Accidents - Laundry baskets - Year 2006 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 82
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	67
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps
CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET DOWN BASEMENT STEPS AND TRIPPED OVER A GATE AND FELL DOWN 13 STEPS FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
LEFT UPPER EXT STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN CARRYING HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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