Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,782
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	106
6-15 years old:	448
16-25 years old:	343
26-50 years old:	278
50+ years old:	605

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	475	Face:	257
Eyeball:	161	Lower Arm:	161
Shoulder:	140	Finger:	121
Knee:	84	Lower Trunk:	76
Hand:	76	Elbow:	63
Ankle:	63	Neck:	32
Upper Trunk:	21	Upper Arm:	15
Mouth:	15	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
17YOM ALVEOLUS FRACTURE FROM RUNNING INTO CLOTHES LINE WHEN PLAYING HID AND SEEK IN THE DARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Ceilings and walls
55YOWF TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CLOTHES RACK AT HOME, HIT HEAD ON WALL. D X. ABRA L KNEE, FX L 1ST FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 73 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: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
73YOM RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE WITH RIGHT EYE, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2010	Age: 82 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, Benches
82YOF AT SON'S HOUSE HANGING UP A CLOTHES LINE WAS STANDING ON A EXERCISE BENCH FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD;CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2010	Age: 85 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
85 YOF TRIPPED OVER THE DOG AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON THE CLOTHES RACK SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
10 YO F FELL WHILE CLIMBINGON A CLOTHESLINE. TWISTED ANKLE AS WSELL AS HAVING A PART OF CLOTHESLINE FALL ON ANKLE. DX:ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Floors or flooring materials
60 Y/O BF TRIPPED OVER CLOTHES RACK FELL IN FLOOR AND CONTUSED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
9 YR M FELL AND HIT A CLOTHESLINE POLE;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
9 YO M JUMPED UP TO REACH CLOTHESLINE AND FELL INJURING ARM. DX:SALTER HARRIS FX, RADIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
26 YOM WAS BITTEN ON RIGHT UPPER ARM WHILE GETTING CLOTHES ON CLOTHESLINE AT HOME. DX-INSECT BITE UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
29YOM LEFT EYE PAIN WITH DECREASED VISION - PIECE OF CLOTHES LINE HIT HIM IN THE EYE LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
8 YO M SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE AT CHURCH, IT BROKE, FELL HIT PT IN HEAD . DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2010	Age: 18 months	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
18MONTH OLD MALE FELL HITTING HEAD ON CLOTHING RACK AT HOME INJURED FACE;FACIAL LACERATION 1CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE. LACERATION FACE. 21 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Metal containers
DX FALL TO GND/RIB CONTU/SUPRATHERAPEUTIC INR: 80YOM IN PANTRY & HIT R FOOT ON LEG OF DRYING RACK, FELL STRIKING L LAT' CHEST ON CANNING JAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
STRAIN SHOULDER - 33 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH SHOULDER PAIN AFTER WORKING OVER HIS HEAD ON A CLOTHSLINE AT HOME - INSTALLING A CLOTHSLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2010	Age: 50 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,SCALP LAC.50YOF WALKED INTO A COAT RACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 33 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.33YOF FELL INTO A CLOTHING RACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
6 YO M LAC TO SCALP WHEN HE WAS FLIPPING AROUND ON A CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2010	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
13YOF GOT RT 5TH DIGIT CAUGHT IN CLOTHESLINE, AT HOME- SWELLING & BRUISING . DX; COMMUNICATED FRACTURE OF 5TH DIGIT OF RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
14YOM, RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE&FELL STRIKING HEAD, NO LOC YET WITH N&V >>CHI/NECK MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
5YOF SUSTAINED KNEE SPRAIN WHEN RAN INTO A POLE@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
5YOF- PT WAS SWINGING ON A CLOTHESLINE @ HOME FELL ONTO LEFT FOREARM NOW WITH PAIN .DX FOREARM FRACTURE. DISTAL RADIUS ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
25 YOM FELL STRIKING FACE ON DOOR KNOB DX: FACIAL BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 79 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
79YOF TRIPPED OVER THE METAL FOOT OF A CLOTHES RACK AND FELL, LANDING ON HIP DX: PUBIC RAMUS FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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
6YOF SUSTAINED FACIAL CONTUSION WHN ACCIDENTALLY FELL DOWN A POLE@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
52 YO F HIT TOE AGAINST CLOTHES RACK CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 3 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
3 Y MALE FELL AND HIT HEAD ON METAL CLOTHING RACK DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
19YOM AT UNSTATED LOCALE RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE INJ HEAD/ DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
42YOF AMPUTATION TO FINGER CAUGHT IN PULLY OF CLOTHESLINE AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Baseball
7 YOM RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE WHILE PLAYING BASEBALL. DX: NECK CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	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
31 YO M FELL STRUCK MOUTH ON CLOTHES RACK LAC LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7 YOM FELL FROM HANGING CLOTHES RACK, WAS HANGING ON BAR WHICH DISLODG ED, PATIENT FELL ON BACK. DX: ABRASION BACK, CONTUSION CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
18YOM FRACTURED HAND BLUNT TRAUMA TO HIS NECK RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE AN D FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
7 YR F FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE ;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
8 YO M SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE WHEN FELL ON ELBOW 2 DAYS AGO. CONTINUED PAIN. DX:MUSCLE STRAIN, ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
19YOM SUST HEAD INJURY AFTER HITTING POLE#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
79YOM CLOTHESLINE SNAPPED HIT HIM IN THE ARM/ MULT SKIN TEARS LT FOREAR M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
15 YO M RUNNING TOWARD DRIVEWAY, GOT CAUGHT BY CLOTHESLINE, FELL HIT HE AD. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 16 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
16YOM RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE, SUSTAINED LACERATION 2.4 CM ON EYELID DX: 2.4 CM EYELID LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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
14 YOF WAS RUNNING THROUGH YARD IN THE DARK AND RAN INTO CLOTHESLINE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2010	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
5 YR F RAN INTO CLOTHES LINE;DX LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
82YO HISP FEMALE AT HOME HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHESLINE FAINTED,FELL+LO C,R FOREARM ABRASION,L CHEEK ABRASION, DX SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/04/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
TRAUMA LT.SHOUDER.52YOM.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING CLOTHES,CLOTHESLINE FELL ON SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
70YOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER HANGER RACK DX: HEAD CONTUSION, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
19YOM, REPORTEDLY ETOH INTOXICATEDSTRUCK ONTO CHEST WITH CLOTHESLINE&FE LL BACKWARDS HITTING OCCIPIT>>SCALP LAC/ SMALL ICH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
14 YOM SUS CONCUSSION AFTER RUNNING OUTSIDE IN THE DARK AND RUNNING INTO CLOTHESLINE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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