Accidents - Clothespins - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,531
See also: Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	268
Year 1998:	281
Year 1999:	138
Year 2000:	204
Year 2001:	174
Year 2002:	355
Year 2003:	294
Year 2004:	145
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	80
Year 2007:	256
Year 2008:	35
Year 2009:	227

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	610
6-15 years old:	522
16-25 years old:	336
26-50 years old:	623
50+ years old:	438

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	858	Internal:	580
Foot:	253	Mouth:	163
Face:	160	Ankle:	140
Head:	87	Lower Trunk:	83
Pubic Region:	67	Shoulder:	66
Finger:	36	Ear:	16
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothespins
WOODEN CLOTHES PIN HIT HIM ON THE HEAD;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
PT CLOTHESPIN SNAPPED AND HIT PT IN THE EYE AT HOME DX// CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clothespins
STEPPED ON METAL CLOTHES PIN SPRING;DX PUNCTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
SWALLOWED METAL PIECE OFF CLOTHESPIN. DX-ACUTE INGESTION FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RECEIVED ABRASION TO EYE WHEN HIT EYE ON CLOTHESPIN FROM CLOTHES THAT WAS ON CLOTHESLINE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
PT WAS @ SCHOOL SWALLOWED A WOODEN FRAGMENT THAT WAS BITTEN OFF A CLOTHES PIN. DX CONCERN FOR AIRWAY FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins, Clothing
C/O KNEE GRADUAL SWELLING, REDNESS AFTER BING PINCHED BY CLOTH PIN >> CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
DX: SWALLOWED A CLOTHING PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
PLAYING WITH CLOTHESPIN, IT BROKE-SPRING CAME OFF AND PT SWALLOWED, EME SIS ENROUTE DISLODGING SPRING, FB GI REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Clothespins
PATIENT WALKING THROUGH YARD WITHOUT SHOES, STEPPED ON METAL SPRING FRO M A CLOTHES PIN, SPRING STUCK IN HEEL; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
SOFT TISSUE INJ R HEEL/37YOF AT HOME YESTERDAY STEPPED ON A WOODEN CLOT HESPIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins, Laundry baskets
PT RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN HANGING OUT CLOTHES REACHED DOWN IN CLOTHES BASKET AND CLOTHES PIN STUCK IN EYE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON THE NOSE WITH A CLOTHES PIN, NOW HAD FACIAL SWELLING. DX-NOSE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF IN THE EYE WITH A CLOTHESPIN SUSTAINED AN AB RASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
PT SWALLOWED METAL PART OF CLOTHESPIN, FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2006	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Clothespins
PUT SPRING OF CLOTHESPIN IN NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins, Clothing
HANGING CLOTHES, POKED INTO EYE C CLOTHES PIN " EYE INJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
CORNEAL ABRASION L EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY W/A CLOTHESPIN AT HOME, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, PHOTOPHOBIA, TEARING, HX OF CAT SCRATCHES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothespins
LACERATION EYE AREA - CHILD WAS STRUCK IN HIS RIGHT EYE WITH A CLOTHESP IN WHEN PLAYING AT HOME WITH HIS COUSIN - LACERATION JUST BELOW EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
PT WITH EYE PAIN AFTER RUNNING INTO WOODEN CLOTHESPIN. D:CORNEAL ABRASI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clothespins
STEP ON CLOTHES PIN PUNCT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins
POKED SELF IN THE MOUTH WITH A CLOTHESPIN. DX. INJURY LOWER LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins
42 YO FEMALE HAD LUMP ON EAR AND TRIED TO DRAIN WITH NEEDLE EAR INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
"SWALLOWED A CLOTHING PIN" DX: NO DX ON CHART PT LEFT PRIOR TO BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins
L EYE INJ/38YOM STS CLOTHESPIN HIT HIS R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
PT DROPPED A CLOTHSPIN AND HEAD BUTTED A DOG DX: FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothespins, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
2 YO M HAD HANGING ON CLOTHESPIN W/STOCKING ON SLIPPED HIT HEAD SHELF LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Clothespins
10 YO BF - FOREIGN BODY - VAGINA - CHILD INSERTED PLASTIC CLOTHES PIN INTO VAGINA 2 DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clothespins
PLAYING WITH A CLOTHES PIN AND PUNCTURE PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothespins
214 Y/O M C/O VOMITING/ FALL - FELL DOWN ON CLOTHESPIN. DX: LACERATION TO MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
RT CORNEAL ABRASION - POKED IN EYE WITH A WOODEN CLOTHESPIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
SWALLOWED A CLOTHES PIN F B SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clothespins
POKED IN EYE WITH CLOTHESPIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothespins
STEPPED ON A CLOTHESPIN AND INVERTED HER R ANKLE. DX. R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2001	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2001	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2000	Age: 63 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: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothespins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/1999	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1998	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/1998	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothespins, Footlockers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1998	Age: 38 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: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothespins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1997	Age: 51 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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