Accidents - Clothes dryers - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,186
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	38
Year 1998:	124
Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	163
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	148
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	156
Year 2008:	162
Year 2009:	124
Year 2010:	201

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 36 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: Clothes dryers
36YOM SLIPPED AND HIT FACE ON A CLOTHES DRYER, LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
32 YOM HIT IN FOREHEAD W/CLOTHES DRYER DOOR. DX**: FOREHEAD ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 38 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: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps
DX FX, NASAL BONE: 38YOM MOVING DRYER DWN STAIRS STRUCK NOSE & FOREHEAD INTO IT. HEARD "CRUNCHING NOISE" ONSET BLDG, C/O NASAL PN & & SWELL'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 40 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: Clothes dryers
40 Y FEMALE HIT FACE ON CLOTHES DRYER DX:CONTUSION TO SUPRA-ORBITAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
50YOF SLIPPED, HITTING CHIN ON CLOTHES DRYER, CUTTING IT DX;# FX CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
44YO FEMALE WITH CONTUSION TO FACE FROM DRYER DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT TOOK * DEVELOPED FACIAL SWELLING THEN TOOK * AND THEN PASSED OUT HIT FACE ON DRYER DOOR DX/ FACIAL LAC ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
35YOF AT HOME CLEANING OUT CLOTHES DRYER WHEN LID CAME DOWN STRIKING FOREHEAD;FOREHEAD CONTUSION
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: 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: 12/22/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
RIGHT EYEBROW LAC, PT WAS MOVING A DRYER AND FELL FORWARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STRUCK ON FACE BY HOOD OF DRYER - LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT DX COTUSION/LACERATION OF FACE - S/P DIRECT BLOW AT HOME,PT HIT HER HEAD AGAINST DRYER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Lubricants
USING WD40 ON ELECTRIC DRYER WHEN IT EXPLODED IN FACE BURNING FACE ANDA RM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/16/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
PT FRACTURED NOSE WHEN HIT FACE ON DRYER DOOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 43 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, Chemicals
FACE BURNS-WORKING ON A GAS DRYER-SPRAYED ***-FLAMES FLASHED FACE-@ HOM E-FD NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LACERATION L FOREHAED, HIT ON DRYER DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
WORKING ON GAS DRYER, GAS LINE EXPLODED, 2ND DEGREE BURNS,FACE FOREARMS, HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Clothes dryers
32 YO F PLUGED CLOTHES DRYER CORD IN BLEW SPARKS IN FACE BURN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 27 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: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
27 YOF CUNT ON DRYER AT LAUNDROMAT LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2000	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/21/1999	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/15/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/1998	Age: 49 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: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/1998	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	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: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1997	Age: 30 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: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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