Accidents - Washing machines - 50+ years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,633
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	559	Finger:	442
Wrist:	400	Lower Trunk:	285
Toe:	193	Hand:	171
Shoulder:	156	Lower Leg:	144
Elbow:	128	Lower Arm:	58
Face:	58	Ankle:	17
All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON WASHER, SLIPPED AND FELL @ HOME, C.O L ANKLE PAIN, DX; FX DISTAL TIB FIB WITH DISPLACEMENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines, Clothing
PT HAD SYNCOPY WHILE WASHING LAUNDRY AT LAUNDROMAT PUTTING CLOTHW=ES IN WASHER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/10/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Washing machines
WASHING MACHINE LID FELL DX. HAND HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON WASHING MACHINE. D: LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 78 YOF STRUCK HER LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST THE WAS HING MACHINE ABOUT WEEK AND HALF AGO, NOW HAVING REDNESS AND SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT FRACTURED A SHOULDER FROM TRIPPING ON THE PORCH AND STRIKING THE WAS HING MACHINE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PAIN TO WRIST FELL FROM WASHING MACHINE DX: WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	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: 11/05/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PT. REPORTS FELL AT HOME INTO WASHING MACHINE. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PT LIFTED WASHING MACHINE, UNABLE TO LIFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 61 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
PT FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST A WASHING MACHINE AT HOME FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 71 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, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ONTO WASHING MACHINE FELL TO FLOOR IN BASEMENT CONTUSION LEFT WRIST STRAIN RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 80 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, Clothing
PT. WAS PUTTING CLOTHING IN A WASHER AND SCRAPED HER WRIST ON THE WASHER. CONTUSION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 69 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 WAS REPAIRING HIS WASHING MACHINE AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2004	Age: 51 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
HEARD A CRUNCH WHILE REACHING AROUND THE WASHING MACHINE. DX- MUSCLE ST RAIN L RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
RAN INTO WASHER/DRYER RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
HIT ELBOW AGAINST WASHER 2 WK AGO DX TRAUMATIC BURSITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2004	Age: 78 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
HIT TOE ON WASHER - CONTUSION GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
LAC TOFINGER WHEN MOVING A WASHING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 56 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 WAS UNLOADING A WASHING MACHINE AND CUT LEFT HAND UNDER IT DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
TOOK *** FOR PAIN, GOT DIZZY & FELL AGAINST WASHER DX L FOREARM LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
PT WAS MOVING A WASHER AND HURT HIS BACK DX: LOW BACK PAIN-----CHRONIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines, Clothing
HIT HIS RT ELBOW ON THE WASHER WHILE TAKING CLOTHES OUT, C/O PAIN. CONTUSION TO RIGHT ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
PT'S FINGER WAS FRACTURED WHEN WASHING MACHINE LID FELL ON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
APTIENT STOOPED OVER A WASHING MACHINE, NOW COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. DX-LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
PAIN TO BACK AFTER MOVING WASHING MACHINE DX: BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Washing machines
PT SLIPPED INTO WSHING MACHINE AT HOME 14 DAYS AGO AND SUSTAINED INJURY TO LT ANKLE AND LT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 52 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
DX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON WASHING MACHINE WHILE CLEANING UNDER IT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 80 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'S FINGER GOT STRUCK BY LID OF WASHING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
FELL ONTO WASHER WHILE DOING LAUNDRY DX R RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 84 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
84 YOF LEANED OVER WASHING MACHINE INJ CHEST CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
FX R 3RD TOE, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A WASHING MACHINE AT HOME, C/O PA IN, TENDERNESS, ERYTHEMA, ROM ABNORMAL TO TOES, NO SKIN BREAK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2004	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: Avulsion
Product: Washing machines
CAUGHT LEFT THUMB IN WRINGER WASHER DX: AVULSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Chairs
CLIMBED OFF WASHING MACHINE ONTO CHAIR AND CHAIR TIPPED OVER. LANDED ON R WRIST. DX. FX/CONT R RADIUS (WRIST).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	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
53YOM-FRACTURE LEFT WRIST-WASHER FELL ON WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines, Clothing
PT FELL WHILE PUTTING CLOTHES IN WASHER. DX: R BACK CONT, 20% R APICAL PNEUMOTHORAX, BILAT PLEURAL EFFUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 54 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
PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER PULLING ON A WASHING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 54 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
LUMBAR STRAIN-@ HOME-SINCE HE PULLED ON A WASHING MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	Age: 54 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: Other
Product: Washing machines
LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE PULLING OUT A WASHING MACHINE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
TRIPPED OVER DOG AND HIT FORHEAD ON WASHING MACHINE DX: FORHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 71 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: Washing machines
DX LEFT HAND CONTUSION: WASHING MACHINE LID HIT TOP OF HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Washing machines
ANIMAL BITE FINGER - 72 YOF WAS REACHING INTO THE WASHING MACHINE AND W AS BITTEN ON HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BY A MOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 86 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
86 Y/O F INJURED R SIDE OF CHEST WHEN FELL AGAINST WASHER MACHINE AT HO ME. DX; R CHEST WALL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 84 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 WAS USING A WRINGER WASHER AND CAUGHT HER FINGER IN THE WRINGER/ LAC ERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Washing machines
PT CAUGHT NAIL OF FINGER ON WASHING MACHINE WHILE DOING LAUNDRY. AVULSI ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2004	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
ONE WEEK AGO, PT TRIPPED AND HIT SIDE ON WASHER. CONTINUED PAIN. D: RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
A PIECE OF CONCRETE FELL OFF WASHING MACHINE ONTO FOOT DX: L GREAT TOE FX. / FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines
R TOE INJURY, HIT ON WASHING MACHINE DX: CONTUSION R GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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