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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 246
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| 60 YO CLEANING GUTTER ON LADDER FELL OFF LANDED ON ARM FX ULNA SHAFT CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Awls, chisels or planes |
| LEFT FOREARM FB. PT WAS POUNDING WITH A CHISEL WHEN PUTTING UP A GUTTER AND GOT FB IN ARM, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Extension or straight ladders |
| CLEANING OUT RAIN GUTTERS AT HOME FELL FROM LADDER INJURING LOWER ARM .COLLES FX LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Garage doors |
| WHILE ADJUSTING A SPRING ON GARAGE DOOR HAND SLIPPED GOT CAUGHT BETWE EN THE GUTTERS AND GARAGE DOOR DX LAC TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/29/2005 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 3 CM FOREARM LAC-TRIPPED ON GUTTER-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT CUT LEFT LOWER ARM ON AN ALUMINUM GUTTER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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