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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| KNEE GAVE OUT AND FELL AGAINST DRYER. DX ARM CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| WAS WORKING ON DRYER & SLICED ARM OPEN--4CM LAC (R) FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LEFT FOREARM LAC.PT LACERATED FOREARM ON PROTRUDING METAL IN DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| CUT TO ARM WHILE WORKING ON DRYER DX: LACERATION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT HIT R FA ON DRYER AND HAS A SKIN TEAR TO HER ARM. DX. LAC R FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers |
| DRYER SLIPPED OFF DOLLY, HURT FOREARM. DX FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 74 YOF STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM ON DRYER SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| RIGHT FOREARM CONT. PT FELL AGAINST A DRYER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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