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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 475
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 47 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 |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL FX TIB/FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2009 | Age: 72 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 |
| RT TIBIA FX.PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| RT CALF STRAIN.PT STEPPED OFF A STEP STOOL AND FELT A POP IN CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2009 | Age: 53 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 |
| SLIPPED OFF STEPSTOOL FX TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL DX: RT TIBIAL FX , RT ANKLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| JUMPED FROM SMALL STEP STOOL RIGHT LEG PAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 55 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TIB/ FIB FX-FELL BACKWARD OFF A 3 FOOT STEP STOOL-CABINET FELL ON LEG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 73 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, Refrigerators |
| PATIENT FELL FROM STEP STOOL WHILE CLEANING TOP OF REFRIGERATOR. DX; FRACTURE TO LOWER LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 63 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: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FX TIBIA- FELL STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL - LEG GOT CAUGHT, HIT KNEE ON SIDE. FX FIBULA, TIB IAL PLATEAU. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools, Other toys |
| PT WAS @ DAYCARE STANDING ON A STEP STOOL FELL ONTO A TOY NOW NOT WANTING TO BEAR WEIGHT ONTO LEG. DX RIGHT INJURY LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 75 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 |
| FELL OFF STOOL INJURING RT KNEE,ELBOW; + SWELLING TO KNEE. DX:FX RT PRO XIMAL TIBIA/FIBULA, 2CM RT ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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