Accidents - Clotheslines or clothes drying racks - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,671
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	106
Year 1998:	98
Year 1999:	111
Year 2000:	259
Year 2001:	145
Year 2002:	168
Year 2003:	146
Year 2004:	35
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	98
Year 2007:	11
Year 2008:	180
Year 2009:	131
Year 2010:	161

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	176
6-15 years old:	1,111
26-50 years old:	15
50+ years old:	367

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 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: 04/07/2010	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: 11/27/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
10 YO F WAS HANGING ON A CLOTHESLINE BAR WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO O UTSTRETCHED HAND. DX:RADIUS/ULNA FXS.3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 LANDED ON RT ARM AFTER SWINING ON A CLOTHELINE POLE DX:FX RT RADIAL SHAFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WITH LAC TO ARM FROM A METAL CLOTHES RACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 5 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
SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE, FELL OFF;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT SWINGING OFF CLOTHES LINE-FELL- FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
AT HOME PT SWINGING ON A CLOTHES LINE,C/O R FOREARM PAIN DX R FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
TRAUMA RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE HANGING CLOTHES ON CLOTHELINES FELL DOWN.
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: 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: 12/14/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CUT FOREARM ON CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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 FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED LT WRIST / ARM WHILE SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE DX: DISTAL RADIUS BUCKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
8 YO CLIMBED ON CLOTHESLINE FELL INJURED FOREARM FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 6 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
FX FOREARM ,FELL OFF POLE OF CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE AND FELL ; LANDED ON LEFT ARM. D: FX R ADIUS /ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 96 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Clothing
96 YEAR OLD FEMALE STATES SHE WAS OUTSIDE HANGING CLOTHES AND WAS LEANING ON CLOTHESLINE, THE LINE SNAPPED AND SHE FELL /DX FOREARM SPR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
57 YO FELL OVER CLOTHES RACK FX RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS ACTING LIKE A MONKEY AND WAS JUMPING FROM THE CAR TO THE CLOTHES LINE ; FELL AND HURT LEFT ARM. D: FALL / CONTUSION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT FELL WHILE SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE - LANDED ON BACK ; HURT RIGHT ARM D: FRACTURE RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 8 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
RADIUS FX-SWINGING ON A CLOTHESLINE WHEN ANOTHER GIRL PULLED HER DOWN- LANDED ON WRIST-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2004	Age: 8 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
PT SWINGING FROM CLOTHESLINE FELL AND LANDED ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM. DX LEFT RADIAL FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
6 YOF PLAYING ON CLOTHES LINE FX ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT CUT (L) FOREARM ON PIECE OF METAL THAT HOLDS CLOTHESLINE. DX: 1.5CM LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHILD FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE BAR AND ONTO BACK AND ARM. D: DISTAL RADIUS/ ULNA FRACTURES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHILD FELL OFF CLOTHESLINE AT HOME. D: MIDSHAFT ULNA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PLAYING ON CLOTHESLINE POLE, SWINGING, FELL & BROKE RT. ARM DX: OPEN FOREARM FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 9 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
PT AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND FELL FROM CLOTHESLINEONTO CEMENT HITTING LEFT FOREARM. DX FOREARM FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2002	Age: 6 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
FX L DISTAL ULNA/RADIUS; CHILD WAS SWINGING ON CLOTHESLINE & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
38 YOM LAC TO ARM FROM HOOK ON CLOTHES LINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT FELL WHILE BALANCING ON A CLOTHESLINE. D: FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2001	Age: 6 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2001	Age: 51 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, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/24/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2000	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2000	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Basketball
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1999	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/1999	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1998	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1998	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/1997	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/26/1997	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/24/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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