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Accidents - Clothes dryers - Year 2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 658
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 11/12/2010Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
30 M, PT'S 3YEAR OLD CHILD SLAMMED DRYER DOOR ON HIS HAND. DX. HAND CON TUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Metal containers
15YOM PUNCHED A DRYER OR A CAN OR A JAR WHEN HE WAS MAD; HAND FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
71 YOM WAS REPAIRING HIS CLOTHES DRYER AND CUT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF I T/ LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
4 YOF BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCHED DRYER VENT GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2010Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
29 YOM, CAUGHT HAND ON DRYER, HAND LACERAITON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
11 YO F CUT HAND ON DRYER VENT. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2010Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
25YOF DRYER FELL ON HAND/ FX LT 3RD MC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Clothes dryers
12 YOF CAUGHT HAND IN BATHING SUIT DRYER AT ***. DX: R HAND CRUSH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2010Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
33 YOM, HAND CAUGHT IN DRYER DRUM, FRACTURE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2010Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
31YOM WAS MOVING A DRYER AND INJ RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2010Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
DX SUPERFICIAL LACS R HAND: 46YOM PT WORK' ON DRYER LAST NOC W AVULSION LACS TO R 2ND & 3RD FINGER DIP JOINT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2010Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
43 YOM AWOKE TO CLOTHES DRYER ON FIRE & REACHED IN TO PULL CLOTHES OUT. FD NS. DX: BURNS BILAT HANDS, R FOREARM, SHOULDER, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/17/2010Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
33 Y/O/F CLOSED HAND IN DRYER DOOR AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO DX/ RIGHT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2010Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
34 YOF LACERATED HAND WHEN STRUCK ON A CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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