Accidents - Scales - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,089
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	28
6-15 years old:	21
16-25 years old:	178
26-50 years old:	437
50+ years old:	1,424

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	578	Head:	509
Toe:	299	Foot:	204
Lower Leg:	105	Upper Arm:	102
Knee:	86	Lower Arm:	70
Upper Trunk:	63	Finger:	31
Face:	21	Elbow:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 87 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, Bathtubs or showers
87 Y/O/F BENT DOWN TO PUT SCALE AWAY FELL AND HIT INTO TUB AT HOME DX/ LEFT HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 25 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, Bathtub or shower enclosures
DX CHI/CONTU, R EAR: 25YOF TRIPPED OVER BATHRM SCALE @ FRIEND HOUSE STRIKING HEAD ON ENCLOUSURE FOR TUB;
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
COMMINUTED FX R TIB/FIB: SYNCOPAL EPISODE; 65YOF STEPPED ON SCALES, FELL, HIT HEAD ON BATHTUB & WALL, FALL TO FLOOR, COMMINUTED FX TIB/FIB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
84 Y/O/F FELL OFF SCALE AT DOCTORS OFFICE AND INJURED HIP DX/ RT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 76 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, Footwear
76YOF GOT TANGLED UP IN HER SHOES AND FELL ONTO HER SCALE CLOSED HEAD I NJURY LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Scales, Sheets or pillowcases
3YOM-ABD RASH-AFTER SLEEPING ON NEW SHEETS & BLANKET-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
67 YOF LOST BALANCE GETTING ON SCALE AT DOCTORS OFFICE PELVIC FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2010	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
84YOF WAS STANDING ON BATHROOM SCALE AT HOME & LOST HER BALANCE SUSTAINING HEAD & SHOULDER INJURIES WITH A RT CALF LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
63 YO F GETTING OFF HER SCALE WHEN SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS. DX:P ELVIC FX, PUBIC RAMI. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
35YOF HIT FOOT ON SCALE YESTERDAY DX: LT 5TH TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
77YOF FELL WHILE GETTING ON SCALE DX; CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 91 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: Scales
91YOM STANDING ON A SCALE TO WEIGHT SELF AND FELL OFF ONTO HIP FRACTURE D HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
23 YOF SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A TOE BY DROPPING A BATHROOM SCALE ON T OE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
60 YOF FELL OFF SCALE IN DIALYSIS FRACTURE HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scales
35YOM-MCL STRAIN-TWISTED KNEE WHILE STEPPING OFF THE SCALES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
81YOM STEPPED OFF SCALE IN DR'S OFFICE & FELL, INJURED RT ARM, RT 2ND & 4TH DIGITS. DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Scales
81 YOF, SKIN TEARS TO ARMS, PT WS RUSHING TO GET TO BATHROOM AND TRIPPED ON SCALE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Sinks
89YOWF PT STATES SHE WAS STEPPING OFF THE SCALES IN BR AND HIT HER UPP ER R ARM ON END OF SINK AT HOME. DX. LAC R UPPER ARM, SKIN TEAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
2YOM HIT HEAD AGAINST COFFE TABLE, NO LOC DX: LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 56 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: Scales, Ceilings and walls
56YOM CONTUSION TO SCALP, ANKLE & KNEE SPRAIN SCALE TIPPED PT FELL BACK WARDS HITTING HEAD ON THE WALL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 90 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, Floors or flooring materials
90YOM WAS STEPPING UP ON SCALE IN HIS BATHROOM LOST BALANCE FELL STRIKING HEAD ON FLOOR;INTRACEREBRAL HEMORRAHAGE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
49YOM FELL OVER A SCALE AT HOME C/O RIGHT GREAT TOE LAC. DX: LACERATION (SUTURES) DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 90 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
CONTUSION KNEE - 90 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH FALL WHEN STANDING WITHOUT PROTHETIC LEFT LEG - STRUCK RIGHT LEG ON WEIGHT SCALE - NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Scales
CONC. 76 YOF FELL IN BATHROOM HITTING HEAD IN SCALE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
37YOF WITH LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM FALLING OFF A SCALE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
51YOM TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT FACE ON BATHROOM SCALE DX: METATARSAL FX, FACIAL AB , METACARPAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
85/Y/O/M FELL OFF SCALE AT MD OFFICE AND INJURED BACK DX//BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
FINGER LAC, 20 YOM DROPPED A SCALE INJURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
71YOF-ELBOW FX-SLOT BALANCE FALLING ONTO ELBOW WHILE ON A SCALES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 80 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, Ceilings and walls
80YOF TRIPPED OVER A SCALE AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS, HIT HEAD ON WALL DX: BACK PAIN - COMPRESSION FX L1
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
DX SKIN INF/CELLULITIS TOE: 51YOM STUB' TOE (3D AGO) ON WT SCALE; OOZ' AREA B/T TOES, + SWELL'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 5 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: Scales
5 YO M HAD AN INDUSTRIAL TYPE OF SCALE AT HOME IN BACKYARD HIT HIM IN H EAD DX: CHI - ADMIT TO ICU
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scales
9YOM FELL AND HIT HEAD ON BATHROOM SCALE, NOW W/HEADACHE AND BUMP ON BA CK OF HEAD, NO LOC; HEAD INJURY, HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
18 YOM INJURED FOOT FROM DROPPING A 20 LB. SCALE ON RIGHT FOOT. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 73 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
BUTTOCK CONT 73 YOF FELL BACKWARD GETTING OFF A SCALE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 33 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, Windowsills or frames
33YMC STEPPED ON SIDE OF BATHROOM SCALE FELL HITTING HEAD ON WINDOWSILL/HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2010	Age: 73 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: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
73 YO F TRIPPED OVER SCALE, FELL IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX HUMERUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 98 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
98YOF AT THE NURSING HOME STEPPING DOWN OFF A SCALE AND FELL ONTO HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scales
71YOF HIP PAIN FELL OFF SCALE AT DOCTORS OFFICE PT ADMITTED*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/08/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales
73YOWF PT FELL, WAS PUTTING UP SCALES THIS PM AND TRIPPED OVER HER FEET , STUMBLED AND FELL. DX. LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
87YOF STEPPED UP ON A SCALE AT A STORE AND FELL OFF CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 81 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
81YOF WAS FEELING FAINT TODAY AND SLIPPED OFF THE BATHROOM SCALE HITTIN G HEAD C/O PAIN. DX: MINOR CHI,DEGENERATIVE CHANGES IN THORACIC SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
32YOF DAUGHTER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A HEAVY SCALE ONTO FOOT; FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Floors or flooring materials
34YROLD FEMALE FELL STEPPING OF OF SCALES@HOME PTA LANDING ON FLOOR HIT TING HEAD DX LACERATION SCALP*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scales
DX FX R 5TH TOE: 11YOF ACC KICK' THE BATHRM SCALE W R FOOT LAST NOC; PN & SWELL' IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scales
43YOF STUBBED TOE ON A SCALE ...CONTSUION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 87 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: Scales, Ceilings and walls
87YOM WEIGHING SELF AND FELL OFF THE SCALE INTO THE BATHROOM WALL COMPR ESSION FRACTURE TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scales, Laundry hampers
55 YO M TRIPPED OVER BATHROOM SCALE AND HIT FACE ON HAMPER LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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