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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 823
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT DESCENDING THE ATTIC EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH SUB DURAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY; STATES 30 FT LADDER FELL ONTO HER HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 18 Y/O M INJURED TOP OF HEAD WHEN JUMPED OFF LADDER AND CLIPPERS FELL O N HIM OFF OF ROOF AT HOME. DX; LAC HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 49 YO FEMALE FELL FROM LADDER,HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CHI WHEN FELL OFF LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL BACKWARDS OFF A 15 FT LADDER -STRUCK HEAD AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER,SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ON A LADDER 7 - 8 FT FELL ON ASPHALT CONTUSION ABRASIONS TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 34 YOF SITTING IN GARAGE EXTENSION LADDER FELL FROM RAFTERS HIT IN HEAD SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 6 FT FROM LADDER;CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT HEAD ON WALL 2 DAYS AGO NO LOC POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CUT HEAD WHEN LADDER FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER IN GARAGE, HIT HEAD ON CAR. DX; LACERATION H EAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FALL OF *** EXTENSION LADDER ON PT. DX: LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| HAD LADDER IN PICKUP WAS USING LADDER FELL UNSURE WHAT HAPPENED CONCUSS ION AND CLAVICLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| EXTENSION LADDER FELL OFF OF WALL IN THE BARN AND FELL ON TOP OF PT'S HEAD. CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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