Accidents - Laundry hampers - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,292
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	146
6-15 years old:	224
16-25 years old:	287
26-50 years old:	351
50+ years old:	282

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	236	Toe:	192
Lower Leg:	127	Finger:	121
Face:	104	Shoulder:	93
Wrist:	76	Head:	74
Lower Arm:	68	Neck:	68
Ear:	38	Pubic Region:	30
Upper Trunk:	16	Foot:	15
Upper Leg:	15	Knee:	5
Eyeball:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry hampers
PT KICKED HAMPER LAST NIGHT. D: TOE FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry hampers, Floors or flooring materials
PT JUMPED OFF HAMPER LANDED ON FLOOR @7PM TONIGHT C/O LEG PN, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 81 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: Laundry hampers
CARRYING LAUNDRY TO WASHER SLIPPED AND FELL HIP PAIN....FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
SMALL LAC B/W L 4TH AND 5TH TOE LAST PM ON A PLASTIC CLOTHES HAMPER. D X. LAC L 5TH TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers
52 YO F BACK PAIN AFTER GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF HAMPER. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
18 YOM BACKED UP AND RAN INTO METAL CLOTHES HAMPER, CUT BACK OF LEG. DX LACERATION TO R LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Laundry hampers
CHI WHEN FELL OUT OF LAUNDRY HAMPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers
RT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS PUSHING A HAMPER AND INJURED SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry hampers
FELL AND HIT RIB AREA ON HAMPER CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry hampers, Floors or flooring materials
RT HIP FRACTURE.PT WAS BENDING DOWN TO SIT ON TOILET AND HIT HEAD ON A HAMPER AND FELL AND HIT HIP ON THE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry hampers
PT FELL STRADDLING LAUNDRY HAMPER. DX: VAGINAL TRAUMA, HEMATURIA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
CUT CHIN ON CLOTHES HAMPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 5 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: Laundry hampers
FELL OFF HAMPER HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry hampers
PT TODAY AT 1PM ACCIDENTALLY HIT A WOODEN HAMPER SUFFERED FX TO 4TH TOE WITH CLOSED REDUCTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 23 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: Laundry hampers
PT HIT HAMPER WITH FOOT AT HOME AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO RT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
PT SUST. LAC TO FACE ON LAUNDRY BASKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 30 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: Laundry hampers
PT DX LOW BACK SPASM/STRAIN - S/P LIFTING LAUNDRY HAMPER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD ON HAMPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
PT STATES TRIPPED & FELL INTO A HAMPER STRIKING NOSE ON EDGE OF THEHAM PER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Laundry hampers
PT GOT WOOD SPLINTER UNDER NAIL FROM WOODEN HAMPER DX: FB (WOOD) REMOVED +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry hampers
LID OF HAMPER STRUCK HER ON THE LEFT WRIST AT HOME.DX CONTUSION OF LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers
PATIENT HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER POPPING BACK WHEN LIFTING HAMPER. D: BACK STRAIN, MUSCLE TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
PATIENT FELL ONTO WICKER OR PLASTIC LAUNDRY BASKET; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Laundry hampers
83 Y/O F INJURED L FOREARM WHEN HIT LAUNDRY HAMPER AT HOME. DX; SKIN AVULSION L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Laundry hampers
LEFT SHOULDER SEPARATION-FELL OVER HAMPER AND LANDED ON LEFT SHOULDER. HAS PAIN AND DEFORMITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry hampers, Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT TRIPPED OVER SOME CORDS IN HIS BEDROOM ,FELL HIT FACE ON A METAL HAM PER,CONTUSION TO EYE AND SUPERFICIAL HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
2CM LAC TO RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WHEN REACHING INTO A HAMPER, CUT ON A PIECE OF METAL%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry hampers, Floors or flooring materials
PT. TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY HAMPER, FELL TO FLOOR AT *** PAIN UPPER BACK/N ECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry hampers
HAMPER FELL ON FOOT FRACTURE TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Laundry hampers
?PIECE OF MY WOOD LIKE HAMPER IN LEFT SHIN AREA, PART OF SPLINTER LEFT. LOWER EXTREMITY ABSCESS FROM REMAINING FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2002	Age: 48 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: Laundry hampers
48 YOF LIFTING LAUNDRY HAMPER STRAIN BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers, Tables
MOTHER STATES HIT R EAR ON CLOTHES HAMPER, STRIKING EAR ON TABLE. DX. LAC R EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
CUT LEG ON HAMPER DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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