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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,448
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION HIP - 53 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER FALL JPTA - WAS CLEARING SNOW OFF HIS ROOF & LADDER KICKED OUT - PT FELL 12 FEET FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER FALLING OFF 10FT LADDER. DX LUMER STRAIN FR OM FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION HIP - 50 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT HIP PAIN AFTER FALLING 8 ' FROM A LADDER AT HOME - ALSO HAS RIGHT ANKLE PAIN AND SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Pipes |
| PT WAS UP ON A LADDER HOLDING UP A HEAVY PIPE WHEN SLIPPED AND TWISTED BACK. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT ABOUT 2 DAYS AGO, FELL FROM A LADDER ABOUT 4 FEET LANDING ON BUTTOCK INJURING BACK. DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER-STRAIN TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE HIP/PELVIS - 46 YO MALE FELL FROM AN 8 FOOT LADDER AT HOME - T RANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF 15 FOOT EXTENTION LADDER RESULTING IN FRACTURED LUMBAR SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| COMPRESSION FX L5 - 65 YO WHITE MALE WAS WORKING AT HOME AND FELL FROM AN EIGHT FOOT LADDER - ADMIT TO OBSERVATION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AT FRIENDS HOUSE HAS BACK PAIN LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT STATES APPROX 2 HOURS AGO FELL FROM A LADDER ONTO THE GROUND STATE S HAS RIGHT HIP PAIN DX SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION TO RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Cardboard products |
| FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT CARDBOARD BOX;DX CONTUSED LOWER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER FROM GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE HAS BACK PAIN SPRAIN LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER SUST LUMBAR STRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FALL OFF 10-12 FOOT LADDER, LOW BACK, SHOULDER, HEAD PAINS, ACUTE LOW BACK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT COMPLAINING OF TAILBONE PAIN STATES HE STEPPED BACK OFF OF A LADDER FALLING ON HIS BACK DX CONTUSION TO COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF HOUSE 10-12 FT, FELL OFF LADDER, LOW BACK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT STATES FELL FROM LADDER 5 FT ONTO CONCRETE LANDED ON HIS BACK DX LOW BACK STRAIN 2ND TO FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE HIP - 66 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER AT ROOF HEIGHT ***- TRANSFER RED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON A DECK AND INJURED BACK. DX: LUMBAR MUSCLE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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