Accidents - Escalators - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,607
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	124
Year 1998:	74
Year 1999:	106
Year 2000:	229
Year 2001:	195
Year 2002:	61
Year 2003:	155
Year 2004:	109
Year 2005:	77
Year 2006:	75
Year 2007:	91
Year 2008:	164
Year 2009:	92
Year 2010:	48

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	104
6-15 years old:	169
16-25 years old:	111
26-50 years old:	401
50+ years old:	820

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
19 YOM TWISTED LEG ON ESCALATOR UPPER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
51 YOF TRIPPED ON ESCALATOR AND SCRATCHED THIGH ABRASION UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
58 Y MALE FELL ON ESCALATOR CAUSING THIGH INJ DX: THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/22/2009	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
FELL ON ESCALATOR AT TRUMP CASINO FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
80 YOF TRIPPED GOING UP ESCALATOR FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Escalators
FELL ON AN ESCALATOR. DX. THIGH PAIN.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
WALKING UP ESCALATOR AT THE *** ESCALATOR AND ELEVATOR WAS BROKENSTRAIN RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL OFF AN ESCALATOR IN A STORE AND HIT HER THIGH ON THE FLOOR DX CONTUSION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
THIGH STRAIN-FELL ON ESCALATOR-@ MALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Escalators
PT TRIPPED ON ESCALATOR AND INJURED THIGH. DX: THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
SLIPPED ON NON MOVING ESCALATOR AND FELL CONTUSING THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
71 YO FEMALE FELL DOWN ESCALATOR FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
FELL ON ESCALATOR/UPPER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
LAC L THIGH, PT FELL DOWN AN ESCALATOR IN A PUBLIC PLACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
TRIPPED ON AN ESCALATOR. DX. 2 CM L ANTERIOR THIGH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
PT FELL DOWN IN ESCALATOR X4 DAYS AGO AND C/O PAIN TO RT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
75 YO FEMALE FELL ON ESCALATOR AT TRUMP MARINA FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Escalators
36 YO MALE TWISTED LEG ON ESCALATOR RIGHT THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
62 YO MALE TRIED TO STOP LADY FROM FALLING AND FELL ON ESCALATOR AT CASINO - ABRASION LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2005	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
PT STATES" GOT CAUGHT UP IN ESCALATOR,TWISTED LEG" SUSTAINED " PROXIMAL FEMUR FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
79 YO FEMALE TRIPPED GETTING ON ESCALATOR AND FELL ON LEFT SIDE FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
PT FELL ON ESCALATOR AND INJURED LEG. D: FEMUR FX. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
71 YO FEMALE PULLED LEFT GROIN IN ESCALATOR INCIDENT HAMSTRING TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
PT FELL ON ESCALATOR IN DEPT STORE INJURY THIGH DX:THIGH STRAIN/PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
76 YO FEMALE FELL ON ESCALATOR AT ***CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
PT STATES HE FELL DOWN ESCALATOR AT MALL AND INJURED LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
PT FELL DOWN AN ESCALATOR @ THE LUXORDX; LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
PT ON ESCALATOR GOT DISORIENTED AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
PT FELL GETTING OFF ESCALATOR AT MALL.DX: FX L FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
TRIPPED ON ESCALATOR FRACTURE LEFT FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2001	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2001	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2000	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2000	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/15/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2000	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1999	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/1999	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/1998	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/1997	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/1997	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Escalators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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