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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,119
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PARALUMBAR CONT. & PARALUMBAR STRAI: SCAROILIAC STRAIN: STANDING ON STEP STOOL, LOST BALANCE, HIT BACK ON CORNER OF DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL WHILE STANDING ON A STEP STOOL SUSTAINED A HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT HAS BACK PROBLEMS AND TODAY AGGRAVATED THEM BY FALLING OFF A STEP ST OOL STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| 44 Y/O FELL OFF SMALL STEP STOOL. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT.INJ.BACK AT HOME WHEN ON STEP STOOL CLEANING LIGHT FIXTURE & FELL. DX; BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools, Containers |
| PT WEAS STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTOP SOME BOXES NO W WITH SEVERE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 31 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: Step stools |
| FELL OFF OF A STEP STOOL . DX L HIP CONTUSION, LUMBOSACRAL SPRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL; LANDED ON FLOOR. LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL WITH ONE FOOT OFF THE STEP STOOL, INJURY TO LEFT FLANK, CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT SLIPPED FROM A STEP STOOL WHEN COMING DOWN FROM HANGING CURTAINS. C/ O BACK PAIN. DX: BACK STRAIN,POSSIBLE BACK FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 46 YO FELL OFF STEP STOOL INJURED BACK CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT WAS AT HOME FELL OFF A STEP STOOL CAUSING A SI JOINT CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| PT FELL 2 FT FROM STEP STOOL STRIKING BACK ON RECYCLE BIN. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL BACKWARD FROM STEP STOOL CAUSING TAILBONE PAIN DX: CONTUSION COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF A STEP STOOL. DX CONTUSION SACRUM/COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL,C/O LOW BACK PAIN, DX THORACIC & LUMBAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT ON A STEPSTOOL AND FELL BACK CAUGHT SELF FROM FALLING INJURED BACK DX/ LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2008 | Age: 37 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: Step stools, Motor vehicles or parts |
| TRIPPED OVER DOGS STEP STOOL STRUCK HEAD ON CAR C/O LT HIP, LEG WRIST PAIN DX CONTUSION TO LT HIP AND WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A STEP STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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