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Accidents - Clothes dryers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:19
Year 1998:75
Year 1999:66
Year 2001:16
Year 2003:39
Year 2005:243
Year 2006:102
Year 2007:40
Year 2009:61

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/27/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
TRIPPED STRUCK FACE ON DRYER LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2009Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
FOREHEAD LAC.PT TRIPPED OVER DRYER DOOR AND FELL ON A SLATE FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2009Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Clothes dryers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT AT HOME PULLING CLOTHING OUT OF A DRYER AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FO RWARD STRUCK FACE ON A CABINET HEMATOMA FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
WAS TRYING TO LOAD A DRYER INTO A *** SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO DRYER DX- NASAL FX FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2007Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
74 YOM FELL, STRUCK CHIN ON DRYER - LAC TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers, Dollies, handtrucks or luggage carriers
DRYER FELL OFF DOLLIE HITTING PT ON FORHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
LEANED OVER DRYER, DIZZY WHEN STOOD UP PASSED OUT FOREHEAD CONTUSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT GETTING UP TO GET COFFEE BLACKED OUT HITTING CHIN ON DRYER 4 CM LAC TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2005Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER AND BANGED HEAD ON DOOR C/O PAIN FOREHE AD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2005Age: 85 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL, HIT L SIDE OF FACE ON DRYER, C/O PAIN SWELLING, SKIN TEAR R HAND, DX; FACIAL CONTUSION, ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
WAS IN A HURRY UNLOADING DRYER AT HOME, TURNED THEN FELL TO FLOOR INJUR ING NOSE. DX; FRACTURE NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Clothes dryers
PT STRUCK IN HEAD WITH DRYER DOOR, FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2001Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/1999Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/08/1998Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/1997Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Clothes dryers, Doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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