Table 2

Body parts injured in washing machine related injury

Body part injuredAutomatic (%)Wringer (%)Combined (%)
Note: percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
Upper extremity124 (30.7)88 (96.7)212 (42.7)
Head/face/eye/mouth/neck183 (45.1)1 (1.1)184 (37)
Lower extremity50 (12.3)050 (10)
>25% of body14 (3.5)2 (2.2)16 (3.2)
Lower trunk16 (4.0)016 (3.2)
Upper trunk10 (2.5)010 (2.0)
Internal (aspiration)1 (0.2)01 (0.2)
Not stated2 (0.5)02 (0.4)
Total40591496