Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,615
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	76
6-15 years old:	722
16-25 years old:	227
26-50 years old:	315
50+ years old:	273

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	412	Head:	200
Shoulder:	163	Lower Leg:	109
Wrist:	100	Mouth:	95
Neck:	91	Lower Trunk:	85
Hand:	77	Upper Trunk:	70
Foot:	70	Toe:	70
Finger:	20	Eyeball:	15
Upper Arm:	15	Lower Arm:	11
Elbow:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
BLOW TO HEAD AT *** ON WOODEN CLOTHES RACK DX: FOREHEAD LAC DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
SCALP LAC-CLOTHES STAND FELL ON PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT STATES WHILE HANGING OUT CLOTHES ON THE CLOTHESLINE SHE FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND DX LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
WAS RUNNING IN DARK AND RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE GETTING HER ACROSS THE N ECK DX- ABRA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
#CLOTHES RACK @ ***/ CONTUSION ABRASION T OR HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FELL, HIT HEAD ON METAL CLOTHESLINE POLE DX CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT CLIMBING BETWEEN CLOTHES RACK AT HOME DX: MINOR CUTS TO LIPS AND FRENULUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT CUT TOE ON CLOTHESLINES AT HOME LACERATION RT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT LACERATED FOREHEAD WHEN RUNNING INTO A CLOTHES LINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
HANGING FROM A CLOTHESLINE, FELL ABOUT 5 FEET INJURING RIGHT WRIST DX: FRACTURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
63YOM CUT RT 5TH FINGER ON CLOTHESLINE. DX - LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
HIT CLOTHESLINE POLE LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Bicycles or accessories
ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO FACE - 14 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CLOTHLINE K NOCKING HIM OFF HIS BICYCLE - FELL TO GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
C/O PT STATES RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE CUTTING FOREHEAD DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
HANGING ON CLOTHES LINES AND FELL ONTO THE CONCRETE. DX NECK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS SWINGING FROM THE METAL T OF CLOTHESLINE WHEN HE FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD AND BACK ON CONCRETE NO LOC. DX ABRASIONS CHI.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 9 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: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
DX LEFT SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERUS FRACTURE: SWINGING ON CLOTHES LINE AT HOME, FELL OFF.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
11 YOF WAS SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE, CUT RT HAND ON IT DX: RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CLOTHING RACK FELL OVER ON HER AT STORE DX; CONTUSION L ARM, WRIST AND FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
6 YOM WAS CLIMBING ON A CLOTHESLINE POLE, & CUT RT FOREARM ON A BOLT THAT WAS STICKING OUT. DX: RT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RAN INTO CLOTHES LINE FX FACIAL BONES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
PATIENT FELL GETTING CLOTHES OFF THE CLOTHESLINE AT HOME. DX-FRACTURE LEFT HIP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FX ELBOW, FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 51 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: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
DUCKING UNDER CLOTHESLINE SLIPPED STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
HIT ON CLOTHES RACK HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RAN INTO CLOTHES LINE NECK PAIN..STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7YOF WAS HANGING FROM A CLOSE-LINE DROPPED TO THE GROUND,BRUSHED UP AGAINST A ROCK; 2-CM LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
L FOOT LAC/15YOF AT HOME WAS WALKING OUTSIDE ON LAWN WHEN STEPPED ON CL OTHESLINE PIPE AND LAC FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT HAD LAC TO L LOWER LEG FROM CLOTHES RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
26 YO M CONTUSION TO NOSE WIRE CLOTHES LINE SNAPPED LENGHT WISE AND HIT PT ON NOSE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT FELL FROM CLOTHESLINE, ONTO GRASS, 4TH FINGER OF LT HAND SWOLLEN DX: FINGER INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
C/O PT STATES ACCCIDENTLY RAN INTO A RACKDX FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE W/ABRA AROUND EYE. DX. PERIORBITAL ABRAS R EYE .
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
FX SHOULDER, FELL FROM CLOTHESLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHI, FELL 5FT FROM CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT WALKED INTO A CLOTHES RACK, FOREHEAD SWELLING. DX-CONTUSION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE AND CUT EYELID ON WIRE RIGHT EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
C/O PT MOM STATES CHILKD FELL OFF CLOTHES LINE, CUTTING WRIST DX RT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
WALKED INTO STEP MOTHER CLOTHES LINE HITTING EYE " SCLERAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Day wear
PT RECEIVED MYOFASCIAL STRAIN UPPER BACK WHILE HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHESLINE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHI ON CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS SWINGING FROM THE CLOTHESLINE WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY WAS PUSHED OFF, & FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED ARM. DX: RT BOTH BONE DISTAL BUCKLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
PT HANGING CLOTHES ON THE CLOTHES LINE ALL MORNING WITH LEFT ARM RAISED ABOVE HER HEAD NOW PAIN IN SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Runners, throw rugs or doormats
AT STORE,PT TRIPPED OVER METAL CLOTHING RACK,SLID,FELL ONTO PLASTIC MAT DX FACIAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT PLAYING WITH CLOTHESLINE, FELL INJURING SHOULDER DX: LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT STATES A CLOTHES RACK FELL ON HER AND LACERATED LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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