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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,082
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 10/04/2010 | 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: 12/05/2009 | Age: 31 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, Manual filing or sanding tools |
| FRACTURE HAND - 31 YO MALE WAS ON LADDER USING BLOCK SANDER WHEN A RUNG BROKE - PT FELL 5FT AND LADDER LANDED ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 43 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: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| SETTING UP 17 FT METAL FOLDING EXTENSION LADDER. LADDER CAME CRASHING O N HAND. DX: RIGHT HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LADDER CRUSHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE TRUCK, LEFT HAND CONTUSION AND LEFT INDEX FINGER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| MC FX-FELL FROM EXTENSION LADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN AN EXTENSION LADDER. DX: RIGHT HAND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME STATES HAND PAIN RT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 7 FT OFF LADDER FX RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| HIT HAND ON EXTENSION LADDER AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/24/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 44 YOF FELL OFF 6FT LADDER. SPRAIN R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RT HAND PUNCTURED: NAIL PUNCTURED RT HAND, ON EXTENSION LADDER, FELL, LANDING ON A NAIL, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2005 | Age: 33 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER , LANDED ON R HAND CAUSING INURY. DX. R. HAND CONT USION. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. CAUGHT L. HAND IN AN EXTENSION LADDER. DX. CONTUSION L. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 43 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER,FX HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PAIN L HAND S/P FALL FROM LADDER AS TOP PART OF LADDER SLIPPED DOWN. DX CONT LT KNEE/ FX PROX 5TH MC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| HAND CRUSHED ON A POWER LADDER. DX. CRUSH INJURY L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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