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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,772
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| 49 YOM PT WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER, MISSED LAST RUNG AND FELL. LAC L H AND, STRAIN RUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2009 | Age: 27 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 |
| FELL OFF LADDER INJURED HAND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | 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, Christmas tree lights |
| 47 YO M HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WHEN LADDER SLIPPED, FELL CUT HAND ON METAL ROOF. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| 27YOM FELL OFF A LADDER AND LANDED ON RIGHT HAND C/O HAND PAIN AND SWEL LING AROUND 4TH/5TH METACARPALS.DX: COMMINUTED RIGHT 4TH METACARPAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME,CUT HAND LAC LT PALM * 39 Y/O W/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2009 | Age: 45 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 FELL 10FT FROM LADDER. DX HAND ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| LADDER SLID AND PT FELL FROM ROOF LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2009 | Age: 41 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 LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF LADDER, DX; HAND SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YOM FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME LANDED ON RIGHT HAND. DX-CONTUSION HAND, RIGHT WRIST SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| LAC HAND ON LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 26 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,WRIST AND T8 COMPRESSION FX.PT FELL OFF A LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 35 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 |
| C/O RT HAND PAIN&SWELLING AFTER SUSTAINED A FALL, ?HEIGHT, FROM A LADDE R 2D AGO>>FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER INJURED HAND CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2009 | 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 |
| CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND - FELL OFF A LADDER YESTERDAY AT HOME, BREAKING HIS FALL WITH HIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2009 | Age: 41 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, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| GOT STUNG BY BEES TO THE LT HAND&THEN A LADDER FELL ONTO THE SAME HAND WHILE CLEANING THE GUTTERS>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| C/O HAND PAIN REELL FROM LADDER WHILE PAINTING IN A STAIRWAY. DX-FX LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ladders |
| 46 YOF HIT RIGHT HAND ON LADDER. DX-RIGHT HAND CONTUSION, RIGHT 5TH FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30YOM WAS ON A LADDER WHEN SOMETHING BEGAN TO FALL OFF ROOF WENT TO DODGE IT SLID SIDEWAYS LANDED ON LT WRIST/HAND;WRIST/HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 27 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 OFF LADDER AND HIT A PIECE OF WOOD. DX: R FOURTH METACARPAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| CUT HAND ON LADDER LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2009 | Age: 39 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: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM A LADDER. L HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders, Mirrors or mirror glass |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER , HIT HAND ON VANITY MIRROR DX: LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| HAND INJURY FROM FALLING OFF LADDER. DX-RIGHT FRACTURE HAND,4TH, 5TH METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 29 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 OF LADDER HAS PAIN TO R HAND DX- MC FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | Age: 46 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 |
| SMASHED HAND WITH LADDER CONTUSION LT HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2009 | 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 |
| 28YOM ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED OFF LADDER HITTING LT HAND; HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| HAND INJURY FROM LADDER FALLING ON HAND. DX- RIGHT HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 30 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 |
| CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND - LADDER FELL ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | 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 |
| SLIPPED DOWN LADDER AND INJURED RIGHT HAND LAC RT HAND * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 39 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 OFF A LADDER AT HOME, C/O HAND PAIN, CLIMBING ON THE ROOF AT HOME LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING PATIENT TO FALL. DX-CONTUSION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32YOM, FELL OFF A LADDER HIT RIGHT HAND, ABRASIONS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 31 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 WITH CONTUSION TO HAND, LADDER FELL ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 41 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 FELL OFF A LADDER BREAKING FALL WITH HANDS, DX: HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER DX: RT HAND INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| PT WAS CLIMBING A LADDER 5 FT. HIGH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING L OWER BACK AND CATCHING SELF W/ LEFT HAND.D:HAND LAC,LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Ladders |
| HAND AND HIP INJURY FROM FALLING OFF LADDER WHILE CUTTING TREE. DX- HIP PAIN, LEFT HAND LACERATION 7 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders |
| FELL FROM A LADDER AND FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | 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 |
| LADDER FELL ON HAND AT HOME ..CONTUSION TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER. DX: R HAND CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| FELL FROM LADDER. DX HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | 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 |
| HAND CT-HIT HAND ON A LADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| 37 YO M FRACTURED 5TH METACARPAL FELL OFF LADDER HIT HAND ON THE WALL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| WAS OUTSIDE TAKING DOWN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND PINCHED THE SIDE OF HIS LT HAND BETWEEN THE LADDER AND THE GUTTERING. DX: CYST LT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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