Accidents - Clothes dryers - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 925
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	123
Year 1998:	85
Year 2000:	144
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	68
Year 2004:	117
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	123

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	101
6-15 years old:	19
16-25 years old:	156
26-50 years old:	384
50+ years old:	263

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/19/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT REACHING INTO DRYER & HEAD "POP" IN (R) UPPER ARM DX;* RUPTURED ( R) BICEP TENDON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
38 YOM INJURED RIGHT ARM WHILE MOVING DRYER UPPER ARM INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
UPPER ARM PAIN-SINCE LIFTING A DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
BURN R UPPER ARM BY A DRYER AT HER APPT BUILDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
LIFTING HEAVY DRYER ONTO BACK OF TRUCK BICEP TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
4 YO FELL OFF DRYER INJURED THIGH FX HUMERUS CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS LIFTING DRYER AND FELT "TEAR" IN ARM. DX: TORN R BICEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STUCK RT ARM IN DRYER WHILE STILL TUMBLING, ARM WAS TWISTED DX: RT UPPER ARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PT TWISTED AND INJ RT ARM REACHING INTO THE DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
WHILE FIXING DRYER GOT CUT ON SHARP METAL EDGE DX: LACERATION LT. UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/1997	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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