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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 402
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT WITH ARM CONTUSION, TRIPPED OVER LAUNDRY BASKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET & FELL DOWN STEPS INJURING FOREARM AT HOME DX: FRACTURED LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Clothing |
| FX R RADIUS;CARRYING BASKET FULL OF CLOTHES,L OST BALANCE & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2006 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 79 Y/O W/M RECEIVED SKIN TEAR TO FOREARM WHEN REMOVING LAUNDRY BASKET FROM TRUCK AND SCRAPED LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE PICKING UP LAUNDRY BASKET. D: FOREARM CONTUSI ON/ABRASION, PNEUMONIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| 75 YO F LIFTING LAUNDRY BASKET INJURED ARM STRAIN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO FOREARM FROM FALL ON LAUNDRY CART |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2001 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Washing machines |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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