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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,257
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RIGHT LEG LAC, PT INJURED LEG WHEN FALLING OFF A ROOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RT TIBIAL FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A ROOF AND INJURED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 45 YOM FELL 25 FEET OFF A ROOF AT HOME AND INJURED R LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL 5-10FT OFF THE ROOF LANDED ON HIS FEET DX ACHELLES SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RT SHIN CONTUSION.PT HIT SHIN ON A BOARD IN SHED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL OFF ROOF TODAY. 10CM LAC RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL STRIKING LEFT LOWER LEG AGAINST A CINDERBLOCK AT HOME LACERATIO N LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT LAC RT LOWER LEG ON PIECE OF ALUMINUM SIDING, LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT STEPPED ON 2X4 AND TWISTED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| WHILE AT BUILDING STORE BRICK FELL AND HIT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED A CONTUS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG ACCIDENTLY BY A PIECE OF REBAR HEMA TOMA LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CUT ON NEW PIECE OF ROOFING TIN DX LACERATION R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| SLIPPED ON ROOF NO LOC DX FX DISTAL FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL 3 STORIES OFF ROOF LANDING ON FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 49 Y/O W/FM RECEIVED CUT TO LOWER LEG WHEN VINYL SIDING CAME OFF HOUSE AND HIT LOWER LEG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF. DX: R FIB FX, MEDIAL MALLEOLAR FX, CHF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT HAD A WOODEN BEAM FALL ONTO LOWER LEG AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| JUMPED 2 FT. FROM ROOF DX: FRACTURE LT. TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| TIB FIB FX-FELL OFF GARAGE ROOF-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS WALKING HER DOG WHEN THE DOG PULLED HER DOWN INTO SOME BRICKS SU STAINED AN ABRASION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 31YOMC ROOFING AND LEG FELL THROUGH ROOF CUTTING LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT HALLUCINATING. ON TOP OF NEIGHBOR'S ROOF AND INJURED LEG. STATES WOR M CRAWLING UP LEG & HAD TO GET IT OUT. D:PSYCHOSIS, LEG LAC. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| COMMINUTED FX R DISTAL TIBIA AND FIBULA - FELL OFF ROOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WORKING IN HIS YARD AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF ALUMINUM FLASHING STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| STRAIN R CALF; WAS UP ON ROOF, SHINGLING & FELT A 'POP' IN R CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LAC LEFT LEG. PT CUT LEG ON A PIPE VENT IN ROOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL ON RT ANTERIOR SHIN AFTER A PIECE OF STAGING MATERIAL-ALUMINUM, INJUREND HIM, SUSTAINED " LOWER LEG LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 49 Y/O M INJURED L CALF WHEN TRYING TO BREAK BOARD BY STEPPING ON IT IN ***. DX; L LEG STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| WHILE LAYING CONCRETE, PT SUSTAINED CONCRETE BURNS TO LEGS AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LEFT SHIN CONT. PT DROPPED A BOARD INJURING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS STRUCK BY ROOF TRUSS - CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT FELL 8 FEET FROM THE ROOF TOP. DX-FRACTURE LEFT TIB/FIB.. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LACERATION TO RIGHT SHIN. METAL FELL AND HIT PATIENT. DX: LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS HIT IN LEG WITH A BRICK DX: LT SHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LEFT SHIN CONTUSION.PT HAD A FRIEND DROP A PIECE OF STEEL ON SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL FROM ROOF AND FX LOWER LEG AND FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL THROUGH ROOF. DX: BILAT LEG SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PIECE OF LUMBER FELL ONTO LEG LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| A PIECE OF SHEET ROCK (DRYWALL) FELL ON PATIENT'S LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL THROUGH BOARDS AND LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL DOWN 2 STORIES FROM ROOF AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT C/O FALL. PT FELL OFF OF ROOF. DX FRACT LFT TIBIA FIBULA PROXIMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Baseball |
| PT WAS ATTENDING HIS SONS BASEBALL GAME WHEN HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE DUG OUT TO RETRIEVE A HIT BALL ROOF CAVED IN FRACTURED LOWER LEGS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PAIN R LOWER LEG, SCRAPED ON BOARD DX: SKIN ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| MOVING AND THROWING CINDERBLOCKS AT HOME FELL CUTTING L SHIN DX 3 CM SIMPLE LAC L SHIN CONTUSION L ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON A BOARD AND SUSTAINED A TIB/FIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL OFF OF ROOF DX: FRACTURE LEFT DISTAL TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 2ND DEGREE CEMENT BURNS TO BOTH LEGS; PT STATES THIS HAPPENED @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/30/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT STRUCK LEFT LOWER LEG ON A PIECE OF SHEET METAL AT HOME LACERATION L EG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL INTO DITCH AND HIT LOWER LEG ON REBAR. D: ABRASION, LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL OFF HIS ROOF AT HOME LANDING ON RIGHT FOOT FRACTURED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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