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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS. DX: R DISTAL ULNA FX, BLUNT HEAD INJURY, L SHOULDER SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RAIN GUTTER FELL OFF HOUSE HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD, NO LOC; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT FELL WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION HEAD AND CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| PT WAS CLEANING GUTTER ON HOUSE WHEN LADDER SLIPPED AND PT FELL 12 FT TO GROUND DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PIECE OF METAL DRAIN GUTTER FELL OFF HOUSE ONTO PATIENT'S HEAD; SCALP L AC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| TRIPPED OVER DRAIN SPOUT,LACERATION TO HEAD# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT LACERATED HEAD BY HITTING HEAD ON GUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS CUT ON GUTTERS. DX: SCALP LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RAN INTO GUTTER CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CHI. PT FELL INTO A PLASTIC PORTION OF A DOWNSPOUT HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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