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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 381
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL COMING DOWN 12 FT LADDER MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING OFF OF A LADDER AND LANDING ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER, NOT REALLY HURT, HE DOESN'T THINK, BUT WIFE B ROUGHT HIM IN ANYWAY. DX; POST FALL AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. WENT INTO BACK TO BATHROOM AT GROCERY STORE, HIT ON R SCALP BY FALL ING EXTENSION LADDER. DX. CONT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | 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 |
| CUT HEAD ON LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 75 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 |
| FELL THIS AM OFF LADDER. DX SUBARACHNOID BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 64 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 64YOF FELL OFF LADDER TO FLOOR AT HOME DX CLOSED HEAD INJ COCCYX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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