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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 954
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT WITH FRACTURED TOES FROM FALLING IRONING BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT HIT HER KNEE ON AN IRONING BOARD. DX; KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| DX LAC FOOT/CERVICAL MUSCLE STRAIN: KICKED IRON'G BOARD YTDY SUSTAIN'G SUPERFICIAL LAC DISTAL L SM TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Portable food or beverage coolers |
| TRYING TO GET HER IRONING BOARD FROM THE CLOSET WHEN AN EMPTY COOLER FELL ON HER HEAD. DX-LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| DORSAL STRAIN-HIT BY A FALLING IRONING BOARD-@ A STORE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 12 months | 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: Ironing boards or covers |
| IRONING BOARD VS. FACE DX: CHEEK CONTUSION/ FACIAL SOFT TISSUE INJURY SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| BIL HIP CONT. PT FELL OVER AN IRONING BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DX CERVICAL STRAIN: WAS LEANING ON AN IRONING BOARD TO ANSWER PHONE AND IT COLLASPED; HIT NECK, LOWER BACK AND KNEE NOW C/O PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| WRESTLING W/ BROTHER IRONING BOARD FELL ON HER HEAD CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT CUT HAND ON IRONING BOARD LEG. D: LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT STUBBED HER LITTLE LEFT TOE ON IRONING BOARD DX; LEFT 5TH TOE FRACTU RE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| STOMPED TOE ON AN IRONING BOARD CONTUSION LEFT FIFTH TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 87 YO FEMALE FELL TO FLOOR WHEN IRONING BOARD FELL WHILE SHE WAS WALKING WITH WALKER - CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| 47 YO FEMALE HIT LEFT EYE ON LEG OF IRONING BOARD CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT STUBBED RIGHT BIG TOE ON IRONING BOARD, CONTUSION TO RIGHT BIG TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT HIT HEAD ON IRONING BOARD, VOMITING, DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Clothing irons |
| PULLED IRON FROM IRONING BOARD DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO R THIGH AND L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| LOST BALANCE AND FELL IN TO IRONING BOARD. DX FRACTURE R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Hammers |
| PT WAS ON LADDER USING HAMMER AND BOARD HIT HAND. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| 19 YO RAN INTO IRONING BOARD HIT EYE CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| 77 YO FEMALE HAD IRONING BOARD FALL AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO TOE AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST AN IRONING BOARD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT C/O LEG LACERATION AND HIT LEG ON IRONING BOARD. D: LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| HIT WITH IRONING BOARD DX: THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-PAIN WHILE REACHING FOR IRONING BOARD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials |
| C/O LOW BACK PAIN, TWISTED BACK WHILE MOPPING HER FLOORS. DX-MUSCLE SPASM LOW BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers, Clothing irons |
| HOT IRON FELL OFF OF IRONING BOARD ONTO BACK CAUSING 1RST AND 2ND DEGRE E BURNS ON BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ironing boards or covers |
| PT DROPPED IRONING BOARD ON L FOOT @ HOME, CONTUSED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 8 years | 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 |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A IRONING BOARD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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