Lethal accidents - Floors or flooring materials - 50+ years old - Year 2002

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 754
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	660	Head:	77
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Floors or flooring materials
73 YO MALE COLLAPSED AND FELL TO FLOOR IN RESTAURANT FRACTURE C1 AND C2 - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
80 YO MALE COLLAPSED AND FELL TO FLOOR DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
65 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST - COLLAPSED TO BATHROOM FLOOR
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL FROM STANDING POSITION BACKWARDS ONTO FLOOR, DX DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials, Bathtubs or showers
53 YO FEMALE FELL TO FLOOR AND HIT TUB IN BATHROOM AT ***DOA DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials
82 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR IN BATHROOM AT CASINO HEAD INJURY - DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials, Other toys
75 YO MALE COLLAPSED AND FELL TO FLOOR AT CASINO WHILE PLAYING POKER CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials
73 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR AT *** HEAD INJURY - CTB HEAD INJURY - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/20/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
63 YO MALE FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
82 YOM HAD RECENT CARDIAC SURGERY; WAS WEAK; FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME; HIT HEAD. WAS IN V. TACH. ON ARRIVAL TO HOSPITAL; HEAD CONTUSION. ASYSTOLE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials, Rugs or carpets
TRAUMATIC SUBDURAL HEMATOMA-FELL & HIT HEAD ON CARPETED FLOOR-WENT UNRESPONSIVE-FAMILY CALLED EMS
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD AT HOME HX OF COAGULOPATHY AND ETOH ABUSE- SEVERE INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE- DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Floors or flooring materials
COLLAPSED AND FELL TO FLOOR HEAD TRAUMA - CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
COLLAPSED ON KITCHE FLOOR, HELPED TO WALK TO COUCHDX: CP ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
MEDICS FOUND PT ON BATHROOM FLOOR @ HOME, NO PULSE/RESP, STRONG ODOR ETOH, CAME HOME FROM WORK W/? HEART ATTACK. DX CARDIAC ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
COLLAPSED ON FLOOR DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
FOUND BY FAMILY LYING ON FLOOR OF HIS BEDROOM W/HIS BREATHING MACH- INE ON, HE IS UNRESPONSIVE, NOT BREATHING. DX SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
WALKED INTO KITCHEN, COLLAPSED ON FLOOR DX: CP ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Floors or flooring materials
74 YOM HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF CHEST PAIN; FELL TO FLOOR WHERE HE WAS FOUND BY AMBULANCE TECH. ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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