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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 401
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FOREARM FX-SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL-FELL ON ARM-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL WHILE STANDING ON IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER STEP STOOL DX; FRACTURE TO MID SHAFT RADIUS, LEF T ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| CLIMBING ON STEP STOOL IN CLOSET AND FELL, FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| USING FOLD-OUT STEP STOOL, STOOL SLIPPED, PT FELL IN FLOOR DX IMPACTED RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Day wear |
| FELL TRYING TO TAKE OFF PANTS, CAUGHT RIGHT FOREARM ON STEP STOOL HANDLE DX: 15 CM SKIN TEAR TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL TRYING TO GET ON STEP STOOL,C/O L WRIST PAIN & R GLUTEAL PAIN DX DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL FROM STEPSTOOL ONTO WET BATHROOM FLOOR, FX RADIUS/ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools, Furniture |
| DECORATING APT, LOST FOOTING, FELL OFF STEP STOOL SCRAPING FA ON FURNIT URE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND STRUCK ARM CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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