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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 599
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS CLIMBING A LADDER AGAINST THE HOUSE AND LADDER PUSHED AWAY FROM HOUSE CAUSING HER TO FALL. DX: LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF HITTING RUNGS. DX: CONTUS ION TO LOWER LEG AND SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER-CONTUSION LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| @ HOME FELL OFF LADDER EXTENSION INJURING ANKLE WHILE PUTTIN ROOF ON SH ED DX FRACTURE TIBIA & FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT STATES HE FELL FROM LADDER HAS ABDOMEN AND LEG PAIN ABRASION CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG AND ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER-LAC LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 30Y/O,M,GETTING OFF OF ROOF ONTO A STRAIGHT LADDER, LADDER SLIPPED @ HO ME, CONTUSION RLOWER LEG, ANKLE, & FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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