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Accidents - Ironing boards or covers - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 509
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:192Lower Trunk:86
Wrist:71Lower Leg:71
Ankle:71Eyeball:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/27/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG ON THE EDGE OF AN IRONING BOARD AT HOME LACE RATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
FELL OVER IRONING BOARD AND TRIED TO CATCH SELF WITH HAND AT HOME. *DX: FRACTURED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2006Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT. STATES THAT METAL IRONING BOARD FELL ON HER L FOOT. DX. CONT L FOO T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Ironing boards or covers
HIT IN EYE WITH IRONING BOARD RT RETINAL DETACHMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
RT ANKLE CONTUSION: RT ANKLE ABRASION: SITTING IN CLOSET, IRONING BOARD FELL AND HIT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2006Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
89YFC DROPPED IRONING BOARD ONTO FOOT/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2006Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials
SACRAL AND PELVIC CONTUSION: TRIPPED AND IRONING BOARD CAME OVER ON TOP OF LEG, FELL BACK ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT DROPPED IRONING BOARD ON FOOT; FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
LIFTED IRONING BOARD AWKWARDLY ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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