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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,945
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL COMING DOWN FROM LADDER. DX: CONT/STRAIN R HAND/WRIST, LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT WAS MOVING A LADDER AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO HAND AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATIONS; CUT HAND FALLING FROM LADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A SMALL LADDER ON 12-1 STRAINED RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT INJURED ON LADDER; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM A LADDER, INJ RT HAND DX: FX RT 5TH PHALYNX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| 49 YO M FELL FROM LADDER ONTO HAND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| LEFT HAND FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders, Light bulbs |
| PT WHO FELL OFF LADDER X3 DAYS AGO PRIOR TO ADMISSION WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB - FELL ON RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER ONTO PREVIOUSLY BROKEN HAND. DX: R HAND 3RD METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| FRACTURE HANDS - 50 YOM FELL OFF SIX-FOOT LADDER INJURING BOTH HANDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders, Jewelry |
| CLIMBING DOWN OFF TREE WHEN RING GOT CAUGHT ON THE LADDER AND DEGLOVED HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT FELL ~8 FEET OFF LADDER LAST NIGHT. LANDED ON FLOOR. D: MULTIPL E METACARPAL AND PHALANX FRACTURES, CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| BOXER'S FX R HAND/32YOM FELL OFF LADDER LAST EVENING AT HOME AND LANDED WITH FIST CLENCHED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PULLING LADDER OFF TRUCK RUNGS COLLAPSED AND HIT HAND. DX. CONT R HAND , CELLULITIS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER DX: CONTUSION RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OUT OF A TREE, LADDER BROKE. DX-METACARPAL FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT SLIPPED ON LADDER YESTERDAY. DX: RECURRENT INJURY R HAND, HX 3RD METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| LEFT HAND FX. PT CAUGHT HIMSELF FROM FALLING OFF A LADDER AND INJURED H AND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| RIGHT HAND INJ. PT INJURED HAND WHEN FALLING FROM A LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Saws |
| RT HAND LAC-ON A LADDER-CUTTING BRANCHES W/ EXTENSION SAW-SAW CAME APAR T & FELL-HITTING PT IN THE HAND WHILE PROTECTING HIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER. DX R HAND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME IN GARAGE DX: FX 5TH METACARPAL + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT STATES RUNG BROKE ON LADDER, HE FELLING LANDING ON GRASS ABRASIONS TO HANDS, NECK AND MID BACK |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| RT HAND FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER ONTO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER HITTING HAND DX: FRACTURE TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Knives |
| PT TRIPPED OVER LADDER AND CUT HIS HAND WITH KNIFE-DX LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT INJURED HAND ON LADDER, ACUTE R HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| LADDER FELL ON LT. HANDDX: LACERATION LT. PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER DX: 5TH MCP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| HAND CONTUSION - FELL OFF LADDER INJURING RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | 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: Ladders, Hammers |
| CONTUSION LT HAND, FELL OFF A LADDER 10 FT ONTO GROUND, STRUCK HAND ON A HAMMER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| RT HAND FX-A LADDER FELL ON HER HAND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| RT HAND LAC-AT HOME-CUT ON AN ALUMINUM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| 43 Y/O M C/O LAC R - HAND - CUT HAND ON LADDER.DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT WAS WORKING ON MOTHERS HOUSE, FELL OFF A LADDER 2 TO 3 FT, HITTING HAND ON METAL PC OF LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| LT HAND LAC-GOT HIT BY A FALLING LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| LEFT HAND PAIN. PT INJURED HAND WHEN FALLING OFF A LADDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER AT SCHOOL DX. HAND CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| CONTUSION (L) HAND, PT FELL FROM A LADDER AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| LAC RT HAND - FELL OFF A LADDER FELL ONTO GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| LAC RT HAND - FELL OFF A LADDER ONTO GLASS @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| RT HAND PAIN SINCE FELL OFF LADDER 6 FT SUNDAY. DX; FX 1ST MC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN LADDER. DX: CONT/CRUSH L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT HAD A LADDER FALL ONTO LEFT HAND AT HOME FIVE DAYS AGO CONTUSION HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER FRACTURED LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| RIGHT HAND CONT. PT FELL OFF A LADDER HITTING HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| 40 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND CONTUSION. PT STS HE FELL 6 FT OFF OF A LADD ER @ HOME. E8889 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER HIT HAND NOW SWOLLEN. X-RAY COMPLETE FX #5 MT. DX: FX 5TH METACARSAL RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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