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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,462
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 60 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: Puncture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 60YOF TRYING TO GET A STRAY CAT OFF HER PROPERTY WITH A BROOM WHEN IT B IT HER ON THE RIGHT CALF PW CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 88 Y/O FEMALE TRYING TO GET CAT OFF PORCH USING A BROOM. TURNED AROUND TO PUT BROOM DOWN AND CAT ATTACKED BITING LEG DX CELLULITIS LLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 80 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: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE TIBIA - 80 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH INJURY TO LEFT LEG - TWISTE D LEG WHEN MOPPING HER FLOOR AT HOME - HANDLE OF MOP BROKE & PT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 93YOF C/O LT LOWER LEG INJURY AFTER TRIPPING OVER BROOM HANDLE AT HOME. DX - LT LEG LACERATION, RT ELBOW ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| 64YO WHITE FEMALE STS R LEG HIT AGAINST A BROKEN BROOM HANDLE, CUT LEG DX LOWER LEG LACERATION - COMPLICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON METAL DUST PAN-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| RIGHT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN MOPPING BATHROOM FLOOR AND SLIPPING ON IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 64 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: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE OF LEFT DISTAL FIBULA - MOPPING FLOOR AND FELL BACKWARDS, TWISTING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CARPET SWEEPER AND INJURED LEG DX// LEFT LOWER LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 87 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: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| BROOM HANDLE FELL ONTO SHIN 2 WEEKS AGO ABRADING IT, NOW WITH REDNESS&S WELLING @ THE SITE OF INJUREY>> CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| USED A MOP TO CLEAN A WET FLOOR AND FELL. DX- FRACTURE R TIBIA AND FIBU LA FRACTURES # |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL AT HOME WHILE MOPPING THE FLOOR, C/O LEG PAIN. DX-FIBULA FRACTURE, SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Batteries |
| PT TRIPPED OVER SWEEPER WHILE CARRING BATTERY HURT LEG DX POSSIBLE FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL WHILE MOPPING FLOOR/FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 70 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| 70 YO TRIPPED OVER MOP FELL ON FLOOR CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL WHILE MOPPING TILE FLOOR. DX: L LEG SPASM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 84 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS MOPPING AND HIT LOWER LEG WITH MOP C/O PAIN LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT FELL ON BROOM HANDLE; LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2004 | Age: 68 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| TRIPPED ON A BROOM HANDLE IN KITCHEN AND FELL FX LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| HIT LEG ON METAL MOP BUCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2003 | Age: 77 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: Manual cleaning equipment, Doorsills or frames |
| LACERATION L LEG, AT HOME USING *** FLOOR CLEANER MOP, HIT MOP ONDOOR FRAME, IT BOUNCED OFF, HIT LOWER L LEG CUTTING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT DX LT LEG CONTUSION - S/P HIT TO SHIN WITH BROOM X4 DAYS AGO;C/O PAIN AND SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| SORE TO LEFT LOWER LEG, RED/SWELLING, INITIALLY USED A BRUSH TO SCRATCH AREA 1 WEEK AGO AND BROKE SKIN OPEN. DX CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| FRACTURED FIBULA 59 YO WF HURT FIBULA WHEN TRIPPED OVER MOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT MOPPING FLOOR AT HOME AND FELL ON FLOOR. DX DISTAL FIBULA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT WAS HIT WITH A BROOM STICK, LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| A MOP WAS LEANING UP AGAINST A WALL AT HOME AND FELL STRIKING HER AGAIN ST THE LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2000 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2000 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2000 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/1999 | Age: 72 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/1999 | Age: 52 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/1999 | Age: 71 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/1997 | Age: 87 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/1997 | Age: 93 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: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/1997 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual cleaning equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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