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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 263
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT REACHING INTO DRYER & HEAD "POP" IN (R) UPPER ARM DX;* RUPTURED ( R) BICEP TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LIFTING HEAVY DRYER ONTO BACK OF TRUCK BICEP TENDON INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| WHILE FIXING DRYER GOT CUT ON SHARP METAL EDGE DX: LACERATION LT. UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2001 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/1997 | Age: 56 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: Clothes dryers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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