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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,591
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL 10 FT OFF UTILITY BUILDING ,FX RT RADIUS,THORAX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| SPLINTER IN ARM FROM SIDE BOARD AT HOME REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOREARM WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| PT ON HIS ROOF AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OFF THE LADDER ABOUT 8 FEET FRACTUR ED RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Knives with replaceable blades |
| USING RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT VINYL SIDING CUT FOREARM DX LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS SITTNG ON HIS ROOF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT DRINKING BEER AND FELL OFF FRACTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 33 YO MALE WAS PULLING SHINGLES OFF ROOF ARM PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY FELL OFF ROOF ABOUT 10 FT HIGH SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, UPPER & INNER ARM ABRASIONS & LT ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL OFF ROOF. FRACTURE RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LAC R FA ON SHEET METAL AT HOME DX: 8 CM LAC R FA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PATIENT FELL OFF ROOF ONTO FLOWER POT. DX: 7 TO 8 CM LACERATION TO FO REARM, CONTUSION TO FOREARM AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL FROM ROOF +ETOH DX DISTAL RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 28YOM-LACERATION LEFT FOREARM-PIECE SHEETROCK FELLON ARM- |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| DX LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM: CUT ARM ON SHEET METAL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CUT BY METAL STUD DX LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| A PIECE OF PLYWOOD FELL OFF ROOF AND HIT ARM DX: L FOREARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT FELL THROUGH A ROOF INJURING RIGHT ARM. DX - FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CUT ARM ON A PIECE OF SHEETMETAL DX: R FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 44 YOM STRUCK HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF PLYWOOD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 38 YO MALE CUT ARM ON ALUMINUM SIDING LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 42 YO FEMALE FELL OVER BRICKS AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE ARM INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CUT FOREARM ON SHEETMETAL LACER FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| THROWING PIECES OF METAL INTO TRUCK, PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOREARM DX; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT HIT ARM ON WOODEN PILLAR. DX: R FOREARM CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A ROOF WHILE HE WAS HELPING A FRIEND GET SOME ROOF WORK DONE INJURING LT ARM. DX-ULNAR FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 26 YO - DX: LACERATION L FOREARM WITH WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Bleaches |
| PT BURNT FOREARM WITH BLEACH AND MILDEW REMOVER WHILE WASHING VINYL SIDING ON HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CUT ON METAL SPLICE ON RAFTER/ LAC RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| TRAUMA LT ARM.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING IN TOP OF THE ROOF FROM HIS HOME FELL DOWN TO THE GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL FROM ROOF. DX: BILAT DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF ROOF, PT ON ROOF BETWEEN LADDER AND FELL 12-15 FT DX: BILATERAL DISTAL RADIUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RAN INTO METAL SIDING ON OUTSIDE OF HOUSE AT HOME SUST LAC TO R FOREARM DX 2 CM R FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT CUT ARM ON SHEET METAL IN GARAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT FELL ONTO ROOFING PAPER WHILE ON ROOF SUSTAINING ABRASION TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT WAS HELPING NEIGHBOR TEAR OFF ROOF AND NAIL WENT INTO FOREARM. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL OFF A ROOF DX: FX RT DISTAL RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL OFF A ROOF DX: FOREARM FX. / FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/30/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL 12 FT FROM ROOF YESTERDAY. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX, L HIP CONT, LUMBAR SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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