Accidents - Laundry hampers - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,068
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	191
6-15 years old:	82
16-25 years old:	151
26-50 years old:	345
50+ years old:	299

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	304	Face:	149
Shoulder:	124	Wrist:	117
Foot:	104	Lower Leg:	68
Upper Trunk:	66	Finger:	59
Eyeball:	15	All Of Body:	15
Neck:	15	Toe:	15
Elbow:	5	Mouth:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry hampers
PATIENT GOT ON HIS HAMPER TO TRY TO REACH SOMETHING & FELL ON OUT- STRETCHED ARM, NOW HAS WRIST PAIN. DX - RT DISTAL RADIAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry hampers
CORNEAL ABRASION - 4 YOM FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE ON A WICKER LAUNDRY HAMPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers, Laundry baskets
PT TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME AND FELL ONTO LAUNDRY HAMPER. D: RING FINGER LACERATION, LITTLE FINGER ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry hampers
PATIENT BUMPED LOWER LEG ON LAUNDRY HAMPER. CONTUSION, RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry hampers
44 YO FEMALE HURT BACK PICKING UP HAMPER LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
RAN INTO HAMPER STRUCK FACE ON METAL LACERATION LEFT CHEEK 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers
PT INJURED LEFT SHOULDER LIFTING LAUNDRY HAMPER C/OPAIN LEFT SHOULDER S RAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
LACERATION FOREHEAD - 3 YOM RAN INTO A CLOTHES HAMPER HITTING HIS FOREH EAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers
PICKED UP HEAVY HAMPER. DX- R SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 66 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. STATES SHE FELL YEST, KICKED TOES AGAINST HAMPER AT HOME. DX. CONT L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
PT RUNNING IN HOUSE AND RAN INT A CLOTHES HAMPER HIT MOUTH DX MOUTH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry hampers
BACK PAIN; BENT OVER TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF HAMPER - HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Laundry hampers
PT DRINKING ETOH, TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST CLOTHES HAMPER DX: LAC L EYEBROW, ETOH TOXICITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Laundry hampers
PT WITH A WOODEN HAMPER FALLING ON LT FOOT//TOE, SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 54 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
STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN MOVING A LAUNDRY HAMPER AT HOME 5 DAYS AGO - RADIATING WORSENING PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers, Day wear
43 YO FEMALE LIFTED HEAVY HAMPER WITH WET CLOTHES IN IT BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Laundry hampers
4 CM SHOULDER LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON METAL PIECE OF COLLAPSABLE HAMPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers
PT BENT OVER 2 DAYS AGO, PICKING UP LAUNDRY BASKET, STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry hampers
PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO TOE AFTER BANGING IT ON A HAMPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Laundry hampers
STEPPED ON METAL OF COLLAPSABLE HAMPER DX FB L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry hampers
NECK/BACK PAIN, HURT THROWING LAUDRY BAGS DOWN BALCONY DX: NECK/BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	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: Laundry hampers
CONTUSION FOREHEAD - PATIENT FELL INTO CLOTHES HAMPER AT HOME - LOST BA LANCE AND FELL - ALSO COMPLAINS OF NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers
DROPPED HAMPER / TWISTED WRIST DX: R WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Laundry hampers
PICKING UP A HEAVY HAMPER LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2005	Age: 51 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
STATES SHE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP LAUNDRY HAMPER AND INJURED BACK DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 29 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
PT LIFTED LAUNDRY BIN. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN, ACUTE SCIATICA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Laundry hampers
PT SUST LUMBAR STRAIN LIFTING HAMPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Laundry hampers
FELL OVER HAMPER AND CONTUSED CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry hampers, Towels or cloths
PT LEANING FORWARD TO PUT TOWELS IN HAMPER AND WRENCH LEFT WRIST C/O PA IN LEFT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Laundry hampers
PATIENT HIDING IN WOODEN LAUNDRY HAMPER AT GRANDMA'S, TIPPED OVER INJUR ING ELBOW; ELBOW FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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