Accidents - Washing machines - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,405
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	989	Upper Trunk:	337
Lower Trunk:	228	Hand:	228
Wrist:	166	Lower Arm:	128
Face:	114	Toe:	84
Mouth:	34	Head:	32
Knee:	30	Upper Arm:	15
Lower Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
CUT THUMB ON WASHING MACHINE-WRINGER INJURY.DX FLAP LAC R THUMB/WRINGER INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Pipes
PT FELL OFF WASHING MACHINE WHILE TRYING TO FIX WATER PIPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Washing machines
PT. C/O L THUMB PAIN S/P SLAMMING WASHING MACHINE LID ON IT. DX. DISLO CATION PHALANX THUMB, PROX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
WHILE LEANING AND REACHING OVER WASHING MACHINE FELT RIB POP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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: Washing machines
52YOF-NASAL CONTUSION-WASHER LID FELL ON NOSE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
PT STATES SHE CUT HER FINGER ON RINGER OF HER WASHING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
PT.WHO CAME TO E.R.DUE TO LACERATION TO RT.3RD.FINGER WITH WASHING MACH INE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
LEFT KNEE PAIN. PT FELL INTO A WASHING MACHINE AND HIT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 76 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: Washing machines
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN THE WRINGER OF A WASHING MACHINE CAUSING A LACERATIO TO HIS LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
PT STATES WAS LIFTING A WASHING MACHINE AND CUT HAND ON A SHARP EDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
HIP FX-MOVING WASHING MACHINE-AT HOME-FELL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
LEANED FOREWARD TO TAKE LAUNDRY OUT OF WASHING MACHINE HURT RIBS DX STRAINED INTERCOSTAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
PT SUST CONTUSION TO RIBS REACHING INTO WASHING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
SCALP LACERATION WITH MINOR HEAD INJURY.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A WASHI NG MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
CAUGHT FINGER IN WASHING MACHINE..LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines, Clothing
LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER, CAUGHT FINGER IN WRINGER OF A WASHER WHILE WASHING CLOTHES AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PAIN MOVING A WASHING MACHINE DX. LS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
=65YOF CUT HAND WHILE TRYING TO STOP WASHER AT HOME DX/LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Washing machines, Towels or cloths
DEGLOVING WITH SKIN AVULSION RT INDEX FINGER, CAUGHT FINGER IN TOWEL BETWEEN 2 ROOLERS, (WRINGER-TYPER WASHER) TO PLASTIC SURGERY W.M.P.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/29/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Washing machines
LT UPPER ARM INJURY. LID OF WASHING MACHINE FEL ON IT. DX; SKIN TEAR LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PT MOVING PORTABLE WASHING MACHINE & INJURED LOWER BACK. DX LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
CONTUSION RT WRIST - STRUCK WRIST AGAINST WAHSING MACHINE 1 WEEK AGO @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIT CHEEK ON WASHING MACHINE LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
RT 2ND FINGER CONTUSION.PT HAD WASHING MACHINE LID FALL ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines, Clothes dryers
LOC WHILE WASHING THIS AM. LAC TO LT FOREHEAD. HIT WASHER OR DRYER. DX; 8 CM FACIAL LAC/ SYNCOPE/ CERVICAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
77 Y/O FEMALE WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE LACERATED HER RT THUMB ON THE WRINGE R OF HER WASHING MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
PT COMPLAINT OF CHEST PAIN WITH LIFTING WASHING MACHINE, L RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
PT GOT HER FINGER STUCK IN WRINGER ON AN OLD WRINGER WASHING MACHINE DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Washing machines, Chairs
PATIENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A WASHING MACHINE AND PUT IT IN A TRUCK, FELL HITTING HEAD ON A CHAIR. CLOSED HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
LEFT GREAT TOE ABRASION.PT HIT TOE ON A WASHING MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
PT FELL INTO WASHING MACHINE. DX: 3 CM LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
R/O CHIP FRACTURE, RIGHT SCAPHOID, STATES HIT WRIST ON WASHER YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
PT RECEIVED CELLULITIS TO FOREARM AFTER HIT ARM ON WASHING MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
54 YOF STUBBED TOE ON WASHING MACHINE CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Washing machines
PT GOT TOE STUCK UNDER WASHER, L GREAT TOE NAIL PARTIAL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Washing machines
CRUSH INJURY LEFT THUMB WITH MULTIPLE LACERATIONS, CAUGHT HER LEFTTHUMB IN WRINGER OLD *** WASHER,TRIED TO PULL OUT BEFORE RELEASED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 53 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: Other
Product: Washing machines, Clothing
PT DROPPED LID OF WASHER ON HAND WHILE WASHING CLOTHES, HAND PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Stairs or steps
TOE FRACTURE - WAS CARRYING A WASHING MACHINE UP THE STAIRS AND DROPPED IT INJURING RIGHT 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH TOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 57 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
# 57YOF INJURED CHEST REACHING INTO WASHER DX-LT CHEST WALL PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 52 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: Washing machines, Clothing
PULLING CLOTHES OUT OF WASHING MACHINE 2 DAYS AGO. DX. ACUTE EXACERBAT ION OF LOW BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
ARTHRITIC PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING FOREARM ON WASHING MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines, Clothes dryers
TRIED TO LIFT WASHING MACHINE, DRYER 2 DAYS AGO, BACK PAIN. LUMBAR STR AIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
WAS MOVING WASHING MACHINE ONTO TRUCK (EMPLOYMENT IS UNKNOWN) DX: LOWER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 71 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: Other
Product: Washing machines
WHEN MADE CLOTH IN THE WASHING MACHINE RECEIVED TRAUMA ON RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
FRACTURE RIB - VICTIM STATES SHE WAS REACHING INTO HER WASHING MACHINE AND HEARD A "CRACK" IN HER CHEST - STATES IT HURTS TO BREATH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines, Clothes dryers
SMASHED RIGHT 3RD FINGER TIP BETWEEN WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER FRAME DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
CUT LEFT LITTLE FINGER ON SHARP PIECE OF WASHING MACHINE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
CAUGHT HAND IN WRINGER WASHER/LT HAND CONTUSION, LAC INDEX AND RING FIN GERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
ACUTE COMPLEX LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB WITH LAYERED CLOSURE -HAND SLIPPED IN RUNNING WRINGER OF WRINGER WASHER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
71 YO M MOVING WASHING MACHINE W/HAND TRUCK INJURED BACK FX LUMBAR SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
CUT FINGER ON LID OF WASHING MACHINE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
STRAINED KNEE WHEN MOVING WASHING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines, Stairs or steps
RT LOWER LEG LAC-MOVING A WASHING MACHINE UP STEPS @ HOME-SLIPPED & HIT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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