Accidents - Ironing boards or covers - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,549
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	217
6-15 years old:	292
16-25 years old:	98
26-50 years old:	160
50+ years old:	780

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	318	Face:	287
Toe:	166	Lower Trunk:	152
Finger:	103	Eyeball:	98
Foot:	94	Hand:	81
Upper Trunk:	77	Upper Arm:	68
Upper Leg:	68	Elbow:	15
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
MOTHER WAS IRONING CLOTHES WHILE PT WAS ASLEEP - WHEN MOM LEFT THE ROOM FOR A MOMENT PT PULLED IRON DOWN FROM IRONING BOARD & BURNED HAND. D:
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
HIT TOE ON IRONING BOARD DX: L 4TH TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 85 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: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials
HEAD INJ;LAC/WIFE STS HEARD THUMP WHILE SHE WAS IN BATHROOM & FOUND 85Y OHUSBAND ON FLOOR. STS HE HIT HEAD ON IRONING BOARD LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
CHILD SITTING MEAN IRONING BOARD, PATIENT WALKED AWAY AND HEARD SCREAM, PATIENT WITH BURN.DX2ND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT LAC FINGER ON AN IRONING BOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Doors
PT. WAS SLEEPING ON FLOOR WHEN AN IRONING BOARD FELL FROM BEHIND A DOOR HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 85 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: Ironing boards or covers, Wheelchairs
HIT BY IRONING BOARD FALLING OUT OF CLOSET, HIT WHEELCHAIR DX. UPPER BA CK CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Ironing boards or covers
74YOBF-CLOSED HEAD INJURY-LEANING ON IRONING BOARD AT HOME-IT COLLASPED PATIENT FELL HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PATIETN WASLKED INTO THE LEG OF THE IRONING BOARD AT HOME. DX-TOE SPRAIN LEFT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT RAN INTO IRONING BOARD; LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT DX LACERATION OF SCALP - ACCORDING TO MOM IRON BOARD FELL ON CHILD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Doors
PT OPENED A CLOSET DOOR AND AN IRONING BOARD FELL OUT STRIKING HER IN L EFT EYE PUNCTURE WOUND EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Charcoal
IRONING BOARD WITH A 25 LB SACK OF CHARCOAL FELL ON PT FOOT DX FOOT CON T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT FELL STRIKING RIGHT EYE AGAINST AN IRONING BOARD ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
TRIPPED OVER IRONING BOARD-FELL-FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
LAC (L) EYEBROW, PT SUST INJURY WITH THE EDGE OF THE IRONING TABLE AT H OME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
JUMPING ON SOFA LANDED ON IRONING BOARD LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
PLAYING UNDER IRONING BOARD, IRON FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
ELBOW CONTUSION - 46 YOF STATES SHE WAS PICKING UP SOMETHING WHEN IRONI NG BOARD FELL STRIKING HER RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	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: Ironing boards or covers
FELL-HIT HEAD ON IRONING BOARD-CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ironing boards or covers
HIT RIGHT FIFTH TOE ON IRONING BOARD LEG AT HOME, TOE IS SWOLLEN AND DEFORMED. DX DISLOCATION RIGHT FIFTH TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Ceilings and walls
LEFT EYE INJURY. AN IRONING BOARD FELL OFF WALL AND HIT PT IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 100 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
100 YOF TRIPPED OVER IRONING BOARD FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Skateboards
PATIENT CUT TOE ON IRONING BOARD AT HOME YESTERDAY, HIT TOE ON SKATEBOA RDTODAY AND REOPENED WOUND; TOE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
CONTUSION LEFT FOOT, DROPPED A TABLE TOP IRONING BOARD ON FOOT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	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: Ironing boards or covers
PATIENT HAD IRONING BOARD FALL ON HIM WHEN GOING TO BATHROOM AT NIGHT. D: FACE ABRASION, POSITIONAL VERTIGO, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
L IND FING CONT/9YOWF HAD IRONING BOARD FALL ON HER L IND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
14 MON OLD B FEMALE W/BURN TO HAND. IRON WAS ON IRONING BOARD ON & PT R EACHED UP & TOUCHED IRONING BOARD & BURNED SELF @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
CAUGHT HAND IN IRONING BOARD-RIGHT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
ABDOMINAL PAIN AND LOW BACK PAIN FROM LIFTING IRONING BOARD THIS MORNIN G. ABDOMINAL WALL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Other Irons
PT IRONING BOARD FELL ONTO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
SPRAIN LWR BACK, VIA EMS, PT STS GETTING OUT AN IRONING BOARD & SUSTINJ URY, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 21 months	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: Ironing boards or covers, Other toys
REACHING UP FOR PLAYING CARDS ON IRONING BOARD, IRON FELL BURNING PTS F ACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ironing boards or covers
IN ASSISTED LIVING, FELL AND HIT IRONING BOARD, HX OF BLACK OUT SPELLS. CHEST WALL PAIN, S/P FALL, CXR ABNORMALITIES ?MASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON IRONING BOARD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO FLOOR ON RIGHT KNEE, CON TUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT HELD IN MOM'S ARMS WHEN IRONING BOARD FELL WHEN PROPPED AGAINST WALL HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
STRAEINED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN IRONING BOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
CONTUSION R HUMEROUS; BUMPED ARM ON AN IRONING BOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 95 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials
FELL & HIT IRON BOARD -- PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA PT ON FLOOR ALL NIGHT D X: THORACIC / LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT DX TRAUMA TO 4TH RT FINGER - CAUGHT IN AN IRON BOARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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