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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,156
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| ACUTE EXACERBATION OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN, MOVING A DRYER 3 MONTHS AGO, LOW BACK PAIN, NOT STATED SEEN ANYWHERE AT TIME OF INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL WHILE WORKING ON A DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON A DRYER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| BACK PAIN SINCE WED. AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP LAUNDRY FROMDRYER; D X; LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | 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: Clothes dryers |
| 54 YOF HIT HER HAND ON THE DRYER , NOW HAS CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 70 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: Clothes dryers |
| L THUMB LACERATION WITH SUTURES R PALMER ABRASION MOVING DRYER FROM A FLOODED BASEMENT, CUT HAND, LT THUMB ON DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | 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: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps |
| ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, HELPING FRIEND LIFT DRYER DOWN STEPS, HEARD SOMETHING "SNAP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| GREAT TOE CT-HIT TOE ON A DRYER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2004 | Age: 51 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: Clothes dryers |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON METAL VENT OF DRYER. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| RT GREAT TOE CRUSH INJURY.PT DROPPED A DRYER ON TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT. FELL AND HIT R SIDE OF BACK ON DRYER AT HOME. DX. PAIN BACK, SYNCO PE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PT PULLING STUFF OUT OF HER DRYER AT HOME YESTERDAY STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing |
| TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER AND HEARD A "POP" IN BACK UNABLE TO STANDUP DX: LS STRAIN / ACUTE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| 63 YOM LACERATED RIGHT THUMB ON METAL EDGE OF CLOTHES DRYER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 51 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: Clothes dryers |
| PT WITH LOW BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A DRYER YESTERDAY. D: LUMBAR STRAIN . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Clothes dryers, Ceilings and walls |
| PULLED DRYER OUT FROM WALL. DX CHEST WALL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| KICKED DRYER LAST PM. DX CONTUSION L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| LACERATION HAND - 63 YOM WAS MOVING A DRYER AND SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| TRIP & FALL, TRIED TO CLOSE DRYER DOOR FEMORAL NECK FX (HIP) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 64 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: Clothes dryers |
| FELL AND HIT RIBS ON THE CORNER OF DRYER DX UPPER TRUNK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| PATIENT GOT HER ARM CAUGHT IN THE CLOTHES DRYER. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2004 | Age: 52 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Clothes dryers |
| MULTIPLE ABRASIONS,PROLONGED ELECTROCUTION - GOT SHOCKED WHEN CHANGING BELT ON GAS DRYER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 55 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: Clothes dryers |
| BENDING OVER TO PULL LAUNDRY FROM DRYER LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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