Accidents - Clothes dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 879
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	44
Year 1998:	105
Year 1999:	173
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	129
Year 2003:	69
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	95
Year 2008:	164
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	31

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	16
6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	97
26-50 years old:	266
50+ years old:	482

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
39YOM WITH LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM DRYER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
8 YOF BURN TO R BUTTOCK AND R CALF, LEANED AGAINST DRYER DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT LEG AGAINST CLOTHES DRYER DOOR LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
WALKING BACKWARDS AND CARRYING DRYER AND FELL. DX R SHIN ABRASION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
PT GETTING LAUNDRY OUT OF THE DRYER AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT LAC LOWER LEG ON DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LEFT TIBIA LACERATION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON DRYER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
RIGHT LEG CONT. PT HIT LEG ON A DRYER DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS LIFTING DRYER WHEN IT FELL AND HIT HIM IN LOWER LEG. DX: TIBIA L HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
STANDING ON CLOTHES DRYER AND JUMPED OFF SPRAIN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
DRYER VENT FELL OPEN CUTTING LOWER LEG AT LAUNDROMAT. DX: LACERATION L OWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT LEG WITH CLOTHES DRYER DOOR DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
59 YO F CUT LEG ON DRYER DOOR LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Ceilings and walls
PT PINNED BETWEEN DRYER AND WALL, EXACERBATION LOW BACK PAIN CONTUSIONA BRASION L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers
PT AT HOME HIT LT LOWER LEG ON OPEN DRYER DOOR, HEMATOMA LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2001	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1999	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/24/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1998	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/1997	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1997	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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