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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 354
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 70 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 70 YOM PAINTING THE SIDE OF HIS HOUSE OF AN EXTENSION LADDER WHEN LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL INJURING RIGHT LEG. DX: MIDSHAFT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 40YM WAS ON A LADDER AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OFF OF IT LANDING ONTO THE CO NCRETE WITH HIS LEGS PAIN TO LEFT LOWER LEG DX STRAIN TO LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 43 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 |
| NONDISP FX PROX FIBULA: 43YOM WORKING ON FRIEND'S ROOF, FELL 20 FT OFF ALUMINUM EXT. LADDER, LADDER KICKED OUT UNDER HIM, R LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 54 Y/O W/M CUT LOWER LEG ON EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45YM STATES FELL OFF OF A LADDER AND THEN THE LADDER LANDED ON HIS LEFT LOWER LEG WHILE AT HOME DX FX TIB FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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