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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,129
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 43YOF-WAS GRASPING A LAUNDRY BASKET WHEN FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN THE RT HAND. DX: CONTUSION TO RT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 33YOF POSSIBLE SPIDER BITE ON UPPER BACK AND ALSO HAS A LEFT HAND SCRAT CH FROM SCRAPING HAND ON LAUNDRY BASKET.DX:ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | 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: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| HAND CT-35YOF WAS CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS AND FELL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 32YOM LAC HAND ON A LAUNDRY BASKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 69YOF CAUGHT FINGER CAUGHT IN HANDLE OF LAUNDRY BASKET DX: HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | 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: Laundry baskets |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AND INJURED HAND AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| LIFTING HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET AND HANDLE BROKE INJURED HAND SPRAIN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| L HAND PAIN, HIT ON LAUNDRY BASKET DX: HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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: Laundry baskets |
| PT FELL WHILE CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET, CONTUSION TO TOP OF RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing |
| MC FX-FACE LAC-TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY ON THE FLOOR-FACE HIT LAUNDRY BASKE T-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT HAD A HAND INJURY WHILE CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Ceilings and walls |
| RAN INTO WALL WITH CLOTHES BASKET X1WK AGO DX CONTUSION RT HAND*** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION HAND AND ARM: CARRYING BASKET OF CLOTHES DOWN THE STEPS, FELL, TRIED TO CATCH SELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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: Laundry baskets, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT FELL OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET HITTING RIGHT HAND ON A GUN CABINET, CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Doorsills or frames |
| PT CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET RAN INTO DOOR FACING HURT HAND AT HOME CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 25YOF SCRAPED HER RT THUMB ON A PLASTIC LAUNDRY BASKET LAST WK, NOW IT IS RED & TENDER W/RED STREAKS. DX-CELLULITIS & LYMPHANGITIS, RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| HAND STR. PT INJURED HAND WHEN CARRYING A HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET AND TRIP PED WITH IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Ceilings and walls |
| CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET AND HIT HAND ON WALL. DX CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 55YOF GOT UP DURING THE NIGHT,TRIPPED OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET,HITTING WRIST AND HAND;CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET. DX: R HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| PT STRAINED BOTH HANDS LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET UP STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing |
| PICKING UP LAUNDRY IN BASKET, HURT HAND DX HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| R 5TH METACARPAL FX - HIT HAND ON CAR DOOR WHEN CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT HAS CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN STRUCK WHILE TRYING TO CATCH A FALLING LA UNDRY BASKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| SHUT IN TRUNK WHILE GETTING LAUNDRY BASKET OUT OF CAR. DX. FX R METACAR PAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2006 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| RT HAND STRAIN.PT PICKED UP A LAUNDRY BASKET AND HAD PAIN IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET UPSTAIRS LAST PM, TRIPPED & HIT HAND. FX RT HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| TRAUMA RT.HAND.PT.REFERS A LAUNDRY CANISTER FULL OF CLOTHES,FELL ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT BUMPED HAND ON LAUNDRY BASKET C/O PAIN TO LEFT HAND. DX: HAND CONTUSION (LEFT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| STATES HE HIT HAND ON CONCRETE WHEN HE DROPPED THE LAUNDRY BASKET DX RT HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| LACERATION HAND - 7 YOF LACERATED HER LEFT HAND ON A LAUNDRY BASKET AT SCHOOL THAT WAS HOLDING STUDENT LUNCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Other toys |
| HAND & WRIST CTS-@ HOME-CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET-STEPPED ON A TOY-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Ceilings and walls |
| CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET AND HIT BOTH HANDS AGAINST THE WALL-C/O PAIN/ABRASION TO BOTH HANDS; CONTUSION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT FELL WHILE STANDING IN LAUNDRY BASKET. DX: FX L FIFTH METACARPAL, R INDEX CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 18 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: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| WAS GOING DOWN THE STAIRS WITH BASKET SLIPPED AND FELL DX RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT BURNED HANDS ON A LAUNDRY BASKET DX: 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HANDS + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| CONTUSION HAND - PATIENT WAS CARRYING A HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET UP SOME ST AIRS - SHE TWISTED BASKET AND INJURED HER WRIST WHEN SHE DID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET AND HIT HAND ON FLOOR. DX: CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT FELL ONTO LAUNDRY BASKET. DX: L HAND LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT FELL ONTO LAUNDRY BASKET. DX: L HAND LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET AND FELL ON FLOOR/FX RT 4TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2001 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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: Laundry baskets, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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