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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,281
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MOVING DRYER DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 29 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| AT HOME DOING LAUNDRY BENT OVER TO GET CLOTHES FROM THE DRYER AND INJUR ED LOW BACK LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PATIENT WAS UNLOADING CLOTHES FROM THE DRYER, SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| AT HOME LEANING DOWN TO GET CLOTHES FROM CLOTHES DRYER FELL INJURED KNE E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CONTUSION TO FOOT WHEN DRYER FELL ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Towels or cloths |
| SHOULDER STRAIN-HIT ARM ON DRYER-RETRIEVING A TOWEL-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 38 Y/O F C/O RIGHT FOREARM INJURY REACHING WHILE DRYER RUNNING. DX: CONTUSION RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. SHUT A CLOTHES DRYER DOOR ON HER FOREARM LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT C/O HITTING HER HEAD ON A HAND DRYER X6 HRS AGO;C/O PAIN TO FOREHEAD AND LIGHTHEADEDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Washing machines |
| LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT WAS LIFTING A WASHER AND DRYER AND INJURED S HOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 34 YOM WAS MOVING AN OLD DRYER AT HOME AND CUT LEFT FOREARM. LACERATION , LEFT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| SQUATTED DOWN IN FRONT DRYER NOW BACKHURTS DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CONTUSION ELBOW - 35 YOF INJURED RIGHT ELBOW AFTER ARM GOT STUCK IN DRY ER LAST WEEK, STILL HAS ELBOW PAIN AND ECCHYMOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MOVING CLOTHES DRYER LAST WEEK AND CORNER HIT PT ON RT SHOULDER DX: MUSCOSKELETAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN MOVING DRYER 1 MONTH AGO, BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER AND REINJURED SHOULDER. DX L SHOULDER STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT GOT ELBOW CAUGHT IN DRYER DOOR; ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PULLED BACK MOVING DRYER/ DORSAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 31 YOM MOVING DRYER STRAIN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 43 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 |
| LAC R LONG FINGER - SHUT FINGER IN DRYER DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YOM MOVING DRYER CUT THUMBDX LACERATION L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 41 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SLAMPED DOOR OF LAUNDROMAT DRYER ON RT. MIDDLE FING ER. CONTUSION, RT. MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME AND WAS SHOCKED WITH 220 VOLTS. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| SPR R ANKLE/27YOM AT HOME WAS CARRYING DRYER AND DIDN'T SEE HOLE AND TU RNED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT CUT LEFT HAND WHILE CLAENING A DRYER VENT AT HOME LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 27YOM FELL WHILE CARRYING CLOTHES DRYER, HIT KNEE ON CEMENT/CUTE ABRASI ON/CONT R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK - PATIENT RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK - ARC FROM DRYER T O RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 40YOF-CORNEAL ABRASION-BUMPED LEFT EYE ON DRYER AT GROUP HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT SUST SMOKE INHALATION DRYER WENT ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO ARM WHEN MOVING A CLOTHES DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STRUCK RIGHT WRIST AGAINST AN OPEN DRYER DOOR AT HOME CONTUSION WRI ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| NON-DISPLACED FX R GREAT TOE/41YOF STUBBED R GREAT TOE ON DRYER IN HER BASEMENT TODAY. C/O PAIN & BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT LIFTED CLOTHES DRYER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-TWISTED LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING THE DRYER. C/O PAIN TO B ACK NON-RADIATING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STRUCK SHOULDER ON DRYER. DX: R SHOULDER PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HAD DRYER FALL FOUR FEET ONTO ANKLE CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 43 Y/O F C/O ELECTRICAL SHOCK ENTERED HAND WHILE CHECKING DRYER. DX: ELECTRIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HAD A DRYER FALL ON HAND WHILE MOVING IT; LAC LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN - BENT DOWN TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF DRYER AND PULLED MUSC LES IN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PULLING LAUNDRY OUT OF THE DRYER & FELT PAIN IN WRIST. DX: TENDONITIS WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HIT HAND ON CLOTHES DRYER, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PUT HAND IN DRYER, IT DID NOT STOP WHEN DOOR OPENED ELBOW AND WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 40 Y/O F INJURED R THUMB NAIL WHEN GOT CAUGHT ON CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME. DX; PARTIAL AVULSION R THUMB NAIL . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY HIT WRIST AGAINST METAL DRYER ONE WEEK. CONTINUED PAIN. D: WRIST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 33 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: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| 33 YO F TAKING CLOTHES FROM DRYER DEVELOPED BACK PAIN BACK PAIN (LOW BACK) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| $LUMBAR STRAIN.PT MOVED A CLOTHES DRYER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 45 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - VICTIM CUT FINGER ON METAL PIECE ON DRYER DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CLOTHES DRYER FELL ON PT'S FOOT. DX: CONT/HEMATOMA R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT TOE ON DRYER THIS AM.ABR TO TOE & PART OF NAIL MISSING.DX SOFT TISSUE INJ R 5TH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 30 years | 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 R 5TH FINGER WHILE REPAIRING DRYER AT HOME DX R 5TH FINGER EXTENSOR TENDON LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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