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Accidents - Stepladders - Year 2010 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 545
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:15
26-50 years old:132
50+ years old:397

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/29/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
78YOM ON A STEP LADDER DOING SOME WORK AROUND HIS HOUSE AND FELL OFF ST RAINED ACHILLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FRACTURE TIBIA - 68 YO MALE STATES HE FELL FROM STEP LADDER - PAIN RADI ATES UP LEFT LEG - AT HOME JPTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
66 YO F FELL OFF 1-1/2 FOOT STEP LADDER, TWISTED ANKLE FELL ON RT HIP. +LOC. DX FRAC TIBIA/ FIBULA, SYNCOPE ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/12/2010Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
POSS. AVULSION FX DISTAL FIBULA : B/L WRIST SPRAIN & HAND SPRAIN; 30YOM STANDING ON TOP OF STEP LADDER,FELL OFF LADDER, POSS AVULSION FX FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2010Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
13 YOM STEP LADDER BROKE AT RIVER, LLL LAC DX: LLL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2010Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
34 Y/O/F FELL OFF STEPLADDER AT HOME AND INJURED LEG DX/ LEFT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
64 YOF PT WAS ON 2 STEP STEPLADDER, WAS STEPPING DOWN AND L ANKLE GAVE OUT CAUSING HER TO FALL. L DISTAL FIBULA, L DISTAL RADIUS FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/07/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
57YOF FELL FROM A 3 STEP-STEPLADDER AT HOME C/O LEFT LEG PAIN. DX: PROX IMAL TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Pruning or trimming equipment
56YOF WAS PRUNING TREES UP ON A STEPLADDER WHILE HER GRANDSON WAS HOLDING LADDER SLIPPED ON THIRD RUNG,FELL;TIBIA AND FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
61 YR OLD MALE FELL OFF STEP LADDER ONTO LOWER LEG SPRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
53YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME ON STEP LADDER GOT WOOZY FELL OFF 3 STEPS, C/O HIP-THIGH-KNEE-LOWER LEG PAIN-FOOT PAIN, DX LEG PAIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
LEFT TIBIA FX.51YOF FELL OFF A STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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