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Accidents - Washing machines - Year 2006 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 225
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:5
26-50 years old:79
50+ years old:140

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/02/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
PATIENT STUCK ARM INTO WASHING MACHINE DURING SPIN CYCLE AT HOME, OLD S TYLE MACHINE DOES NOT STOP WHEN LID OPENS, TWISTED ARM; HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
MOVING A WASHING MACHINE AND FELT POP IN ARM BICEPS SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
POSSIBLE RT PARTIAL BICEP MUSCLE TEAR: MOVING WASHING MACHINE A WEEK AGO AND UIT FELL, TAKING RT WRM WITH IT, STILL HURTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2006Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Clothes dryers
PT FELL AT HOME LANDING BETWEEN THE WASHING MACHINE AND THE DRYER IN TH E LAUNDRY ROOM FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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