Accidents - Clothes dryers - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,463
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	673	Finger:	667
Hand:	395	Wrist:	221
Upper Trunk:	188	All Of Body:	170
Face:	162	Lower Arm:	135
Head:	131	Elbow:	130
Ankle:	90	Shoulder:	86
Knee:	86	Lower Leg:	75
Toe:	75	Pubic Region:	71
Neck:	71	Upper Arm:	15
Foot:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LACERATION INDEX FINGER FROM DRYER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
HIT CHIN ON DOOR OF DRYER AT HOME 1.5 CM CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN CARRYING A DRYER DOWN BASEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
RT ANKLE SPRAIN/STRAIN: LOW BACK STRAIN/SPRAIN: CARRYING A DRYER, HIT SOME ICE, ANKLE TWISTED, FELL, ANKLE, BACK PAIN, HELPING RELATIVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
C/O L ELBOW PAIN & SWELLING X 3-4 DAYS. PAIN STARTED AFTER LIFINTG A V DRYER BUT, PT DOES NOT REMEMBER ACUTE INJ. TENDONITIS L ELBOW.
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: 11/18/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
KNEE GAVE OUT AND FELL AGAINST DRYER. DX ARM CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 30 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: Clothes dryers
WALKING BACKWARDS AND CARRYING DRYER AND FELL. DX R SHIN ABRASION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CLEANIG BEHIND HER DRYER AND THE MACHINE TURNED ON WHILE HAND IN THE VENT LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CAUGHT TOE IN DRYER. DX: CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
30 Y/O HIT HAND ON CLOTHES DRYER ATTEMPTING TO TAKE CLOTHES OUT AT HOME DX-FX RIGHT METACARPA,.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
BENT TO TAKE SOMETHING OUT OF DRYER & FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK. LUMBAR S TRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN BENDING TO PUT CLOTHES IN DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
MOVING THE DRYER AT HOME HURT WRIST. DX WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
SPR ANKLE MOVING DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
34 YOF RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM DRYER AND WHILE REMOVING HAND, CUT WRIST - LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WITH WITH LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CAUGHT R ELBOW IN DRYER. DX. SPRAIN, CONT R ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SUS CONTUSION TO FOOT WHILE MOVING CLOTHES DRYER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
LEFT LONG FINGER CONTUSION.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A DRYER DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
AVULSION SKIN RT 5TH FINGER, PT REACHING INTO BACK OF DRYER AT HER HOUS E, SLICED TIP OF FINGER PAD. SMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
BACK STR. TP STRAINED BACK WHEN WORKING ON DRYER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT CUT ON DRYER-LAC RIGHT FINGER INDEX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear
BENDING OVER GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF CLOTHES DRYER PAIN LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PAIN TO BACK GOT HIT WHILE TRYING TO LIFT DRYER DX: CONTUSION TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT DX RT WRIST SPRAIN - HIT WRIST AGAINST DRYER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	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: Clothes dryers
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON CLOTHER DRYER AT HOME. DX-CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS WORKING ON HIS DRYER AND SLIPPED DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Clothes dryers
CHI. PT BENT OVER TO PICK SOMETHING UP AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER DOOR AT LA UNDRAMAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WORKING ON THE MOTOR OF A CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A HAN D LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
AT HOME PT SHUT R THUMB IN DRYER DOOR WHEN TAKING CLOTHES OUT,C/O PAIN, DX R THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear
PT WAS AT HOME GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF THE DRYER CAUSING RT KNEE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Towels or cloths
PATIENT BENT OVER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF DRYER, SLIPPED ON A TOWEL & FELL DOWN TO HER BUTTOCK. DX-INTRACTABLE BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/28/2008	Age: 33 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: Clothes dryers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE SCALP BY STRIKING AGAINST A CLOTHES DRY ER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Fuel storage tanks
