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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 343
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| UPPER ARM INJURY FROM FALLING WHILE CARRYING LAUNDRY BASKET. DX-FALL, LEFT HUMERAL HEAD FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Sheets or pillowcases |
| SHEET HANGING FROM LAUNDRY BASKET GOT TANGLED IN PT'S FEET CAUSING FALL DX: COMMINUTED L HUMERUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS CARRYING A LAUNDRY BASKET DOWN THE HALL AND HIT UPPER ARM AGAINS T A WALL FRACTURED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| LEFT UPPER EXT STR. PT STRAINED ARM WHEN CARRYING HEAVY LAUNDRY BASKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OVER LAUNDRY BASKET ONTO HARD FLOOR. DX- R UPPER ARM INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| RT HUMERUS FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A LAUNDRY BASKET AND INJURED UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Laundry baskets, Doorsills or frames |
| CARRYING BASKET OF CLOTHES, FELL INTO DOOR FRAME TO FLOOR, HIT L SHOULD ER. DX. FX L HUMERAL HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| PT LIFTING A LAUNDRY BASKET AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT BICEPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Laundry baskets |
| S/P SYNCOPAL EPISODE- PT STATES FELT DIZZY, FELL INTO CLOTHES BASKET, S USTAINED "SKIN TEAR" TO RT UPPER ARM. DX: WEAKNESS, NEAR SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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