Accidents - Clothes dryers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,605
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	63
Year 1998:	143
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	35
Year 2001:	230
Year 2002:	92
Year 2003:	100
Year 2004:	75
Year 2005:	219
Year 2006:	118
Year 2007:	49
Year 2008:	150
Year 2009:	123
Year 2010:	133

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.90YOM WAS GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF A DRYER AND FELL INTO DRYER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
57YOM WAS MOVING DRYER & FEELS LIKE HE PULLED SOMETHING IN BACK. DX - MUSCLE STRAIN, BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
54YOF FELL WHILE CARRYING A DRYER, INJURED CHEST DX;* RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
68YOF FELL AGAINST DRYER DX: RT RIB INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT INJURED RIBS WHEN MOVING HIS DRYER. DX: RIGHT RIB FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WITH FRACTURED RIBS, FELL AGAINST DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT BENT OVER TO GET CLOTHS OUT OF DRYER & HEARD CRACK IN (R) RIB DX;; CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
C/O L RIB PAIN, N/V & SOB X 2-3 DAYS AFTER FALLING ONTO DRYER. RIB FX (9TH L SIDE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT STATES WAS STANDING ON THE DRYER TO PUT AN ITEM IN THE CABINET WHEN IT TILTED AND SHE FELL OFF HITTING THE FLOOR DX CONTUSION TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT PULLED DRYER OUT OF APT YESTERDAY. DX: THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PULLING ON DRYER, UPPER BACK PAIN DX: THORACIC COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
FRACTURE RIBS - 70 YOM FELL APPROX 3-4 DAYS AGO HITTING EDGE OF CLOTHES DRYER, HIT ON LEFT SIDE OF CHEST SUSTAINING RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O BROKEN RIB. PT LEANED UP AGAINST DRYER . DX CONT TO CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Clothes dryers
ITCHY UPPER TRUNK&EXTREMITY CLEANING LINT FROM DRYER URTICARIA(RASH)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AGAINST CLOTHES DRYER, CP DX: CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS BENDING OVER PUTTING CLOTHES IN THE DRYER AND DID A TWISTING MOV EMENT MID THORATIC SPINE PAIN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
CHEST PAIN: WORKING ON DRYER, CHANGING BELT, STARTED WITH CHEST PRESSURE RADIATING TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS LEANING AGAINST A DRYER ON SUNDAY AND FELT A POP IN LEFT RIB ARE A FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 69 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, Ceilings and walls
PULLED DRYER OUT FROM WALL. DX CHEST WALL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AND HIT RIBS ON THE CORNER OF DRYER DX UPPER TRUNK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
CHEST WALL CONTUSION, LOWER BACK PAIN - 90 YOF GOT UP SUDDENLY AFTER HE ARING DRYER ALARM GO OFF, FELL FROM SOFA, C/O PAIN CHEST AND LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 86 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
PT STATES SHE WAS BENDING OVER DRYER TO FIX IT AND FELT A POP IN HER RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
SCAPULAR AND THORACIC PAIN. PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PUT WASH IN DRYER AND DEVELOPED PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AGAINST DRYER DX. CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AGAINST CLOTHES DRYER RIGHT RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2001	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2001	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2001	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2000	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1999	Age: 74 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/1998	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/1998	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/1997	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/1997	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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