Accidents - Washing machines - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,195
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	240
Year 1998:	128
Year 1999:	84
Year 2000:	101
Year 2001:	23
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	15
Year 2006:	136
Year 2008:	186
Year 2009:	90
Year 2010:	95

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	27
6-15 years old:	27
16-25 years old:	49
26-50 years old:	414
50+ years old:	676

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Washing machines, Clothes dryers
5YOM BIB MOM BECAUSE GAS COMPANY INFORMED THEM OF VENTING PROBLEM W/ WASHER/DRYER, CONCERNED ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. DX - EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Washing machines
32YOF C/O BEING SICK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH DIARRHEA, FEVER, FATIGUE, WASHER/DRYER NOT VENTING CORRECTLY. DX -.CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
53 YO F C/O SHAKING ON AND OFF AFTER SHE GOT ELECTROCUTED OPERATING A W ASHING MACHINE DX S/P ELECTROCUTION/ANXIETY***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Washing machines
SOB AFTER FIRE, WASHING MACHING CAUGHT ON FIRE DX; SMOKE INHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
PASSED OUT,HIT HEAD ON WASHING MACHINE SYNCOPE* NO VISIBLE HEAD TRAU MA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
CONNECTING WASHING MACHINE, HANDS WERE DAMP; PT RECEIVED A SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines, Floors or flooring materials
DX SYNCOPE VS FALL: W STAND'G MAKI'G BOTTLE FOR BABY, FELL & HIT HEAD WASH'G MACHINE. WOKE UP ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Washing machines
PATIENT HAVING CHEST PAIN, POSSIBLY FELL OFF WASHING MACHINE AT HOME, H AS CHANGE IN MENTAL STATUS, +TOX AMPHETAMINE; UNKNOWN INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
ELECTRIC SHOCK - 28 YO MALE WAS WORKING ON WASHING MACHINE AT HOME & EL EC DISCHARGE OCCURED - PT THROWN BACK INTO SHELF - ALSO CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines, Stairs or steps
MULTIPLE TRAUMA.PT WAS CARRYING A WASHER DOWN STEPS AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Washing machines
54Y/O,F,WASHING MACHINE CAUGHT FIRE AT HOME, SMOKE INHALATION, EXACERBATION ASTHMA, FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
REPORTS WAS ELECTRICUTED WHILE MOVING A LAUNDRY/WASHING MACHINE, C/O BE ING LIGHT HEADED NO BURNS NOTED>>ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
PT SUSTAINED ELECTRIC JOLT FROM WASHING MACHINE THAT WAS FLOODING. D:EL ECTRIC SHOCK, CHEST PAIN NOS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Washing machines, Bleaches
PT DRANK WATER THAT HAD BLEACH IN IT, FROM WASHING MACHINE, AT HOME, 1 ACTING SLEEPY, BUT MISSED NAP TODAY. DX: BLEACH INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
PT WAS WORKING ON A WASHING MACHINE AND SUSTAINED A 240 JOLT SHOCK WITH PAIN IN CHEST AND ARM ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines, Clothing
PT HAD SYNCOPY WHILE WASHING LAUNDRY AT LAUNDROMAT PUTTING CLOTHW=ES IN WASHER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
ELECTRICAL SHOCK-SCHOCKED ON WIRE WHILE REPAIRING WASHING MACHINE-220 VOLTS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
31 YOF WAS SHOCKED BY WASHING MACHINE DX LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2001	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2000	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/1999	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines, Fabric treatment products
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/1999	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Washing machines, Laundry soaps or detergents
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Washing machines, Bleaches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/1998	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/11/1998	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/1997	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/1997	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/1997	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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