Accidents - Laundry baskets - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 685
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2001:	93
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	147
Year 2004:	59
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	82
Year 2008:	71
Year 2009:	122
Year 2010:	10

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	16
16-25 years old:	93
26-50 years old:	231
50+ years old:	343

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
23 MO M TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET;DX FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry baskets
5 YOM WHILE PLAYING, GOT RIGHT ARM CAUGHT IN LAUNDRY BASKET. DX: CONTU SION UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
UPPER ARM INJURY FROM FALLING WHILE CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET. DX-FALL, LEFT HUMERAL HEAD FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Sheets or pillowcases
SHEET HANGING FROM LAUNDRY BASKET GOT TANGLED IN PT'S FEET CAUSING FALL DX: COMMINUTED L HUMERUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET DOWN THE HALL AND HIT UPPER ARM AGAINS T A WALL FRACTURED ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
PT LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET-STRAIN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps
CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET DOWN BASEMENT STEPS AND TRIPPED OVER A GATE AND FELL DOWN 13 STEPS FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
LEFT UPPER EXT STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN CARRYING HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
C/O PT INJURED ARM WHILE PICKING UP LAUNDRY BASKET DX RT UPPER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials
FELL OVER LAUNDRY BASKET ONTO HARD FLOOR. DX- R UPPER ARM INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
PT WALKING IN HER HOUSE CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET AND TRIPPED OVER A DO G FALLING TO THE GROUND FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
RT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AND INJURED UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets, Doorsills or frames
CARRYING BASKET OF CLOTHES, FELL INTO DOOR FRAME TO FLOOR, HIT L SHOULD ER. DX. FX L HUMERAL HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
PT LIFTING A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT BICEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry baskets
S/P SYNCOPAL EPISODE- PT STATES FELT DIZZY, FELL INTO CLOTHES BASKET, S USTAINED "SKIN TEAR" TO RT UPPER ARM. DX: WEAKNESS, NEAR SYNCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
PT FELT PAIN AND TEARING IN ARM WHEN PULLING LAUNDRY OUT OF BASKET. D: MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry baskets
PT FELL OFF OF A LAUNDRY BASKET AND SUS A UPPER ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry baskets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry baskets
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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