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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 414
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| SLIPPED HIT HEAD ON CLOTHES DRYER. DX CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 53 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 |
| C/O L RIB PAIN, N/V & SOB X 2-3 DAYS AFTER FALLING ONTO DRYER. RIB FX (9TH L SIDE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 54 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT STATES WAS STANDING ON THE DRYER TO PUT AN ITEM IN THE CABINET WHEN IT TILTED AND SHE FELL OFF HITTING THE FLOOR DX CONTUSION TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2008 | Age: 48 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 WITH CHEST WALL STRAIN FROM BENDING OVER A DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS MOVING CLOTHES DRYER AND HAD PX. DX: THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT C/O RIB INJURY. PT FELL ON DRYER. DX ACUTE LFT BACK AND RIB CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT WITH CONTUSION TO LEFT RIBS AFTER FALLING WHILE TRYING TO MOVE DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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