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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 494
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Other ladders |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN FOLDING LADDER. D: CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other ladders |
| 36 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER AND LANDED ON FEET THEN BACK CLOSED FRACTURE THORACIC VERTEBRAE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other ladders |
| WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD BY A FIRE ESCAPE LADDER LAC IT, NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other ladders, Poles |
| FELL OFF LADDER ABOUT 5 FEET ONTO CONCRETE, STRUCK HIP ON METAL POLE STRAIN HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other ladders, House repair or construction materials |
| 40 Y M FELL ABOUT 20 FEET FROM LADDER TO CEMENT INJURING LOWER BACK. DX: PAIN TO LOWER BACK, HIP, AND BOTH WRISTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other ladders |
| =35YOM INJ TO ANKLE DROPPED LADDER ON IT AT HOME DX/LOWER EXTREMEITY SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other ladders |
| PT AT BUSCH GARDENS YESTERDAY WALKING ACROSS A ROPE LADDER WHEN HE SL;I PPED CATCHING RIGHT FIFTH FINGER IN THE ROAPE FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Other ladders |
| PT.WHO SUFFERED RT.ANKLE SPRAIN AFTER MISTEP ALUMINUM LADDER TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER ONTO LEFT ELBOW FRACTURED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other ladders |
| FELL OFF 4 FT. LADDER DX: LACERATION RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER WHILE WORKING ON HOUSE, HYPEREXTENDED ELBOW LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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