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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 900
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	132
Year 2000:	5
Year 2001:	268
Year 2002:	68
Year 2003:	139
Year 2004:	153
Year 2005:	15
Year 2007:	109
Year 2008:	6

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	94
6-15 years old:	433
26-50 years old:	273
50+ years old:	99

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Grocery or shopping carts
PT WAS IN A SHOPPING CART AT *** WHEN HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CLOTHE S RACK. D: RIGHT LEG CONTUSION / INJURY
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: 05/22/2007	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: 05/21/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PATIENT WAS IN A STORE WHEN A CLOTHING RACK FELL ON LEG. DX-TIBIA FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks, Lawn mowers
28 YO BM - LAC. L LEG - WAS CUTTING GRASS , CLOTHES LINE GOT CAUGHT IN LAWN MOWER & CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT CUT LEG ON A METAL CLOTHES HANGING STAND WHILE RUNNING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 91 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: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
USING A METAL SHOVEL - SHOVELING YARD PUTTING IN A CLOTHESLINE LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION W/ EARLY CELLULITS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	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
CUT LOWER LEG WHEN CLIMBED ON A CLOTHESLINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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
PLAYING WITH DOG IN SNOW AT HOME INJURING LOWER LEG ON BASE OF CLOTHES LINE. DX; LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
PT WAS RUNNING AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A CLOTHESLINE FRACTURED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 11 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: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
STRUCK LOWER LEG ON CLOTHES LINE POLE WHILE RUNNING THROUGH YARD/ CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2001	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2001	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/1998	Age: 3 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: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/1998	Age: 9 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: Laceration
Product: Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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