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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,737
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 35 YO WM FELL FROM LADDER HAS NECK PAIN CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 31 Y/O WM MISSED STEP ON LADDER FELL AND LACERATED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 49 Y.O WM FELL OFF LADDER AND CONTUSED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 38YOF WAS ON A EXTENSION LADDER FELL OFF LANDED ON LT FOOT; FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 3 CM FOREHEAD LAC: 50YOM BROTHER COMING DOWN ALUMINUM EXT. LADDER HOLDING IT STEADY,LADDER TIPPED,STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD,3 CM LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF 16 FT EXTENSION LADDER. FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS. 47 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 38 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE HAND - 38 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER A FALL FROM 20 FOOT EXTENSION LADDER - ALSO LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 40 YOF ON LADDER PAINTING TRIM OF HOME WHEN LADDER SWAYED AND SHE FELL 6 FT LANDING ON L ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2010 | Age: 42 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: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CONTUSION HAND - 42 YO MALE PRESENTS POST EXTENSION LADDER FALL WHEN PT WAS CLEANING OUT GUTTERS AT HOME - FELL 8 FEET - ALSO WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 50 YOM FELL OFF A LADDER HITTING HIS FACE ON THE GROUND SUSTAINING A FRACTURE TO HIS NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 49 YOM FELL 20 FT FROM EXTENSION LADDER. DX: T3, T5, T12 FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 48 YLO M FELL OFF THE LADDER AT HOMEC/PO KNEE PAIN. DX CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| A 26 YR OLD MALE FELL DOWN HIS ATTIC LADDER AND LANDED ON HIS BACK DX BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 31YOM INJ.RT.ANKLE & WRIST AT HOME WHEN ON EXT.LADDER CLIMBING ONTO HIS ROOF & LADDER SLIPPED,PT.FELL ONTO GRASS. DX; F.X. RT.ANKLE/RT.WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 40YM WAS ON A LADDER AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OFF OF IT LANDING ONTO THE CO NCRETE WITH HIS LEGS PAIN TO LEFT LOWER LEG DX STRAIN TO LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME. FRACTURE RADIUS (ELBOW) 38 YOF* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Other manual workshop tools |
| 41 Y/O M FELL OFF A LADDER LANDING ON A SAWHORSE INJURING HIS RIBS.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| NONDISP FX PROX FIBULA: 43YOM WORKING ON FRIEND'S ROOF, FELL 20 FT OFF ALUMINUM EXT. LADDER, LADDER KICKED OUT UNDER HIM, R LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 41YOM FELL 30 FEET OFF A LADDER THAT HAD KICKED OUT - FX LEFT WRIST & FACIAL LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 37 YOM CUT RING FINGER WHEN EXTENSION LADDER CAME DOWN ON FINGER. DX-3CM LAC FINGER, FX-LEFT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 44YM WAS CLEANING OUT HIS GUTTERS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL 6FT OFF OF A LAD DER TO THE GROUND LANDING ON CONCRETE DX CONTUSION TO LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION SHOULDER - 29 YO MALE REPORTS HE SLIPPED OFF A ROOF AND CAUGH T HIS ARM ON A LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 45YM STATES FELL OFF OF A LADDER AND THEN THE LADDER LANDED ON HIS LEFT LOWER LEG WHILE AT HOME DX FX TIB FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 28YOM WAS ON A LADDER THAT HE FELL OFF OF AT HOME APPROX 20 MIN AGO PAI N TO LOWER BACK DX CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION HIP - 32 YO MALE PRESENTS OFTER FALL FROM 12 FOOT LADDER - AL SO COMPLAINS OF NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices |
| 28 YOM, WAS INSTALLING A LIGHTNING ROD WHEN FELL FROM A LADDER--APROX 4 FEET, LANDED ON R KNEE & BUTTOCK, PAIN IN KNEE & LOW BACK DX: KNEE SPR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 41 M, PT SUSTAINED THUMB FX WHILE LOWERING A LADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 39 YOF PT FELL 2.5 FEET FROM A LADDER. LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN, CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 41YON, FELL 10FT FROM LADDER AT HOME, LACERATION TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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