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Accidents - Ironing boards or covers - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 558
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Leg:150Lower Trunk:130
Knee:70Eyeball:69
Face:61Toe:46
Wrist:15Hand:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/15/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT TRIPPED OVER IRONING BOARD AND FELL DX: LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT DROPPED IRONING BOARD ON TOE ON 11/12, FX TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
64 YO MALE STUBBED FOOT ON IRONING BOARD FRACTURE TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Clothing irons
SLIPPED, HIT IRONING BOARD AND IRON/L1 FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/30/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
69 YO IRONING BOARD FELL ON TOE FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2007Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT DROPPED IRONING BOARD ON WRIST. DX: WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT WITH HAND CONTUSION, STRUCK BY IRONING BOARD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers, Floors or flooring materials
58YOF WHILE AT HOME PICKING UP CLOTHES FROM THE FLOOR,ACCIDENTLY HIT RIGHT EYE INTO IRONING BOARD; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT SHOPPING IN STORE WHEN IRONING BOARD FELL ON HER BACK BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2007Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT TRIPPED OVER HER IRONING BOARD AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT K NEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
HIT LEG ON IRONING BOARD DX: CONTUSION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2007Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ironing boards or covers
LOST BALANCE WHEN TRIPPED OVER IRONING BOARD&FELL " BACK/KNEE CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2007Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT AT HOME AND AN IRONING BOARD FELL STRIKING RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATIO N LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ironing boards or covers
PT TRIPPED OVER AN IRONING BOARD AND FELL ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/10/2007Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ironing boards or covers
FLANK STRAIN PULLING IRONING BOARD OUT OF CLOSET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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