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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 659
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 66 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH A SCALP LACERATION WHILE CLEANING OUT GUTTER- DX- HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT STATES SHE WAS CLEANING HER GUTTERS ON MONDAY AND FELL APPROX 9 FT, FELL ON FACE. DX. FALL, HEADACHE, LOC, ABRAS, FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 76 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, Leaf blowers |
| CHI PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS WITH A LEAF BLOWER AND FELL FROM ROOF INTO BUSHES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Pipes |
| 8YOM LACERATION TO SCALP FELL ONTP METAL GRATE WHILE CLIMING ON PIPES A T PICNIC* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL DOWN WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 46 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 HEAD ON GUTTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | 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-KNEE CTS-TRIPPED OVER GUTTER IN DRIVEWAY-FELL-HIT HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT @ CAMP WHEN PT FELL BACK & HIT HEAD ON A METAL DRAIN DX;; CONTUSI ON HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 16 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, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers |
| WHILE FATHER WAS CLEANING GUTTERS DROPPED HOSE ON SON'S (PATIENT'S) HEA D. DX. SCALP LACERATION, HEAD INJURY.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION BY FALLING FROM ROOF WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS A T HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 40 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 HEAD ON RAIN GUTTER. DX: SCALP LAC 5 CM, CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2009 | Age: 45 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 |
| BENT DOWN AND STRUCK TOP OF HEAD ON PIPE RESULTING IN CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 82 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 WAS ON ROOF CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL TO GROUND FOUND BY WIFE WITH B LEED FROM HEAD DX- TBI PT WAS PRONOUNCED UPON ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| RAN INTO GUTTER WHILE DOING YARD WORK AT HOME. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| REPORTS A GUTTER FULL OFF ICE, FELL FROM A 30FT HEIGHT HITTINGHIM INTHE HEAD,?LOC, C/O HA/NECK PAIN>>CHI/NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED ON DRAIN PIPE C/O HIP/LEG PAIN,?LOC. DX: RIG HT HIP FRACTURE,FALL,CHI. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| WAS HOLDING ONTO BROKEN GUTTER, ON ROOF OF HOUSE, & FELL BACKWARDS, OFF ROOF, HITTING BACJK OF HEAD-SZ. FOR 1-2 MIN. DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/03/2009 | Age: 49 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 |
| HEAD LAC-HIT HEAD ON GUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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