Accidents - Clothes dryers - Year 2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 774
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	42
6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	5
26-50 years old:	554
50+ years old:	166

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
2YOM PT AT LAUNDROMAT AND GOT HIS L MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN DOOR TO DRY ER. HAS LAC TO FINGER. DX L FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
27 YOF LAC TO FINGER FROM A CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
54 YOM CUT L 4TH FINGER ON DRYER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
5 YOF LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
54YO MALE CUT FINGER ON DRYER AT HOME LACERATION FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
37 YOM, CUT FINGER ON DRYER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
45YOM ,LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE MOVING A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.49YOM HAD DRYER DOOR SHUT ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
46 YOM SMASHED FINGER MOVING DRYER. DX: L RING FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
DX SUPERFICIAL LAC L HAND: 33YOM CUT' L HAND, @ BASE OF THUMB LIFTING DRYER YTDY. BLDG INTERMITTENTLY, WD ~ 1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
DX LWBS: 33YOM MOVING DRYER & SLIPPED, CUT L HAND BOTTOM OF THUMB ON SERRATED SIDE.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Other specified plastic products
50 YOF DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO 2 OR MORE DIGITS OF HAND - WHILE TAKING LAUNDRY OUT OF DRYER A PIECE OF BURNING PLASTIC STUCK TO HER FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
18MOF HAD FINGER CLOSED IN DRYER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
18YOM CUT FINGER ON BOTTOM OF DRYER WHILE MOVING DRYER; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
30 YOM, HIT HAND ON DRYER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
46YOM MOVING A DRYER & PUNCTURED (L) MIDDLE FINGER DX;* (L) MIDDLE FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
38 YOM, CUT HAND ON CLOTHES DRYER, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2010	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
12 YR F CUT FINGER ON DRYER DOOR;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
2.5 CM LAC. W/ SMALL INCOMPLETE LAC. PIP JOINT REGION:46YOM PUTTING DRYER BACK TOGETHER, SLIPPED OFF DRUM, CUTTING L RING FING. ON METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
DX FLEXOR TENDON STRAIN: 43YOF MOV' DRYER YTDY & THIS MORN' DEVELOPED NUMBNESS TO L 4TH DIGIT R HAND; DEVELOPED BLUE FINGER OVER LAST HRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.43YOF LACERATED FINGER ON A DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT ON CLOTHES DRYER 57 YO MR INDEX FINGER LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Clothes dryers
18MOM STUCK HAND IN BACK OF CLOTHES DRYER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND AMPU TATED TIP OF L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
76YOF, C/O RT RING FINGER PAIN&SWELLING AFTER JAMMING IT AGAINST THE DR YER ON SAT>>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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