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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,027
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 08/20/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Alcohol |
| FRACTURE RADIUS - 41 YO MALE WAS SHINGLING HIS ROOF AND FELL 10' FROM L ADDER - ADMITS TO ETOH - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER, RIGHT FOREARM AND ELBOW PAINS, ACUTE ELBOW INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 37 YOF WAS PAINTING LAST NIGHT AND THE LADDER FOLDED AND COLLAPSED ON L EFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LACERATION FOREARM - 28 YOM FELL WHEN EXTENSION LADDER SLIPPED SUSTAINI NG A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM NEAR WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 48 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 |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME ABOUT 3 1/2 - 4 FT OFF THE GROUND ONTO OUTS TRETCHED ARMS FRACTURE RIGHT RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM ABOUT 5' FROM A LADDER WITH ARMS OUTSTRETECHED DX: BILATERAL WRIST FRACTURES * |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT C/O RT ARM & LEG PAIN AFTER FALLING FROM LADDER. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO ARM, LOWER LIMB ABRASION, HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS UP ON A LADDER AND SLIPPED AND FELL PARTIALLY DOWN THE LADDER BA NGING HIS LEFT ARM. DX: HEMATOMA LEFT LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - PATIENT PRESENT WITH BILATERAL FOREARM PAIN - BOTH ARMS WERE CAUGHT IN TELESCOPING LADDER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER LANDING ON CEMENT HITTING HIS LT FOREARM DX - LT FOREARM CONTUSION WITH OVERLYING ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| DISLOCATED L 5TH MTP, AVULS FX L MCP, FX L RADIUS; FELL OFF 8 FT LADDER , LANDING ON ANKLE & WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER AND INJURIED ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 35 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, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL OFF 2 STORY LADDER HITTING FIRST STORY ROOF FRACTURE PROXIMAL RADIAL HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER,FX LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL WHEN EXTENSION LADDER COLLAPSED FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 44 YO MALE WAS TRYING TO GET ON TOP OF TRAILER WITH A LADDR,SLIPPED,PUT ARM THROUGH STORM WINDOW,LAC TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | 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 FROM LADDER,LOWER ARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 8 FEET OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON WRIST R DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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