Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,359
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	95
26-50 years old:	643
50+ years old:	615

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ankle:	200	Lower Trunk:	184
Shoulder:	178	Hand:	163
Lower Leg:	156	Head:	100
Finger:	85	Lower Arm:	80
Knee:	71	Face:	69
Wrist:	40	Upper Trunk:	15
Upper Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE, THIGH, AND LEG - ALSO, LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN - FELL ABOUT 4 FEET WHEN A STEP BROKE GOING INTO ATTIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS/TIB-FIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AFTER FALLING OFF A FOLD DOWN ATTIC STAIRWAY SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION HAND: WALKING DOWN WOOD PULL DOWN ATTIC STEPS, SLIPPED DOWN 4 STEPS, CAUGHT HAND ON SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
R ANKLE PAIN, R KNEE PAIN FALL DOWN STAIRS BODY LANDED ON TOP OF R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT ATTIC STAIRS FELL ON HEAD AT HOME + LOC DX// SKULL FX INTRACRANIAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT FELL DOWN FOLDING ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME AND INJURED ANKLE DX// RIGHT ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL ABOUT 10 FEET DOWN THE FOLD DOWN ATTIC STAIRS TO A CONCRETE F LOOR SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 22 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: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM ON THE METAL FROM A PULL DO WN ATTIC STAIRWAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT COMING DOWN A FLIGHT OF ATTIC PULL DOWN STAIRS AND FELL STRAINED RIG HT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS/RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PAIN CARRYING ITEM UP ATTIC STAIRS/SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT STATES WAS CLIMBING INTO ATTIC AND STAIRCASE COLLASPED AT HOME. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT STEPPED OFF A SMALL STEP ON A TRAILER AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE. DX: LE FT ANKLE SPRAIN, STEP WAS OF PULL DOWN TYPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS/HAND ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT DESCENDING A PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AND SLIPPED STRUCK CHEST CONTUSI ON RIBS STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS/HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
HEAVY LIFTING PULLING UP A FLIGHT OF STEPS LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD BY FOLDING ATTIC STAIRS 3 DAYS AGO IS HAVING NAUSE A AND SHORT TERM MEM. LOSS DX= CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT FELL DOWN METAL ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX// LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL ON ATTIC STAIRS/HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS/HIP CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT INJURED FACE ON METAL ATTIC STAIRS DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS/HUMERUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT CUT HAND ON METAL FROM PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS TODAY AT HOME DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Floors or flooring materials
FINGER FX-FELL TO FLOOR FROM ATTIC FOLD DOWN LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT WAS ON THE PULL DOWN STAIRS TO HIS ATTIC AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL F RACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT WORKING IN HIS GARAGE AND LOST BALNACE AND CAUGHT FINGER ON THE META L BRACKET OF THE PULL DOWN STAIRS LACERATIUON FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT COMING DOWN A PULL DOWN LADDER IN HIS ATTIC AND FELL SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO CALF AND STRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT JUMPED TO GRAB STAIRS ABOVE HER APT. & FELL ONTO LT SHOULDER DX: LT CLAVICLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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