Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,342
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	152
Year 2006:	317
Year 2007:	319
Year 2008:	268
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	70

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 07/15/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AND HURT LEFT WRIST SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL OFF 8FT. LADDER-BILATERAL WRIST FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
49 YO M CONTUSION TO WRIST & RIBS FELL 6 FT OFF LADDER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT SUSTAINED BECAUSE OF SPRAIN TO THE WRIST WHEN CLIMBING A LADDER.?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER-FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
SLIDING LADDER CAME DOWN ON BOTH OF PT'S WRISTS. DX: CONT BILAT WRISTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 49 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
PT FELL FROM EXTENSION LADDER AND FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER-FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2007	Age: 50 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
PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AND FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER AND SPRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
47YOM CAUGHT SELF AND LADDER EXTENSION LADDER TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS ON A LADDER PAINTING & FELL LANDING ONTO HER LT ARM INJURING LT WRIST. DX - LT DISTAL RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials
29YOM FELL OF 8 FT LADDER ONTO WOODEN FLOORFX R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER ABOUT 5 FT ONTO HIS LT ARM C/O LT ELBOW & WRIST PAIN. DX - RADIAL HEAD & PISIFORM BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
41 Y/O M INJURED R WRIST WHEN FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME. DX; STRAIN R WRIST..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS CLEANING GLASS WHILE ON A LADDER, HE SLIPPED & HIS HAND WENT THROUGH THE GLASS SUSTAINING A WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL APPROX 7 FT OFF A LADDER SUSTAINING A WRIST FRACTURE, RT FOOT CONTUSION & MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS CLIMBING A LADDER & SLIPPED OFF FALLING HITTING HER HEAD & INJURING LT WRIST & FOOT. DX - LT WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FRACTURE WRIST - PATIENT FELL 10 TO 12 FEET FROM LADDER AT HOME LANDING ON CEMENT SURFACE - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
EXTENSION PART OF LADDER SLIPPED DOWN ONTO HIS HAND CONTUSING WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AND MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP DX. SPRAIN TO L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
FELL FROM A LADDER APPROX 12 FEET,HIT L WRIST ON A PLANTER,FX L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Handrails, railings or banisters
46 Y/O M C/O WRIST AND RIB INJURY. PT FELL FROM LADDER AND HIT STAIR RA ILING. DX CHEST CONT AND LFT WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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