YO FELL OVER CLOTHES RACK FX RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/16/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT RAN INTO A CLOSTHES RACK AT GOODY'S STORE. DX-LACERATION LEFT EYELID, SUTURED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RAN INTO CLOTHES LINE DX: NECK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT KNOCKED OUT TOOTH WHEN RAN INTO CLOTHES LINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
STATES SHE WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL AND RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE DX RT SHOULDER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT FELL OFF CLOTHSLINE -SWEILLING TO ELBOW DX FX/ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS PLAYING IN THE BACK YARD, RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE, GOT ENTANGLED FROM NECK SUSTAINED" NECK CONTUSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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