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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
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Date: 12/17/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
FINGER FX-56YOF-HIT A DRYER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT FINGER ON A METAL DRYER PART. DX. FINGER SKIN AVULSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/22/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT LEFT THUMB ON CLOTHES DRYER TONIGHT AT HOME. DX-LAC THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT TRYING TO FIX HIS DRYER AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
LAC TO R 4/5 FINGERS ON DRYER VENT DX: FINGER LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
CUT THUMB ON DRYER AT HOME. DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
CLOSED THE CLOTHES DRYER AND INJURED HER LEFT 3RD FINGER. DX: SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION TO LEFT 3RD FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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