Accidents - Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,654
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	141
Year 1998:	358
Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	253
Year 2001:	169
Year 2002:	268
Year 2003:	145
Year 2004:	87
Year 2005:	88
Year 2006:	254
Year 2007:	268
Year 2008:	259
Year 2009:	184
Year 2010:	140

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	191
16-25 years old:	227
26-50 years old:	970
50+ years old:	1,259

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
81 YOF, TRIPPED OVER GUTTER, FRACTURE WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
30 YOM LAC TO WRIST WHEN CLEANING OUT THE GUTTERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
49YOM-WRIST FX-FELL FROM A LADDER WHILE CLEANING THE GUTTERS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
30 YOM FELL FROM GUTTER. DX: R WRIST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
FX WRIST, PT FELL OVER DRAIN OUTSIDE AND LANDED ON WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT REPORTS CLIMBING OFF THE ROOF OF HOUSE AND CAUGHT HIS L WRIST ON GUT TER. DX. LAC INNER L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL OFF LADDER INJURING WRIST DX: MUSCLE STRAIN RIGHT WRIST AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
RT WRIST LACERATION >12 HRS OLD: CUT WRIST ON METAL FROM GUTTER AT HOME THIS AM, 2-3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
TRIPPED OVER DOWNSPOUT IN AUNT'S YARD DX: FRACTURED LEFT WRIST TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT REACHED FOR GUTTER AND SLIPPED WHILE CLEANING ROOF & FELL 15 FT. DX: R TRIQUETRAL AVULSION FX, BILAT NASAL FX, FACIAL LAC 3 CM/CONT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
LEFT WRIST STR. PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL OFF A ROOF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
FIXING GUTTERING, LADDER SLIPPED, FELL CUT WRIST. DX WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PATIENT REACHED INTO A DRAIN AND CUT RIGHT WRIST. DX-LACERATION WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT WAS WALKIG HER DOG AND TRIPPED OVER A "GUTTER" STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
CLEANING LEAVES OUT OF GUTTERS WHEN LADDER SLIPPED PT FELL ONTO (R) WRI ST DX- WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT TRIPPED ON A GUTTER AT HOME AND CAUGHT SELF ON HER L ARM, PT W/PAIN TO L WRIST, L ELBOW. DX. FX L DISTAL RADIUS, DISTAL ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT FRACTURED WRIST AND FACIAL CONTUSIONS WHEN FELL APROX 10FT WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT FRACTURED A WRIST BY TRIPPING ON A DRAIN SPOUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
CUTTING OFF GUTTERS AND CUT WRIST ON GUTTER LACERATION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PATIENT WAS WALKING IN YARD. TRIPPED OVER RAIN GUTTER FALLING ONTO HAND S. FX: WRIST
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/14/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT. FELL ON DOWNSPOUT AT HOME TODAY. DX. FX. L DISTAL RADIUS (WRIST).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT INJURED LIFTING GUTTERS; WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
RIGHT WRIST FX. PT TRIPPED OVER A DRAIN PIPE TO OUTSTRETCHED HAND AT HO ME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT FELL ON DRAIN PIPE AT HOME, & CUT RT WRIST DX: RT. WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
PATIENT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL OFF LADDER. FRACTURE, LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/06/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
WRIST LAC-CUT ON A METAL STORM DRAIN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT. FELL IN A DRAINPIPE, HURT HER WRIST SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Other unpowered garden tools
37YOBF=SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST-TWISTED LAST WEEK WHILE USING SHOVEL TO CLEAN OUT GUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
FX L WRIST; TRIPPED OVER DRAINPIPE & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
INJURED TAKING DOWN GUTTERS DX. WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
RT WRIST SPRAIN-TRIPPED OVER A DRAIN SPOUT-FELL ON CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
FELL OVER PIPE DOWN SPOUT FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
PT SLIPPED INTO DRAINPIPE FALLING CAUSING WRIST INJURYDX:WRIST FRACTUR E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
LACERATION ULNAR MARGIN R WRIST, NEUROVASCULAR INJURY. CUT ON A METAL G UTTER.!
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Public equipment
LT WRIST FX-AT HOME-STUBBED TOE ON A DOWNSPOUT-FELL-HIT THE GAS METER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
AT HOME CLEANING GUTTER AND FELL OFF LADDER, INJURY TO WRIST. DX: FRACTURED RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS AND ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2001	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/08/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2000	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/07/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2000	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/1999	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/1998	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/1998	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/03/1998	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/1998	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/1998	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/1997	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/1997	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1997	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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