Accidents - Laundry baskets - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,671
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	724	Shoulder:	222
Ankle:	137	Lower Leg:	136
Upper Trunk:	98	Upper Leg:	76
Finger:	76	Elbow:	67
Neck:	38	Knee:	30
Wrist:	15	Foot:	15
Lower Arm:	15	Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
57 Y.O. W MALE W/BACK STRAIN. PT INJ WHILE PICKING UP A BASKET OF LAUND RY @ HOME. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 66 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: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE PICKING UP LAUNDRY BASKET AND FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/29/2002	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME, FELT PAIN IN BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing
53 Y.O. B FEMALE W/LS STRAIN. PT INJ SELF WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A LAUNDRY BASKET FULL OF CLOTHES @ HOME. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials
L KNEE PAIN.GOT LEG TWISTED BETWEEN LAUNDRY BASKETS THEN FELL & HIT KNEE ON FLOOR.DX L KNEE CONT,SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
PT THREE DAYS AGO BENT OVER TO PICK UP A LAUNDRY BASKET STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
PT CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A THROW RUG FELL TO T HE FLOOR FRACTURED RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
LUMBAR STR. PT TRIPPED OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
56 YOWM BENT OVER TO PICK UP A LAUNDRY BASKET AND INJURED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
LIFTING HEAVY BASKET FULL OF LAUNDRY INJURED BACK LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
RT SHOULDER ROTATOR CUFF TEAR-PT WAS LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET AND HEARD A "POP". PT IS UNABLE TO LIFT ARM LATERALLY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 68 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: Laundry baskets
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: PAIN TO BACK AFTER LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
LUMBAR STR. PT WAS CARRYING A HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
PT STATES SHE LACERATED FINGER ON EDGE OF CLOTHES BASKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET, FELL ON FLOOR DX. HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
PT. WAS LIFTING HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKETS. DX. PAIN, BURSITIS R SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
LIFTED LAUNDRY BASET, THEN RODE IN CAR FOR 7 HOURS TO SEE DAUGHTER AT E LON. DX. ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
WRIST PAIN-WHEN SHE PICKED UP A LAUNDRY BNASKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
FOOT CONTUSION - 54 YOF KICKED A LAUNDRY BASKET INJURING RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
FELL LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET-LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET ONTO BOOK ON FLOOR DX. HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
LOW BACK STRAIN.PT WAS PULLING A LAUNDRY BASKET AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET ELBOW CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Laundry baskets
PT FELL A WEEK AGO STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A LAUNDRY BASKET CONTINUED PA IN WITH WORSENING DYSPNEA- FX RIBS WITH A HEMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
PT INJURED BACK LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET. DX: ACUTE SPRAIN THORACIC L-S SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET; FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
COMPRESSION FX L4 & L5-C/O SEVERE PAIN TO LOWER BACK AFTER LIFTING LAUN DRY BASKET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 54 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: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets, Other plastic products
SHIN LAC/54YOF AT ABOUT 9AM TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASET AND HIT SHIN ON PLASTIC BASKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing
PICKING UP BASKET OF CLOTHES ONSET NECK PAIN. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STR AIN CERVICAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps
PT WAS CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET DOWN STEPS, FELL DOWN 6 STEPS ONTO SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
PAIN WHILE LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET DX. LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
LUMBAR PAIN. PT INJURED BACK CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
PT IN PARKING LOT OF LAUNDRY MAT, CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET, TRIPPED OVER PARKING CURB, HIT LT KNEE, CONTUSION LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FOREARM FROM FALL ON LAUNDRY CART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT LIFTED A HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET AND INJURED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing
PT LIFTED A LAUNDRY BASKET FULL OF CLOTHING AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
ABDOMINAL PAIN - DEVELOPED LOWER ABD PAIN AFTER LIFTING A LAUNDRY BASKE T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
FOREHEAD LACERATION - TRIPPED AND FELL OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET HITTING MI DDLE OF FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Towels or cloths
LT RIB PAIN SINCE LIFTED "HEAVY BASKET OF TOWELS". DX; LT RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
AC LS STRAIN, LIFTED LAUNDRY BASKET FULL OF LAUNDRY, NO NUMBNESS, PAIN%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
PT INJURED ABDOMIN LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET, R ABDOMINAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
PT DROPPED A LAUNDRY BASKET ON LT ANKLE AT HOME, THEN SUSTAINED LT LEG DVT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing
PT PICKED UP A BASKET OF CLOTHING, STRAINED RT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing
LT SHOULDER TENDONITIS-SINCE HE LIFTED SEVERAL BASKETS OF WET CLOT HES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET AND TWISTED ANKLE. FRACTURE, DISLOCAT ION OF LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/2002	Age: 99 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials
HIP FX - SHE WAS PUSHING A LAUNDRY BASKET ACROSS THE FLOOR AND FEL L ON A WET SPOT/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
PT LIFTED BASKET OF LAUNDRY, C/O OF BACK PAIN, DX STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
BANGED HER LEFT ANKLE ON A CLOTHES BASKET 3 WKS AGO, OOZING FROM WOUND & SCABBED AREA SINCE. DX CELLULITIS OF LEFT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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