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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,960
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| 46 YO F STEP STOOL BROKE, FELL HIT BACK. DX LS CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL INJURE LOWER BACK CONTUSION LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 78 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 |
| LEFT HIP CONTUSION - TRIPPED OVER KITCHEN STEP STOOL, FELL ONTO HIP, UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 29 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 FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL. DX: L HIP CONT, GROIN STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL FROM STEP STOOL DISLOCATED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 94 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: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| 94YOF FELL OFF A STEP STOOL ONTO BUTTOCKS SUSTAINED A COMPRESSION FRAC TURE TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| COCCYX CONTUSION.PT FELL OFF A STEP STOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| 79YOF ACCIDENTLY FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO THE FLOOR INJURED HIP; HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| DX LBP/ S/P MECH FALL: P/W LBP AFTER MECH FALL F STOOL W PUT'G STUFF AWAY IN CLOSET, ON A STEP-STOOL, LANDED ON BUTT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Window shades, venetian blinds or indoor shutters |
| PT STANDING ON STEP STOOL, HANGING BLINDS, PT FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING LOWER BACK DX;# COMPRESSION FX, T 12 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 43YOM STANDING ON A STEP STOOL AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Counters or countertops |
| ON STEP STOOL LEANED OVER COUNTER TOP HURT BACK. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| 32YOF FELL OFF BOTTOM OF A 2.5 FT. STEP STOOL ONTO CONCRETE C/O LOW BAC K PAIN.DX: LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEPSTOOL AT HOME AND INJURED HER LEFT HIP. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT HIP* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 86 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: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Stepladders |
| CLIMBING ON A STEP STOOL VS STEPLADDER THEN SLIPPED&FELL ONTO LT SIDE, C/O HIP PAIN>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL FROM STEP STOOL 4 DAYS AGO. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN, L HAND BLISTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF S STEP STOOL LANDED ONTO RIGHT HIP FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 59 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 FELL FROM STEP STOOL, HIP ACHES. LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN, MUSCLE STRAIN LATISMUS DORSI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2009 | Age: 18 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: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL. DX-LOW BACK PAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL 1 FT OFF STEPSTOOL AT HOME, LANDED ON LOWER BACK, FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| SPR LWR BACK- FELL STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL 2 FEET FROM STEP STOOL LOWER LUMBAR SPINE COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| SPR LWR BACK- FELL STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2009 | Age: 59 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT STATES FELL FROM STEP STOOL STRIKING HEAD AND BUTTOCKS ON FLOOR WHIL E CLEANING A CHAIN LIGHT FIXTURE. DX. CONT. HEAD, STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 34 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, Decorative yard equipment |
| FELL OFF STEP STOOL AT HOME PUTTING UP A BIRD FEEDER, FELL LANDING ON BACK. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| 43 Y O M FELL OFF A STEP STOOL AT PCP'S OFFICE PAIN BUTTOCKS CONTUSION BILATERAL BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 34 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| ABR HIP- FELL STEP STOOL, HIT FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools, Other ranges or ovens |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT BACK ON STOVE AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO D// LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2009 | Age: 61 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT TRYING TO GET DOWN OFF A STEP STOOL AND MISSED THE LAST STEP AND FEL L DISLOCATED RIGHT HIP PROSTHETIC DEVICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL IN HER KITCHEN FELL ONTO BACK DX- LOW BACK PA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools |
| FELL OFF A 2 FT STEP STOOL WHILE DOING REMODELING WORK DX L HIP FX * |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| CONT LWR BACK- FELL STEP STOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 19 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, Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| 19YOF, FELL OFF 4TH STEP OF STEP STOOL HIT BACK ON CLOTHES RACK, LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60YOF, SLIPPED OFF STEP STOOL FELL ONTO RIGHT SIDE ABRASION RIGHT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 56 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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT SITTING ON A STEP STOOL ON THE PATIO AND FELL OFF CONTUSION O LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | Age: 68 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: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Stools |
| FELL FROM A STOOL VERSUS A STEP STOOL, LANDINGONTO RIGHT SIDE, C/O HIP PAIN>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/26/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| 1 FOOT UP ONTO A STEP STOOL AND FELL. DX CONTUSION / SPRAIN LUMBAR BACK + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PROBABLE HIP FX: TRYING TO SIT OR CLIMB ON A STEP STOOL 1 FT OFF GROUND SLIPPED, FELL ON R SIDE ON CARPETED FLOOR, MOBILE HOME, C/O GROIN PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 34 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 FELL 2.5 FT OFF OF STEP STOOL DX: LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF OF STEP STOOL, SUS STRAIN TO LOWER BACK% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Step stools, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| DX CERVICALGIA NECK PAIN/SPRAIN BACK: S/P 3-4FT FALL F STEP STOOL ONTO GRASS W TRY'G TO RETRIEVE BALL F GUTTER. STOOL FLIP'D OUT F UNDER PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT FELL OFF 2ND STEP OF STEP STOOL. DX: CONT R HIP/CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2009 | Age: 55 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 STANDING ON A STEP STOOL IN HER YARD AT HOME AND FELL OFF LANDING ON TO LOWER BACK STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 54 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 54 YO FELL OFF STEPSTOOL INJURED HIP ON FLOOR CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 23 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, Counters or countertops |
| 23 YOF FELL 3 FT OFF STEP STOOL AND HIT COUNTER SUSTAINING CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Step stools, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OFF A SMALL STEP STOOL LANDING ON THE LAUNDRY ROOM FLOOR FRACT RURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Step stools |
| PT FELL OFF STEP STOOL AND LANDED ON BUTTUCK DX: CONTUSION TO BUTTOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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