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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| SCAPULAR AND THORACIC PAIN. PT WAS BENDING OVER TO PUT WASH IN DRYER AND DEVELOPED PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PULLED BACK MOVING DRYER/ DORSAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL AGAINST DRYER DX. CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps |
| C/O MID TO UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER CARRYING A DRYER DOWN STAIRS DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL AGAINST CLOTHES DRYER RIGHT RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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