Accidents - Clothes dryers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,999
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	206
Year 1998:	177
Year 1999:	77
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	200
Year 2003:	223
Year 2004:	564
Year 2005:	399
Year 2006:	279
Year 2007:	171
Year 2008:	319
Year 2009:	195
Year 2010:	149

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 76 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
HIP STR. 76 YOF STRAINED HIP WHENPULLING SOMETHING OUT OF DRYER AND HIP POPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 94 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, Towels or cloths
94 YOF, LOW BACK STRAIN, PT. STATES PUTTING WET TOWELS INTO DRYER, TWIS TED WRONG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 53 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
53 YO M MOVING DRYER AT HOME, HURT BACK. DX LS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2009	Age: 79 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
LEANIND OVER CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME TO GET CLOTHES OUT, ONSET BACK PAIN. DX-STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers
FELL BACK WARDS OPENING DRYER/ L1 L4 COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 70 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
STRAIN LOW BACK - 70 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN - ONSET WHEN STANDING UP FROM PUTTING CLOTHES IN HER DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
PT IN KITCHEN, WALKED OUT OF KITCHEN AND HAD A FALL AT HOME, HIT DRYER ON FLOOR. DX. SYNCOPE, HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
MUSCLE SPASM OF LOW BACK AFTER TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
PT WAS TAKING CLOTHES FROM THE DRYER WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN C/O HIP/GROIN PAIN. DX: S/P FALL, HIP FRACTURE. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
HURT BACK BENDING OVER TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF THE DRYER YESTERDAY. DX. BACK PAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	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, Laundry baskets
PT WAS PUTTING CLOTHES IN DRYER AND TRIPPED OVER THE LAUNDRY BASKET, FRACTURE OF LEFT HIP, ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 53 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
PT STRAINED LOWER TRUNK BENDING OVER REACHING INTO DRYER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
85 YOF WAS CROUCHED DOWN PULLING CLOTHING OUT OF DRYER, STOOD UP AND BE CAME DIZZY, FELL BACKWARDS HITTING BUTTOCK ON TILE FLR SUSTAINING CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Day wear
SHIRT CAUGHT ON DRYER, FELL/HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 62 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
STRAIN LOW BACK - 62 YO MALE CO LUMBAR BACK PAIN - ONSET AT HOME WHEN R EMOVING CLOTHES FROM CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
RACTURES HIP FALLING TO FLOOR WHILE TAKING CLOTHES OUR OF CLOTHERS DRY ER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
LOW BACK PAIN WHEN TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER/ LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT MOVED A DRYER. DX: ABDOMINAL WALL STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
PT INJURED MOVING DRYER; LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 80 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, Clothing
PT BENT TO REMOVE CLOTHES FROM DRYER BACK PAIN AT HOME DX ACUTE BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2006	Age: 58 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
PT BENDING OVER GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF THE CLOTHES DRYER AND FELT A PU LL IN LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 57 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
57 YOM INSTALLING DRYER FOR RELATIVE INJURED LOWER BACK. ACUTE MYOFASC IAL LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	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: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
ACUTE MUSCULOSKELETAL LOW BACK PAIN: MOVED A DRYER ONE WEEK AGO, PULLED BACK LIFTING HEAVY ITEMSLOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	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
LUMBAR STRAIN - 56 YOF C/O LOWER BACK PAIN S/P BENDING OVER TO REMOVE C LOTHING FROM DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 51 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: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN: TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER, GETTING BACK UP TO STANDING ERECT POSITION, FELT SOMETHING "POP" LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
LOW BACK PAIN-WHILE TAKING LAUNDRY OUT OF FRONT LOADING DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
SEVERE BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING CLOTHES DRYER AT HOME. DX: LOW BACK STRA IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
BENDING,GETTING CLOTHES FROM DRYER,SUDDEN PAINFUL POP/OCCULT FX RT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 78 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: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
MULTIPLE FALLS, R HIP PAIN, GETTING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER IN BASEMENT DOESN'T KNOW IF TRIPPED, FOUND SITTING ON FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 11/14/2004	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 01/02/2004	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

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 86 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
HURT LOW BACK TRYING TO MOVE CLOTHES DRYER DX: STRAIN LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 64 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: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
REACHING DOWN TO REMOVE LAUNDRY FROM THE DRYER AND DEVELOPED PAIN. DX ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2003	Age: 71 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
BACK PAIN AFTER LEANING OVER TAKING CLOTHES FROM DRYER DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
LIFTING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
WHILE TAKING CLOTHES OUT OF DRYER, PAIN RADIATED DOWN BACK, NO NUMBNESS /TINGLING. DX,LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
HURT BACK WALKED INTO DRYER DX: CONTUSION TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
STRAINED BACK WHEN MOVING CLOTHES DRYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2002	Age: 53 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
PT WENT TO TAKE LAUNDRY OUT OF DRYER FELT SUDDEN ONSET OF PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 79 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: Other
Product: Clothes dryers
PUTTING LAUNDRY IN DRYER AND HAD PAIN IN HIP REPLACEMENT AREA; WIRES FX;DIAGNOSIS IS HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 80 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, Footwear
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1999	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Clothes dryers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/1999	Age: 86 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, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 85 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/1998	Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/1998	Age: 51 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/1997	Age: 56 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/1997	Age: 64 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/1997	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Clothes dryers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1997	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Clothes dryers, Clothing
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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