Accidents - Ladders - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,603
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	84
6-15 years old:	62
16-25 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	411
50+ years old:	976

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT PULLED GROIN MUSCLE STEPPING OFF A LADDER, DX: GROIN STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Pruning or trimming equipment
WAS STANADING ON LADDER TRIMMING A TREE WHEN BRANCH FELL AND HIT LADDE R CAUSING PT TO FALL ONTO R KNEE DX- QUADRICEP TENDON RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ladders, Washing machines
THIGH HEMATOMA-50 Y/O M-FELL OFF A LADDER-LEG HIT WASHING MACHINE-@ HOM E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Fences or fence posts
THIGH LAC, PT WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO CLIMB OVER RAZOR FENCE AND CUT L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FEMUR FX-56 Y/O M-FELL ON LEG WHILE ON A LADDER WHILE CLEANING LEAVES O FF THE ROOF-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
LEFT THIGH CONTUSION.PT FELL OFF A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF LADDER INJURED LEG ON DECK FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
81 YO M ON LADDER WHEN SLIPPED ON SECOND FROM BOTTOM STEP AND FELL BACK WARDS ONTO LEG. DX:FEMUR FX, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
SLIPPED ON LADDER AND HIT LEG. DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER. DX THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AS IT TIPPED SUST INJ TO L THIGH DX CONTUSION L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER. DX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT WAS AT HOME, SLIPPED ON A LADDER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT THIGH,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS REPLACING CEILING TILE, FELL FROM LADDER, STRIKING WALL DX: FEMUR FX/AVULSION, HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
MUSCLE STR;SPASM R UPPER LEG/89YOF WAS STANDING AT HOME ON 2ND RUNG OF LADDER AND LEG HAD PAIN. LEG GAVE WAY AND SHE FELL. NO LOC OR HEAD INJ.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LAC TO THIGH, PT WAS AT DAD'S WORKPLACE AND RAN INTO LADDER, CUTTING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
RT FEMUR FX.PT FELL DOWN A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER, C/O UPPER LEG AND PELVIC PAIN/ BIL UPPER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
SLIPPED ON A ALUMINUM LADDER. DX. THIGH LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT RECEIVED SPRAIN AND CONTUSION TO THIGH AND SKIN TEAR TO FOREARM WHEN GETTING OFF ROOF ONTO 5FT LADDER AND FELL FROM TOP OF LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FX FEMUR- FELL LADDER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER WHILE CUTTING TREE. DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Fences or fence posts
FELL OFF OF LADDER AND CUT L UPPER LEG ON PLASTIC FENCE DX- LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
49 YO M RUPTURED QUADRICEP TENDON SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF OF LADDER. DX: L DISTAL FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
40Y/O,F,LADDER GAVE WAY, SLID DOWN INTO TREE & SHRUBS, L UPPER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
TRIMMING TREES AND FELL OFF LADDER. DX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL ABOUT 8 FEET OFF A LADDER, DX: DISTAL LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PATIENT HURT WHEN FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME DX: RT UPPER LEG ABRASIONS/RT CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT WAS AT HOME AND HAD A FALL INJURY FROM 8-10 FT. LADDER C/O THIGH, NECK,BACK,RIB PAIN.DX:CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG AFTER FALLING OFF A LADDE R LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT SCRAPED LT THIGH ON RUSTY METAL LADDER WHILE PLAYING AT HOME DX - LT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders, Public equipment
64 YOM WAS ON LADDER, FELL 25' AND HIT SIGN ON WAY DOWN THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
48 YOM WAS CLIMBIN LADDER ALL DAY UPPER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF OF 5 FT LADDER FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT HAD LADDER FALL ON THIGH LAST NIGHT. THIGH PAIN. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
32YO WHITE MALE STANDING ON LADDER-RUNG BROKE-FELL L LEG HUNG UP IN AIR,NLOC,DX HAMSTRING STRAIN, LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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