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Accidents - Pull-down or folding stairs - 26-50 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 643
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:184Finger:85
Knee:71Shoulder:70
Face:69Ankle:61
Wrist:40Hand:30
Lower Leg:15Head:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 12/18/2007Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 12/01/2007Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: 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: 10/11/2007Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 09/21/2007Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: 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: 09/02/2007Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: 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: 08/13/2007Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 07/15/2007Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL FROM ATTIC STAIRS/HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/14/2007Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 07/01/2007Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 07/01/2007Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 06/23/2007Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pull-down or folding stairs
FELL ON ATTIC STAIRS/HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2007Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 04/11/2007Age: 32 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 02/10/2007Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/26/2007Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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

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