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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 435
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 58 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 10 FT OFF ROOF WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS. DX: SDH, SAH, L POST 8-9 RIB FX'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63 Y/O FELL 12 FT. .CLEANING GUTTERS AT HOME, FELL OFF LADDER ONTO CONCRETE. DX-CHI, LAC. SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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&FELL HITTING HEAD AGAINST A METAL DRAIN, NO LOC/N/V >>SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 67 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 |
| HIT TOP OF HEAD ON PIPE ABRADING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67 YOM STRUCK HEAD ON GUTTER OVERHANG SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 83 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 |
| TRIPPED OVER GUTTER AND STRUCK HEAD ON CONCRETE DX LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| TRIPPED OVER A DRAINPIPE, & FELL, AT A RESTAURANT, HITTING HEAD ON THE GROUND- NO LOC. DX; CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 25 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 HIT SIDE OF HEAD ON GUTTER TODAY. DX. CONT, LAC. HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING THE BACK OF HER HEAD ON A DRAINPIPE. NO LO C. BEGAN TO FEEL NAUSEOUS AND HAS HEADACHE. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 47 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 OFF ROOF WHEN CLEANING GUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 54 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, Stepladders |
| CHI. PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS WHILE STANDING ON A STEPLADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2008 | Age: 43 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 |
| CHI,CS,RT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT WAS UP ON A LADDER CLEANING OUT GUTTER AND FELL OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT STATES A STORM DRAIN FELL ON HEAD ON STREET DX : LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT FELL OVER A DRAIN PIPE IN YARD AT HOME DX: CONCUSSION TO HEAD/LACERATION TO HEAD/NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 38 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-FELL FROM ROOF TO GROUND WHILE CLEANING GUTTER-@ HOME-UNKNOWN LOC-G CS 15 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON GUTTER PIPE, LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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