Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,659
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	90
6-15 years old:	151
16-25 years old:	208
26-50 years old:	673
50+ years old:	535

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	577	Lower Trunk:	245
Ankle:	156	Knee:	145
Wrist:	144	Neck:	98
Foot:	92	Shoulder:	75
Upper Trunk:	46	Finger:	31
Face:	30	Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
37 Y/O/F ATTIC STAIRCASE FELL ONTO HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
88YOF FELL DOWN ATTIC STEPS BACKWARDLOWER LUMBAR VERTEBRA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
CLIMBING UP THE FOLDING ATTIC STAIRS WHEN THE 3RD ONE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL,C/O THORACIC BACK/CHEST PAIN>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 51 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
ATTICK STEPS FELL. DX-KNEE AND RIB CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Ceilings and walls
WAS PULLING DOWN ATTIC STAIRCASE FROM THE CEILING&STAIRCASE FELL HITTIN G HER INTHE FOREHEAD ,NOW WITH H/A>> CONCUCSSION/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
CHI-NO LOC-68 Y/O F-FELL OFF ATTIC STEPS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
STAIR FOLDED UNDER PT AND PT INJURED ANKLE. DX: RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
SLIPPED DOWN ATTIC PULL DOWN STAIRSLOW BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT FELL DOWN 4 STEPS IN ATTIC, BACK PAIN, DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
24 Y/O F 19 WKS PREGNANT SLIPPED & FELL DOWN 10 STEPS, LANDED ON HIP, L L PAIN. DX MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PREGNANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	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
48YOM COMING DOWN THE PULL DOWN LADDER OF THE ATTIC AND FELL STRAINED R IGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 34 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, Doorsills or frames
WALKING DOWN STEPS TO ATTIC&STRUCK HEAD ON DOOR JAM, NO LOC, +BLD CTR'D >>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	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, Floors or flooring materials
47YOF WAS STANDING ON PULL DOWN STEP THAT LEAD INTO ATTIC,PLATFORMGAVE WAY FELL LANDED ON THE FLOOR;MULTIPLE CONTUSION HIP/KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
LEFT FOOT STR. PT STRAINED FOOT WHEN FALLING DOWN ATTIC STEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 FELL DOWN ATTIC STEPS AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR AT HOMEDX: SUBDURAL HEMA TOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
4Y/O,F,FELL DOWN ATTIC STEPS, WRIST INJURY, FX R RADIUS & ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL DOWN ATTIC STEPSCLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 62 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, Tables
CHI W/4 CM OCCIPITAL SCALP LAC.,REPAIRED:C-SPINE STRAIN 2ND TO FALL,R/O FX;WALKING UP WOODEN ATTIC STEPS,FELL BACK,HIT HEAD ON EDGE OF TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT WAS COMING DOWN THE ATTIC LADDER AND FELL OFF THE THIRD STEP FELT A POP IN KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
LOW BACK INJURY FROM CLIMBING UP STAIRS INTO ATTIC. DX-ACUTE LOW BACKPA IN, MUSCLE SPASMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	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
L ANKLE FX/42YOF FELL WHILE COMING DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME. INJURED L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
4D AGO, COMING DOWN ONTO ATTIC STAIRS, MISSED THE LAST 2 STEPS&FELL LAN DING FLAT ONTO FOOT>>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT FELL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS---NO LOC DX HEAD CONTUSION & HAND CON TUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
SLIPPED&FELL DOWN ATTIC PULLDOWN STAIRS HITTING RIBS >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Cabinet or door hardware
LACERATION WRIST - 48 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CUT TO LEFT WRIST - FELL DO WN ATTIC STAIRS AND CAUGHT WRIST ON HINGE OF STAIRWELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2009	Age: 68 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
PT PUSHED UP A SET OF GARAGE STAIRS WHICH FELL BACK DOWN ON HER. DX: R FIRST PHALANX FX, L WRIST HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
80 YOF COMING DOWN STEPS OF ATTIC AND FELL SUSTAINING A FRACTURED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT WAS WALKING UP ATTIC STEPS & HIT HEAD ON OPENINGDX: MINOR CLOSED HEA D INJURY WITHOUT LOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
PT FELL INJURING HIS LT HEEL AFTER THE ATTIC STEPS GAVE WAY. DX: LT HEEL (FOOT) CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS LANDING ON R SHOULDER AND FACE DX- NECK SPRAINS ONT TO SHOULDER CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
BIL LOWER ARM ABR. PT FELL DOWN ATTIC STEPS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
NECK AND SHOUDLER INJURY FROM FALLING 10 FOOT FROM ATTIC STAIRS.DX-ACUT E NECK STRAIN, FALL ,LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF FOLDING ATTIC STAIRS/FACIAL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
RIB CT FALLING OFF ATTIC STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
17 YO M CONCUSSION, FACIAL TRAUMA MAXILLARY SINUS FRACTURES FELL DOWN 7 ATTIC STEPS AT HOME, PT TRANSFERED TO TRAUMA CENTER*
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
LAC HEAD ON ATTIC STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL OFF ATTIC STAIRS/FACIAL CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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