Accidents - Manual cleaning equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,462
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	178
Year 1999:	53
Year 2000:	51
Year 2002:	305
Year 2003:	154
Year 2004:	111
Year 2005:	69
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	84
Year 2008:	161
Year 2009:	30
Year 2010:	174

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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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