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Accidents - Clothes dryers - Year 2005 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 166
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:97
50+ years old:68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/22/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT LIFTING A HEAVY CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME AND DROPPED IT CONTUSION LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CUT WRIST ON BOTTOM OF DRYER, LACERATON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
DROPPED DRYER ON WRIST THIS AFTERNOON CONTUSION R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O LACERATION TO R WRIST, CUT WRIST ON EDGE OF DRYER. DX: RIGHT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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