Accidents - Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,142
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	196
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	18
Year 2001:	89
Year 2002:	67
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	135
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	56
Year 2008:	278
Year 2009:	100
Year 2010:	16

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	189
6-15 years old:	14
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	122
50+ years old:	799

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/10/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
3 YO MALE RUNNING AND PLAYING AT AUNTS HOUSE AND FELL TO CARPETED FLOOR . DX LEG FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
12 MO MALE FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME. DX TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
2 YO MALE FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
2 YO FEMALE FELL OFF CARPETED STEPS IN HOUSE. DX LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2009	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS AND FELL INTO A WALL. DX LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX TIBIA FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
SLIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT JUST GOT NEW CARPET IN HER CONDO AND DEVELOPED A RASH TO LOWER LEGS FROM THE CARPET CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED ON CARPET AND FELL ONTO FLOOR AT NURSING HOME. DX LEG CONTUSIO NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL TO A CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LEFT L OWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2008	Age: 70 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
SLIPPED ON CARPET, FELL IN FLOOR AT HOME. DX LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT RUBBED HIS SHIN AGAINST A HARSH CARPET A FEW DAYS AGO CAUSED AN ABRA SION WHICH GOT INFECTED WOIUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
FELL DOWN CARPETED STEPS. DX FX TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
TRIPPED ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME LOWER LEG STRAIN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUTTING CARPET WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND RECEIVED LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT LOWER SHIN FROM "METAL RUG DIVIDER". LITT LE INFORMATION GIVEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 22 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Knives with replaceable blades
PT INSTALLING CARPET IN THEIR HOME AND RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND PT SLASH ED L SHIN DX: L LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2005	Age: 81 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: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
PATIENT TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF CARPET AT HOME AND FELLDX; HAIRLINE FRACT URE TO R TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 97 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Handrails, railings or banisters
MAILING LETTER IN BOX AT CARE CENTER TURNED AND FELL ON ROOM TO ROOM CA RPET INJURING LOWER LEG HIT HEAD ON RAILING.DX;CONTUSION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
FELL ON CARPET DX; RT LOWER EXTREMEDY CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
FELL ON CARPET AT HOME. LARGE SKIN TEAR TO RIGHT LOWER LEG. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2001	Age: 64 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: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2000	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/1999	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1997	Age: 55 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: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1997	Age: 2 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1997	Age: 27 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/1997	Age: 57 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: Fracture
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1997	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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