Accidents - Escalators - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 840
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	232	Face:	164
Head:	149	Hand:	144
Elbow:	68	Knee:	43
Lower Leg:	15	Upper Arm:	15
Lower Trunk:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
FELL ON ESCALATOR DX. KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
3 YO MALE GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT ON ESCALATOR CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Escalators
FINGER CAUGHT IN ESCALATOR AT THE SCIENCE MUSEUM AND AMPUTATED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO HAND AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN ESCALATORWHILE IN ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Escalators
CRUSHED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Escalators
SITTING ON AN ESCALATOR AND GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN SIDE CRUSHING AND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT FELL WHILE RIDING ESCALATOR WITH LT EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT ON SEPTA ESCALATOR WITH LT HAND CAUGHT IN RAILING/STAIRS OF ESCALATO R, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
DX:LACERATIONS TO 3 FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. PT CAUGHT HAND IN ESCALATOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT C/O FELL OFF THE ESCALATOR WHICH WAS NOT WORKING AND HIT RT KNEE ON EDGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
GOT HAND CAUGHT AT BOTTOM OF ESCALATOR AT THE SHOPPING CENTER DX: LEFT HAND COMPLEX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
LAC TO FINGER WHEN FELL ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
3 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN SEVERAL ESCALATOR STEPS FRACTURE HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
FELL DOWN ESCALATOR SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PT CUT RIGHT KNEE ON ESCALATOR AT THE MALL. D: CONTUSION LEFT KNEE / ABRASION L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT SAT DOWN ON A EXCALATOR WHEN HE STOOD UP IT CAUGHT HIS LEG RESULTING IN A LACERATION,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ESCALATOR ABRADING 3 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
FELL & HIT HEAD ON ESCALATOR AT THE STORE- LACERATION TO HEADDX: HEAD L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
AT A MOVIE THEATRE AND GOT ON AN ESCALATOR AND INJ BOTH HANDS DX: BILAT HAND LAC 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
FRICTION ABRASION HAND WHEN CAUGHT IN HAND RAIL OF ESCALATOR IN MALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT FELL UP AN ESCALATOR AND LACERATED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN ESCALATOR AT GALYANS STORE; FINGER FX., PARTIA L FINGERTIP AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN ESCALATOR AT THE MALL- LACERATION UNDER RIGHT THUMBD X: THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
CAUGHT HAND IN ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
FACE CONTUSION - FELL ON ESCALATOR IN MALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT FELL ON ESCALATOR GETTING LT PINKY DIGIT CAUGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 2 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: Laceration
Product: Escalators
LACERATION TO LOWER BACK FELL ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
CUT HAND WHEN HAND CAUGHT IN ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Escalators
HEMATOMA HEAD WHEN FELL ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
CUT HAND WHEN FELL ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Escalators
CAUGHT FINGER IN ESCALATOR AT ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
FELL ON ESCALATOR AND HAND STUCK IN SIDE PANEL LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators, Handrails, railings or banisters
PINKY CAUGHT BETWEEN ESCALATOR STAIR AND GUARD RAIL LAC PINKY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT FELL ON ESCALATOR TODAY,SCALP LACERATION,HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Escalators
SUBLUX L ELBOW; ON ESCALATOR SEVERAL HRS AGO IN OMAHA, CHILD THREW SELF DOWN AS MOM HELD HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PARENT STATES CHILD WAS RUNNING UP AN ESCALATOR AND FELL DX: FACIAL LAC 3.0 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
RT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER LACS-@ STORE-CUT ON "GROOVES" ON THE ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
CUT FINGER WHEN FELL ON ESCALATOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Escalators
PARTIAL AMPUTATION FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN ESCALATOR
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Escalators
FELL ON ESCALATOR DX: BURNED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
HEAD CONTUSION, VIA EMS, FATHER PT FELL FROM A ESCALATOR, C/O PAIN, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
LACERATION TO NOSE, FELL ON AN ESCALATOR LACERATION TIP OF NOSE%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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