Accidents - Washing machines - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 689
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	111
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	5
Year 2001:	33
Year 2005:	173
Year 2006:	65
Year 2008:	87
Year 2009:	103
Year 2010:	54

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	127
6-15 years old:	94
16-25 years old:	107
26-50 years old:	211
50+ years old:	148

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
18YOM WAS CLIMBING OVER WASHING MACHINE AND CUT LEG ON NAIL DX RT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
38YOBM PT DROPPED WASHING MACHINE ONTO L ABOVE KNEE AREA. PT SMELLS O F ETOH. DX. CONT L QUADRICEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PT WAS PUSHING A WASHING MACHINE AND FELT A POP DX: RT THIGH MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines, Beds or bedframes
PT STATES WAS WALKING TO WASHING MACHINE WHEN SLIPPED IN WATER, HEAD HI T BEDPOST. DX. SPRAIN L UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO FEMUR AFTER JUMPING OFF WASHING MACHINE*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Clothes dryers
FX FEMUR, STUCK KNEE BETWEEN WASHER & DRYER AND TWISTED LEG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
RAN INTO A WASHING MACHINE. DX LACERATION UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
A WASHER FELL ON PT'S LEG DX: SEVERE LT THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Washing machines
HIT LEG ON SHARP METAL ON WASHING MACHINE DX: PUNC TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PT WAS MOVING A WASHING MACHINE AT HOME STRAINED LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PT FELL OFF A WASHING MACHINE AND NOW WON'T BEAR WEIGHT ON RIGHT LEG. DX: SPRAIN TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Stairs or steps
FEMUR FX-CARRYING WASHING MACHINE DOWN STEPS-FELL-WASHER LANDED ON LEG- @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2001	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines, Screen doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/12/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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