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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,638
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Christmas tree lights |
| FOREHEAD LAC.PT WAS WALKING UP A LADDER PUTTING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ON AND FELL INTO LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT PULLED DOWN A LADDER AND HIT NASAL BRIDGE DX: LAC TO NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT ON THE FOURTH RUNG OF A LADDER AND HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE AND FELL O FF LACERATION TO FACE ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL SIX FEET OFF A LADDER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER. DX: MULT FACIAL FX'S, L RADIAL HEAD FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Ladders |
| FALLING OFF A LADDER. NOSE EPISTASIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Drills |
| 29YOM WAS ON A LADDER USING A DRILL HAMMER,WHEN IT SLIPPED STRUCK LT SIDE OF FACE;FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| 48 YOF FELL FROM SMALL LADDER AND HIT CHIN SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| UP ON THE LADDER @ HOME&ACCIDENTLLY STRUCK FOREHEAD AGAINST A SHELF >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Alcohol |
| 33YO BLACK MALE FELL OFF LADDER FROM ROOF,11FT-?LOC,JAW PAIN,+ETOH, DX CHIN LAC-DIFFUSE LUNG MASSES-FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Motor vehicles or parts |
| BELTED DRIVER OF TRUCK THAT WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHRE MV THAT TOOK OFFW AS SHOWING POLICE THE DAMAGE&ACCIDENTALLY HIT FOREHEAD ON LADDER>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER APPROX 4 FT, LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, INJURED NOSE. DX-FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| FACIAL LAC, PT WAS ON LADDER TRYING TO REPAIR LEAK IN ROOF AND FELL OFF HITTING CHIN ON ROOF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT C/O PAIN TO FACE AFTER RUNNING INTO A LADDER. FACIAL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO CORNER OF LADDER, HIT UNDER EYE DX: PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME RESULTING IN MAXILLARY FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PATIENT WAS MOVING A LADDER WHEN IT FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD SUFFERING A LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER DX: LIP LAC. FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT DX FACE CONTUSION - FELL OFF LADDER YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| CHIN LACERATION.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER THAT WAS PROPPED UP AGAINST SIDE OF HOUSE. DX; FOREH EAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| 48 YO FELL OFF LADDER STRUCK FACE LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL ABOUT 20 FEET OFF A LADDER AT FRIEND'S HOUSE LANDING ON L WRIST AND CHIN. DX. LAC CHIN, FX MANDIBLE, L ANKLE SPRAIN, CONT L ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT WITH LAC TO CHIN FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| FACIAL AND WRIST FX,FOREHEAD LAC.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT RECEIVED ABRASION TO EYE AREA AND PAIN TO SHOULDER WHEN ON LADDER CLEANING SIDE OF HOUSE AND MISSED A STEP FELL ONTO SHOULDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Eyeglasses |
| FELL ABOUT 6 FEET OFF OF LADDER FELL ONTO GRASS HITTING FACE HAS LAC T O (L) BROW FROM HER GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT WAS WALKING ON THE SIDE OF HOUSE THAT HAD A LADDER PROPPED UP AGAINS T IT THE WIND BLEW THE LADDER DOWN STRUCK FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| LAC TO FOREHEAD, 35 YOM, HIT FOREHEAD ON METAL FOLDING LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Ductwork for heating or cooling systems |
| FELL OFF LADDER DOING DUCT WORK, CUT FACE. DX EXTENSIVE FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Footwear |
| 39 YO CAUGHT SHOE FELL STRUCK FACE ON LADDER LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders, Counters or countertops |
| PT ON LADDER PUTTING UP A CLOCK FELL AND HIT FACE ON COUNTER DX// ORBITAL WALL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURY AFTER A LADDER FELL ON HIM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| FACE CT-ON LADDER HANGING A FLOWER POT WHEN POT SWUNG HITTING PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Stairs or steps |
| WORKING ON A LADDER, FELL OFF, ~10FEET HIGHT, THEN ROLLED DOWN HALF FLI GHT OF STAIRS HITTING FOREHEAD >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF THE TOP OF A LADDER HIT FACE ON A BEAM CONTUSION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| PAT SUS CONTUSION TO FACE AFTER FALL OFF LADDER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER,+LOC - DX HEMAOMTOMA OF FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| FORHEAD LACERATION. HITTING HEAD ON A LEDGE. PT WAS CLIMBING A LADER I N HER HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| 29 Y/O F INJURED JAW WHEN FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME. DX; CHIN CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME AND INJURED NOSE DX// NASAL FX AND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER AND HIT A TREE BRANCH 4 DAYS AGO. DX: TRIPOD FX, NECK STRAIN, R ANKLE/CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER DX: CONTUSION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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