Accidents - Scales - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,527
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	36
6-15 years old:	102
16-25 years old:	6
26-50 years old:	123
50+ years old:	1,258

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	471	Head:	297
Foot:	179	Toe:	144
Upper Trunk:	106	Knee:	86
Upper Arm:	70	Shoulder:	68
Face:	36	Lower Arm:	30
Ankle:	15	Hand:	15
Wrist:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN A PRODUCE SCALE FELL AND STRUCK HEAD AT STORE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 72 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: Scales
FELL TRYING TO GET ON BATHROOM SCALE AND LOST BALANCE SPRAINING ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 105 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
FELL GETTING OFF SCALE. DX-MINOR HEAD INJURY, AGE 105
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
FOOT LAC, PT INJURED FOOT WHEN STEPPING OFF A SCALE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT FELL HIT HEAD ON SCALE @ HOME REC FACIAL CONTUSION DX: FACIAL CONTUS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2009	Age: 10 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: Scales
TODAY @ PMD, SYNCOPED&FELL FROM THE TABLE STRIKING HEAD ONTO THE SCALE, +LOC>> CHI/DEHYDRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
FELL WHEN GETTING ON SCALES;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
83YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE USING A SCALE - FX RIGHT HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 90 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: Laceration
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
R UPPER ARM LAC/90YOF AT HOME TRIED TO STEP ON BATHROOM SCALE, SCALE MO VED & PT FELL BACKWARDS TO FLOOR, LANDING IN LAUNDRY BASKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER BATHROOM SCALE AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, R 10TH RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
81YFC GETTING OFF SCALE KNEE GAVE OUT C/O FOOT PAIN/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
GOT DIZZY AND FELL WHILE STANDING ON SCALE IN DIALYSIS. DX. DIZZINESS, SHOULDER CONTUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
ON SCALE TO BE WEIGHED AT DIALYSIS AND WAS SHAKY AND FELL STRIKING KNEE RESULTING IN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
FACE CT-FELL OFF SCALES WHILE WEIGHING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales, Tables
PT SLIPPED OFF A SCALE AND HIT HER HEAD ON A TABLE AND THEN ON THE BED DX: SCALP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
PT WAS A PT IN 4OPC,PT GOT ON A SCALE AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON BAC K OF HEAD C/O BEING LIGHTHEADED. DX: SEPSIS,LEFT FOOT ULCER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - S/P PT HIT HEAD ON A SCALE IN STORE PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
PT INJURDED WHEN FELL OUT AT DR OFFICE FELL AND HEAD HIT SCALE DX: CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	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: Scales
LOST BALANCE&FELL FROM STANDING POSITION SCRAPING ARM ONTO A SCALE, NOW WITH SLURRED SPEECH, H/O IDDM ON INSULIN>>ABRS/CONTS/HYPOGLYCEMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT DX HAND LACERATION - CUT HAND WHILE TRYING TO LIFT A SCALE AT HOME PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
84 YOF, LOST BALANCE STEPPING OFF SCALE, FRACTURE SPINE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
10Y/O,F,HIT BY ARM OF A METAL SCALE, LAC. SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS STEPPING ONTO A SCALE YEST WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO FLOOR ON HER L WRIST. HAS PAIN. DX L WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT WAS TRYING TO WEIGH HERSELF AT HOME WHEN SHE STEPPED OFF THE SCALE & LOST BALANCE FALLING ON BUTTOCKS.DX: S/P FALL,COCCYX SPRAIN.ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
FELL ON FLOOR WHILE GETTING ON SCALE/ FALL, LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
PT. FELL WHILE THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO WEIGH HER- *** RESIDENTDX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN FELL AFTER TRIPPING ON A SCALE AT THE HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT KICKED A BATHROOM SCALE. DX: R FOOT CONT/SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
FELL GETTING OFF SCALE/ FX SACRUM,PUBIC RAMUS, LT ACETABULUM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/21/2009	Age: 81 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: Scales
PT STEPPING UP ON A SCALE AT HOME AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO BUTTOCKS CO NTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Chairs
FELL OFF CHAIR AND HIT METAL SCALE AT DOCTORS OFFICE. DX FACE LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
HIT TOES ON THE RIGHT FOOT ON THE BATRROOM SCALES, C/O PAIN. ALSO C/O RT KNEE SWELLING. DX RT KNEE STRAIN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
BUMPED TOE ON A SCALE IN THE HALL FRACTURE RIGHT THIRD TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 85 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: Scales
PT WAS WEIGHING HERSELF ON SCALES AT HOME WHEN SHE STEPPED BACKWARDS AN D FELL. DX. LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
91 YOF FELL WHILE STEPPING ON SCALE AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE CONTUSION HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/22/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Scales
60 YO M SUBLINGUAL HEMATOMA AVULSION FRACTURE TO TOE KICKED SCALE IN BATHROOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
FELL, GETTING ON SCALE AFTER DIALYSIS DX: LOW BACK & KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
PT WAS PRESSING DOWN ON A SCALE WITH BOTH HANDS AS HARD AS HE COULD WHE N HE FELT A POP IN HIS SHOULDER. HAS PAIN SINCE. DX L SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
28 Y/O C/O LOW BACK PAIN AFTER BENDING OVER TO PUT CHILD ON SCALES AT M.D.'S OFFICE. DX-STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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