Accidents - Washing machines - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 848
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	21
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	128
Year 2003:	86
Year 2004:	58
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	71
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	92

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
51 YOF L ARM PAIN REACHING INTO WASHING MACHINE DX: L ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE RT LOWER ARM WHEN A WASHING MACHINE LI D FELL DOWN ON ARM TODAY- DX- LACERATION RT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 73 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, Towels or cloths
PT WAS LIFTING TOWELS OUT OF WASHER AND INJ LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
TRIPPED FELL HIT ARM ON WASHING MACHINE FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
LAC R FOREARM; HAD BEEN WORKING ON CLOTHES WASHER @ HOME, MOVED IT & CU T SELF ON PIECE OF METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
PATIENT WAS TRYING TO PLUG SOMETHING IN,CLIMBED ON THE WASHIG MACHINE AND FELL GETTING DOWN. DX-LEFT DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
57 YOM SPRAINS FOREARM LIFTING WASHING MACHINE AT HOME.
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: 04/11/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines
RT RADIUS FX-FELL WHILE TRYING TO MOVE A WASHER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Washing machines, Doorsills or frames
CAUGHT BETWEEN WASHING MACHINE AND DOOR JAMB CONT/ABR FOREARM
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: 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: 04/30/2001	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2000	Age: 89 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/1999	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Washing machines, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/1999	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1998	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/1997	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Washing machines, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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