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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,052
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension ladders, Electric Christmas decorations |
| LEFT HAND PAIN. PT WAS ON EXTENSION LADDER REMOVING LIGHTS FROM HOUSE W HEN THE LADDER STARTED SLIDING AND HIT RODE THE LADDER TO THE GROUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension ladders, Electric lighting equipment |
| FELL 10 FEET OFF EXTENSION LADDER WHILE WORKING ON LIGHTING EQUIPMENT A T CHURCH INJURING CNEST. DX: CHEST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | 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 ladders |
| DX LEFT HAND CONTUSION: CAUGHT HAND IN EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| USING A 28 FT. LADDER WHICH WAS EXTENDED, LADDER ACC. CLOSED AND CAUSE D TRAUMA TO LT. RING FINGER.DX. FX TO MIDDLE PHALAX, LT. FING FINGER AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER YESTERDAY, APP 4 FEET. OFF GROUND. DX. SEVERE SPRAIN, RT. FOOT AND ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| 18' EXTENTION LADDER FELL ON HER WHILE CARYING IT ABOVE HEAD AND SHE TRIPPED/ RT SHOULDER SPRAIN, CONTUSION, DORSAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| 35 Y/O M INJURED R SHIN WHEN FELL OFF EXTENDED LADDER ONTO TOP OF PICK UP TRUCK AT HOME. DX; R LEG ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| LEFT HAND FX. AN EXTENSION LADDER FELL ON PT HAND, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| CAUGHT THUMB IN RETRACTABLE LADDER FX THUMB SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| LACERATION TO 3RD FINGER,L HAND FROM ALUMINUM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER,BACK CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| PT CUT HAND ON EXTENSION LADDER. DX: 2.2 CM L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| 48 YOM WAS PULLING AN EXTENSION LADDER UP; IT FELL AND STRUCK LEFT LOWE R LEG. CONTUSION, LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| L HAND LAC/39YOWM PINCHED PALM IN ADJUSTABLE LADDER CAUSING LACERATIONT O L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| FELL OFF ATTIC LADDER, INJURING LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT. DX: FRACTURE, LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 44 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 ladders |
| FELL 24 FEET FROM EXTENSION LADDER ON MONDAY, INJURY TO WRIST. RIGHT W RIST SPRAIN, LS STRAIN. (HX OF DISABILITY). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| FELL FROM SLIDING LADDER. DX: FOREARM FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| PT WAS APPOX 17' OFF GROUND ON A LADDER,THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROMUNDE R HIM AND HE FELL TO GROUND ONTO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| PT PULLING DOWN HIS ATTIC OVERHEAD LADDER WHEN THE SPRING BROKE STRIKIN G HIM IN THE FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| FELL FROM EXTENSION LADDER MILD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension ladders |
| EXTENSION LADDER FELL HITTING HEAD DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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