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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 453
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| GUTTER FELL ON BACK. DX. CERVICAL / THORACIC SPINE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Stepladders |
| PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS 3 DAYS AGO AND LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING OFF A METAL STEPLADDER AND LANDING ON RT SIDE ON GRASS; CONTUSION RT RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Stepladders |
| RIB FX-@ HOME-GRABBING GUTTER-FELL FROM STEPLADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| SLIPPED AT HOME & HIT RIBS ON DRAINPIPE, HURTS TO BREATHE DX: RIB CAGE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT HIT RIBS ON A GUTTER DX: CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Manual cleaning equipment |
| THORACIC PAIN-CLEANING GUTTERS & SWEEPING SIDEWALK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| MVA - PT. RECEIVED CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN VEHICLE HIT A DRAIN PIPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 46YOM INJ TO RIBS ON SEWER PIPE AND GROUND HE WAS CAUGHT DX RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| FELL 20' FROM SECOND STORY ROOF ONTO GRASS AT GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE WHEN SPOUTING BROKE, ADMITS TO DRINKING ALCOHOL. DX BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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