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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,283
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 45 YOF TWISTED R FOOT STEPPING OVER A STORM DRAIN IN THE STREET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PATIENT BANGED HIS R UPPER CHEST WITH A PIECE OF TUBING THAT HE WAS INS TALLING ON THE SIDE OF HIS HOUSE. DX; PAIN IN R UPPER CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| STEPPED OUT OF CAR AND STEPPED IN DRAIN, PAIN L THIGH, LOWER LEG DX: CONTUSION/ABRASION L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RIGHT ELBOW LAC, PT CUT ELBOW ON A GUTTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT. HAS PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER, PREVIOUS INJURY TO SHOULDER 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DRAIN DX:SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL. DX: COMPRESSION FX L5. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT CLEANING OUT HIS GUTTERS AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUM B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Tie racks, belt racks or other clothes hangers |
| PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS W/WIRE HANGER WHICH POKED HIS EAR. DX: L EAR TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| R LOWER LEG LAC/30YOF WHILE AT FRIENDS HOUSE CUT LEG ON METAL EAVES TRO UGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| BACK CT-FELL ONTO METAL SEWER PIPE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS ON TOP OF CAR TRYING TO GET UP ONTO THE ROOF OF HOUSE WHEN THE G UTTER BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL APP. 6FT. DX. THORACIC BACK TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT. CUT R THUMB ON ALUMINUM GUTTER AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| GUTTER FELL ON HEAD AT STORE - HEAD CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| STRETCHING TO CLEAN GUTTERS INJURED SHOULDER DX: SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 44 YOM AT HOME FELL AND CUT RT HAND ON OLD GUTTER DX: 4CM LACERATION RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 06/03/2004 | Age: 48 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 STRUCK HEAD ON WOODEN PART OF A GUTTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| @ HOME WORKING ON GUTTERS. ACUTE FOREIGN BODY OS REMOVED & CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 42 Y.O. W MALE W/FX ANKLE. PT FELL OFF OF THE ROOF WHILE CLEANING OUT H IS GUTTERS @ HOME. E8889 PT ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT CUT ON GUTTER; LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 31 YO F FOOT CAUGHT IN DRAIN PIPE INJURED FOOT SPRAIN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| TRIPPED OVER GUTTER DX. LS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| STEPPED IN DRAIN SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RIGHT ANKLE SPR. PT TWISTED ANKLE IN A FLOOR DRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| POSSIBLY FROM CLEANING GUTTERS FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON GUTTER AT HOME. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| THUMB CT-SOME GUTTERS FELL ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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