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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 574
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS BENDING OVER PUTTING CLOTHES IN THE DRYER AND DID A TWISTING MOV EMENT MID THORATIC SPINE PAIN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Knives |
| PT WAS FIXING A CLOTHES DRYER USING A KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTUR ED PATIENT IN THE CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2005 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT WAS LEANING OVER A CLOTHES DRYER & PULLED CHEST DX: STRAIN UPPER CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CHEST PAIN: WORKING ON DRYER, CHANGING BELT, STARTED WITH CHEST PRESSURE RADIATING TO NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| RIB CAGE STRAIN AFTER MOVING DRYER AT HOME. R RIB /FLANK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT COMPLAINING OF DIZZINESS SINCE YESTERDAY AFTER TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER. D: CHEST PAIN, NOS; HYPERTENSION. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LIFTING DRYER YESTERDAY, HURT CHEST DX CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 INTO CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME,CONTUSION TO UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS LEANING AGAINST A DRYER ON SUNDAY AND FELT A POP IN LEFT RIB ARE A FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF CHEST AGAINST THE CORNER OF A DRYER CONTUSION CH EST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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