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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,200
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| 39 YOF LBP AFTER PUTTING CLOTHES IN DRYER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 18YOM HELPING SOMEONE LIFT A DRYER YEST AND FELT A POP IN LOWER BACK, N OW W/BACK PAIN SINCE; LUMBAR BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 14 YOF INJURED LOW BACK MOVING DRYER. DX-ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN, LOW BACK PAIN, MUSCLE SPASMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps |
| LOW BACK STRAIN: HELPING MOVE *** DRYER, MOVING BACKWARDS DOWN STEPS, S LIPPED, TWISTED HIS BACK, PAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 43YOF MOVED A DRYER ON SATURDAY AM AND NOW C/O LOWER BACK PAIN. DX: LUM BAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LOW BACK PAIN: HELPING SOMEONE "MOVE SOME STUFF" TRIPPED, HIT BACK ON DRYER, NOW LOWER BACK BILATERALLY HURTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 26 M PULLING ITEMS OUT OF THE DRYER AT HOME AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BA CK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| LEANIND OVER CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME TO GET CLOTHES OUT, ONSET BACK PAIN. DX-STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT LIFTING CLOTHES FROM DRYER C/O ONSET BACK PAIN. LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Washing machines |
| STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING A WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| 35 YR OLD PULLED OUT LOWER BACK PULLING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER AT HOME DX// LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| BENDING OVER PULLING LAUNDRY OUT OF DRYER, FELT POP IN LOW BACK/LOW BAC K PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| FELL BACK WARDS OPENING DRYER/ L1 L4 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT LIFTED A DRYER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME. DX-STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear |
| PT WAS AT HOME GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF A DRYER, CAUSING LWR BACK STRAIN AND SPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 70 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN - ONSET WHEN STANDING UP FROM PUTTING CLOTHES IN HER DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Washing machines |
| PT HELPING A FRIEND MOVE A WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| PT GETTIJNG A HEAVY LOAD OF CLOTHING OUT OF THE DRYER AND STRAINED LOWE R BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT IN KITCHEN, WALKED OUT OF KITCHEN AND HAD A FALL AT HOME, HIT DRYER ON FLOOR. DX. SYNCOPE, HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT MOVED A CLOTHING DRYER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT WAS LIFTING A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Dishwashers |
| PT STATES THAT HE INJURIED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A CLOTHES DRYER AND A LSO WHILE LOADING THE DISHWASHER. DX. LOWER BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LUMBER SPRAIN AFTER TRYING TO CARRY HER DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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