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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 482
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/28/2009 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT LEG AGAINST CLOTHES DRYER DOOR LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT GETTING LAUNDRY OUT OF THE DRYER AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LEFT TIBIA LACERATION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON DRYER DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS LIFTING DRYER WHEN IT FELL AND HIT HIM IN LOWER LEG. DX: TIBIA L HEMATOMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| DRYER VENT FELL OPEN CUTTING LOWER LEG AT LAUNDROMAT. DX: LACERATION L OWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| HIT LEG WITH CLOTHES DRYER DOOR DX: LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 59 YO F CUT LEG ON DRYER DOOR LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Ceilings and walls |
| PT PINNED BETWEEN DRYER AND WALL, EXACERBATION LOW BACK PAIN CONTUSIONA BRASION L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT AT HOME HIT LT LOWER LEG ON OPEN DRYER DOOR, HEMATOMA LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/1999 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/24/1999 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/1997 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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