Accidents - Stepladders - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 629
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	14
26-50 years old:	119
50+ years old:	495

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FELL FROM STEP LADDER AT HOME. TIBIAL PLATEAU FX#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Hand saws
TIBIA FX-FELL OFF STEPLADDER WHILE SAWING A TREE LIMB WITH A HAND SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
ELFT LEG LAC, PT SLIPPED OFF SHORT STEPLADDER ANDFELL WHEN INSTALLING W INDOW SCREENS AT HIT HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
HIT LOWER LEG ON A STEP LADDER. DX CONTUSION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
LOWER LEG STRAIN-FELL OFF STEPLADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
63 YO M LACERATION TO LOWER LEG CUT ON CORNER OF STEP LADDER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
CONT LEG FELL STEP LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER DX: LT TIBIAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
TIBIA FX-FELL FROM 8 FOOT STEPLADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF OF A STEP LADDER. DX- FRACTURE R TIBIA #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
CLIBING UP STEPLADDER AND FELL THROUGH LADDER HAS LAC TO LOWER LEG PAIN TO TAIL BONE HIT HEAD WITH - LOC DX- LEG LAC HEAD TRAUMA CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT WAS CLEANING THE GUTTERS OF HOUSE AND STEP LADDER FELL AND PT HELD O NTO GUTTER THEN FELL 9FT. D: LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
LOWER LEG LAC-FELL OFF STEPLADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
LEFT FIBULA FX.PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEPLADDER, DX; DISTAL FIBULA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
RT TIB/FIB FX.PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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