Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,590
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	256
26-50 years old:	634
50+ years old:	684

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	440	Shoulder:	172
Upper Trunk:	140	Finger:	130
Lower Arm:	92	Foot:	92
Face:	79	Elbow:	76
Wrist:	76	Upper Arm:	76
Knee:	71	Hand:	71
Lower Trunk:	67

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
37YOF FELL DOWN THE PULL DOWN STAIRS OF HER ATTIC AND STRAINED LOWER BA CK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
17YOWF PT WAS GOING UP ATTIC, LADDER BROKE AND SHE FELL ON HER L HAND. DX. SPRAIN L 4TH PIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Containers
31YOM WAS BRINGING A BOX DOWN FROM HIS ATTIC AND FELL DOWN THE PULL DOW N STAIRS STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
23YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM FELL DOWN HIS PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
45 Y/O F TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN STAIRS HURTING HER KNEE, DX: L KNEE SPRA IN @
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
49YOM COMING DOWN HIS ATTIC PULL DOWN STEPS AND SLIPPED STRAINED GROIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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, Ceilings and walls
52YOF PULLING DOWN ATTIC STEPS FROM CEILING WHEN IT CAME DOWN STRIKING NOSE;NASAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Containers
61YOF GETTING BOXES DOWN FROM HER ATTIC AND FELL DOWN THE FOLD DOWN STA IRS AND FRACTURED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
59YOWF PT FELL OFF OF A DESCENDING STAIRCARE APPROX 4 FEET. FROM ATT IC AT HOME. DX. CONCUSSION W/O LOC, CONT, HEMATOMA OCCIPITAL SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
33 YOM, ATTIC STEPS FELL ON HEAD, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 17 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
17 YOF C/O HEADACHE, ATTIC LADDER FELL AND HIT HER ON THE HEAD AT HOME. DX-HEADACHE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
35YOF FELL DOWN ATTIC STEPS. DX. SHOULDER DISLOCATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
8 YO F FOLDING CHAIR FELL DOWN ON FINGER CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Doors
31 Y/O/M HIT HEAD ON ATTIC STAIRS THAT CAME OUT OF ATTIC DOOR AT HOME DX/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Containers
28 YOF FELL DOWN ATTIC LADDER STAIRS INJURING RT ARM/SHOULDER,UPPER BAC K; CARRYING HEAVY BOX, SLIPPED. DX: THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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, Handrails, railings or banisters
52YOWF PT WAS GOING DOWN ATTIC STAIRS, STAIRS BROKE & SHE GRABBED RAIL W/HER L ARM TO KEEP FROM FALLING, FELT L SHOULDER POP. DX. AC SEPARATI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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
25 YOM, JUMPED OFF ATTIC STEPS, STRAIN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 40 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
WALKED INTO ATTIC STEPS 40 YO F NASAL CONTUSION, MINOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
44 Y MALE FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS DX: FX COCCYX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
81YOF FELL DOWN PULL-DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AT HOME WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 17 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
17YOM GOING INTO THE ATTIC AND FELL DOWN A PULL DOWN LADDER SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
RT SHOULDER .LAC, 54 YOM FELL DOWN PULL DOWN ATTIC STEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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, Handrails, railings or banisters
51YOWF PT REPORTS WAS ON ATTIC STAIRS AND ON BROKE, SHE GRABBED RAIL W ITH HER L ARM, HEARD A POP IN HER SHOULDER. DX. STRAIN/SPRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2010	Age: 43 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
43Y M FELL WHEN ATTIC LADDER BROKE DX: INTERCRANINAL HEMMORHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 49 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
49YOF PULLING DOWN CEILING LADDER STRUCK HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION, BHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
52YOM CLOSING THE PULL DOWN ATTIC STAIRS AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN IT AB RASION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 29 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
29YOM, STRUCK ONTO HEAD WITH THE METAL ARM OF THE DROP DOWN ATTIC STAIR S>>CHI/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
47YOF, SLID DOWN THE ATTIC PULL DOWN STAIRS, 8 STEPS, NO HEAD TR>>SHOUL DER CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 46 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
46YOF IN HER ATTIC TRIPPED ON A BOARD FELL DOWN STEPS INJURED CHEST; CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
23YOM SUSTAINED LAC TO FACE WHEN THE FOLDING ATTIC STAIRS BROKE AND FELL AGAINST HIS FACE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs, Exercise equipment
58YOF CMING DOWN THE ATTIC STEPS PULL DWN LADDER AND FELL AT HOME STRUC K SHOULDER AGAINST A PIECE OF GYM EQUIPMENT FRACTURED UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 65 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
65YOF FELL THROUGHT THE OPENING OF HER ATTIC WHILE TRYING TO DESCEND TH E PULL DOWN STAIRS STRUCK HEAD ON THE STAIRS CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2010	Age: 76 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
76YOM LACERATION TO FINGER BRINGING SOMETHING DOWN FROM ATTIC FELL ON P ULL DOWN STEPS AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	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
61YOWM FELL 3 DAYS AGO, SLIPPED WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE ATTIC. DX. CONT CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 25 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
PT TWISTED FOOT WHILE CLIMBING DOWN ATTIC LADDER, DX: FOOT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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