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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 395
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 34 YO F LIFTING CLOTHES BASKET DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT FELL A WEEK AGO STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A LAUNDRY BASKET CONTINUED PA IN WITH WORSENING DYSPNEA- FX RIBS WITH A HEMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT INJURED BACK LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET. DX: ACUTE SPRAIN THORACIC L-S SPINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| WENT TO PICK UP LAUNDRY BASKET FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACKDX: DORSAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PICKED UP LAUNDRY BASKET, FELT PULL IN MID BACK. THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT. LIFTED A LAUNDRY BASKET- RESULTING IN CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Towels or cloths |
| LT RIB PAIN SINCE LIFTED "HEAVY BASKET OF TOWELS". DX; LT RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| CHEST PAIN, SHE CARRIES HER BABY ON ONE HIP AND A CLOTHING BASKET ON THE OTHER HIP. DX THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| 40 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AND THEN DOWN THE STEPS INJURYING HER SPLEEN AND KIDNEYS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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