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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 726
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| RT LOWER LEG CT-FELL FROM A STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 57 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: Step stools |
| CLIMBING ON STEP STOOL SLIPPED- FELL CONTUSION ABRASION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL DX. TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 93 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: Step stools, Ceilings and walls |
| 93 Y/O F C/O LOST BALANCE WHILE ON STEP STOOL LEG HIT WALL. DX: ABRASION LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| TWISTED & INJURED LOWER (L) LEG WHILE CLIMBING ON STEP STOOL. LOST BALANCE. DX: MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| AB RT LEG ON METAL STEP STOOL + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 23 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: Step stools |
| 23 Y/O F C/O FALL - FELL OFF STEP STOOL. LEFT LEG ARM BACK CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT STRUCK R LOWER LEG ON STEP STOOL 9/5, INFECTED ABRASION R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 73 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: Step stools |
| 73 YR OLD FEMALE WAS STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AND LOST HER BALANCE CAUSING THE STOOL TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE HER CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| RT FIBULA FX WITH LACERATION-FELL OFF OF STEPSTOOL INJURING RT LEG. C/O RT LEG PAIN AND LACERATION AFTER CUTTING SELF ON CONCRETE. HAS 2.5CM L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| PT STEPPING ON A STEP STOOL WHILE HANGING CURTAINS FELL OFF FRACTURED L EFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 78 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: Laceration |
| Product: Step stools |
| 78-YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER LOWER LEG AS A RESULT OF SLIPPING FROM A STEP STOOL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| RT LOWER LEG CT-@ HOME-FELL OFF A SHORT STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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