STRAIN, TESTICULAR PAIN: PAIN PENILE HEAD, STARTED AFTER LIFINT HEAVY DRYER AND A GAS TANK WITH FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LACERATED HAND ON A CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT HAD ONSET LOW BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING OOVER THE CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME. DX-STRAIN LOW BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT INJURED SHOULDER WHILE REACHING INTO THE DRYER. DX: LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PATIENT WAS AT CLOTHES DRYER DURING A LIGHTNING STORM. DX-LIGHTNING INJURY. PATIENT LEFT AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-GAS EXPOSURE FROM DRYER VENT-COHB 8.0-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE-GAS EXPOSURE FROM DRYER VENT-COHB 1.7-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
DRYER DOOR SHUT ON THUMB. DX PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WITH CHEST WALL STRAIN FROM BENDING OVER A DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Clothes dryers
SMOKE INHALATION IN HOUSE FIRE WHEN DRYER CAUGHT FIRE,FIRE DEPT ATTENDE D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
45YOF WAS HOME ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER ON THE DRYER VENT; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
WRIST SPRAIN-HIT A CLOTHES DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STATES ACCIDENTLY BUMPED HAND ON THE DRYER DX RT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
PT HAD ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHILE TAKING LAUNDRY OUT OF DRYER TODAY. D: SCIATICA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON DRYER -LOC DX- HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WAS MOVING CLOTHES DRYER AND HAD PX. DX: THORACIC/LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
DRYER SLIPPED OFF DOLLY, HURT FOREARM. DX FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
PT PUTTING CLOTHES IN A CLOTHES DRYER AND STRAINED LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
NECK STR/37YOM WAS MOVING A DRYER AT HOME THAT WAS ON FIRE AND INJURED L SIDE OF NECK. NO FIRE DEPT. IN ATTENDANCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN WORKING ON A CLOTHS DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Clothes dryers
ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN WORKING ON A CLOTHS DRYER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT WORKING ON A DRYER WHEN GOT SHOCK FROM ELECTRICAL WIRE AND JERKED HA ND BACK CUTTING IT ON SHEET METAL. D: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HAD LAC ON R HAND FROM LINT TRAP ON DRYER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
STATES WAS MOVING A CLOTHES DRYER SHE DROPPED THE DRYER ON HER HAND. CONTUSION TO HAND.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
30YOM WAS HOME MOVING TWO DRYERS,HEARD A POP,DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN; LOW BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
DX LOWER BACK PAIN: L SIDED BACK PATN THAT STARTED YTDY WHILE SHE WAS TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothes dryers
36 YO MALE PLUGGED IN DRYER AT HOME AND IT KNOCKED HIM TO GROUND BURN INJURY HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A DRYER WHEN MOVING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Lubricants
PT SPRAYED A CLOTHES DRYER BELT WITH BELT LUBRICANT & SOME HIT A HEATING ELEMENT & A FLASH FIRE BURNT PT ON FACE DX: 1ST DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
29YOM WAS HOME TRYING TO PICK UP A CLOTHES DRYER,DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN;BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT C/O RIB INJURY. PT FELL ON DRYER. DX ACUTE LFT BACK AND RIB CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
WRIST LAC-CUT ON METAL EDGE OF DRYER HE WAS MOVING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT LIFTING SOMETHING OUT OF THE DRYER TWO WEEKS AGO AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HAD LAC TO L RING FINGER FROM CLEANING LINT OUT OF DRYER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT HIT LEFT ELBOW AGAINST A DRYER TWO DAYS AGO SUSTAINED A CONTUSION T O ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
REMOVING CLOTHES FROM DRYER AND STRAINED SHOULDER SHOULDER STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
RIGHT 4TH FINGER FX. PT FELL HITTING HAND ON DRYER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
PT WITH CONTUSION TO LEFT RIBS AFTER FALLING WHILE TRYING TO MOVE DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Clothes dryers
PT SLAMMED FINGER IN DRYER DOOR DX: FINGER CRUSH INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS CARRYING A DRYER UP STEPS AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT INJURED WRIST WHILE MOVING A DRYER, SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Christmas decorations
JUMPED OFF CLOTHES DRYER AFTER PUTTING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AWAY, HEARD KNEE POP. DX-STRAIN KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
FINGER FX-INJURED ON DRYER DOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT JAMMED FINGER AGAINST CLOTHES DRYER & PULLED THEM BACK INTO PLACE NOW HAS HAND PAIN DX: MUSCLE STRAIN RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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