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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 691
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CLOSED DRYER LID ON HAND DX: CONTUSION 4TH DIGIT L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR A FX FINGER WHEN MOVING DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER DIS. PT HIT HAND AGAINST A DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS CHANGING BELT ON DRYER. DX: R INDEX LAC .2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| L THUMB LACERATION WITH SUTURES R PALMER ABRASION MOVING DRYER FROM A FLOODED BASEMENT, CUT HAND, LT THUMB ON DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FINGER LAC-LOADING A RUSTY DRYER INTO A TRUCK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WORKING ON HIS DRYER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FI NGER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT CUT FINGER ON POINTED METAL PIECE IN DRYER; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT FELL AGAINST DRYER VENT. DX: FOREHEAD ABR, R FIFTH FINGER LAC, WRIST/FOREARM ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC LIF ON DRYER VENT TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON METAL VENT OF DRYER. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN MOVING A CLOTHS DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| RT INDEX FINGER DISLOCATION.PT SLAMMED FINGER IN DRYER DOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CAUGHT FINGER SHUTTING CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME. DX; FRACTURE FINGER WIT T NAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 63 YOM LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON METAL EDGE OF CLOTHES DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT HAD THUMB REDNESS AND SWELLING NEAR CUTICLE FOR A FEW WEEKS, YE STERDAY SLAMMED IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME, NAIL CAME OFF; PARONYCHIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON METAL ON DRYER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STATES HE CLOSED RIGHT LONG FINGER IN DRYER DOOR YESTERDAY. C/O PAIN DX: RIGHT 3RD FINGER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT INSTALLING A DRYER AT HOME WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT T HIRD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. WAS WITH HIS FATHER, FATHER OPENED CLOTHES DRYER AND CHILD STUCK HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE INSIDE OFTHE DRYER. BURN TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CLOTHES DRYER FELL ON FINGER DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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