Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,319
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	265
Year 2004:	451
Year 2005:	188
Year 2006:	305
Year 2007:	478
Year 2008:	264
Year 2009:	202
Year 2010:	164

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	170
16-25 years old:	294
26-50 years old:	851
50+ years old:	996

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
37 YOM CUT RING FINGER WHEN EXTENSION LADDER CAME DOWN ON FINGER. DX-3CM LAC FINGER, FX-LEFT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
22 YOM INJURED FINGER FROM EXTENSION LADDER. DX-LACERATION TO TIP RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
41 M, PT SUSTAINED THUMB FX WHILE LOWERING A LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Carts
PT STATES GOT RIGHT 4TH FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN A METAL LADDER AND A 800 LB CART NOW HAS PAIN TO RIGHT FINGERS DX RIGHT FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Extension or straight ladders
48YOM CAUGHT LT THUMB IN A EXTENSION LADDER WHILE AT HOME; CRUSHING INJURY THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER-DISLOCATION L LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
38 YOF GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN A SLIDING LADDER SUSTAINING A FR ACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT SMASHED THUMB IN EXTENSION LADDER. DX: L THUMB DISTAL TUFT FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
EXTENSION LADDER DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT ONTO FINGERS OPEN FRACTURE LONG FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
66YMC CAUGHT FINGER IN COLLAPSING EXTENSION LADDER/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL OFF A LADDER. DX: 1 CM. FLAP LACERATION IN DISTAL TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT STEPPED DOWN ON HIS LADDER AND HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER DX SPRAIN LEFT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM A LADDER AND FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON EXTENSION LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WAS AT HOME, GOT A FINGER CAUGHT IN AN EXTENSION LADDER CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
24YMC CAUGHT THUMB IN AN EXTENSION LADDER/SKIN TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WITH FINGER FX FROM FALL OFF A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT CLOSED LADDER ONTO HER RT 4TH FINGER AT HOME SUSTAINING A FINGER LACERATION & AVULSION OF SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CONTUSION FINGER - 57 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PAIN IN THE LEFT THUMB FOLL OWING A FALL OFF A 6' LADDER JPTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER AT SCHOOL DX: CONTUSION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CUT FINGER ON AN EXTENSION LADDER LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT C/O LT THUMB INJURY AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER 2-3 STEPS LANDING ON BUTTOCKS & LT THUMB. DX - FINGER FRACTURE & DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WIFE STEPPED ON R THUMB WHILE GOING DOWN A LADDER,CRUSH INJURY#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FRACTURES THUMB WHEN CAUGHT IN AN EXTENSION LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT. FELL FROM LADDER STRUCK R. HAND ON GROUND INJURYING 5TH FINGER. DX . FX. R 5TH FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
AVULSION FINGER - 18 YOM INCISED PART OF HIS LEFT RING AND PINKY FINGER S ON A FOLDING LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
THUMB LAC - CAUGHT THUMB ON A METAL EXTENSION LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
LACERATION FINGER - 42 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER ON AN EXTENS ION LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Stairs or steps
PT WAS ON A LADDER ON SOME STAIRS AND FELL OFF HURTING HER FINGER. DX: DISLOCATION FIFTH DIGIT PIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT PINCHED FINGER IN A EXTENSION LADDER SUSTAINED " FINGER LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT CAUGHT 4TH FINGER OF R HAND IN UTILITY LADDER DX1: PARTIAL AMPUTATION FINGER COMPLICATED, DX2: FX FINGER OPEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CUT FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN EXTENSION LADDER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIS NEW HOUSE, SLIPPED ON LA DDER AND CUT HIMSELF. DX; .75 INCH LACERATION TO R RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Extension or straight ladders
77 YOM PINCHED THUMB IN AN EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Chain saws
ON A LADDER W/ A CHAIN SAW CUTTING A BRANCH SLIPPED -FELL- OFF LADDER LACERATION LEFT PINKY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM LADDER AND LADDER FOLDED ON TO FINGER CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/05/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Extension or straight ladders
70 YOM FELL OFF LADDER INTO BUSHES DISLOCATION L FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FRACTURE FINGER - 13 YOM CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB IN A FOLDING LADDER ON W EDNESDAY, THUMBNAIL PURPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
TWISTED FINGER IN A LADDER RUNG CONTUSION RIGHT 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF STRAIGHT LADDER AT HOME INJURING FNGER. DX: FINGER SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
8 YOM SEEN FOR LT RING FINGER CONTUSION AFTER FALLING FROM A HINGED LAD DER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FRACTURED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT'S THUMB CAUGHT IN EXTENSION LADDER. DX: L L THUMB 5 CM/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
HIT THUMB ON EXTENSION LADDER LEFT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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