Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,249
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	300
Year 2004:	76
Year 2005:	352
Year 2006:	307
Year 2007:	181
Year 2008:	599
Year 2009:	76
Year 2010:	354

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	17
6-15 years old:	11
16-25 years old:	68
26-50 years old:	1,196
50+ years old:	955

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 56 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
LOWER LEG CT-FELL OFF OF LADDER ONE STORY HIGH WHILE WORKING ON HIS ROOF AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2009	Age: 5 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: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM LADDER HE WAS TRYING TO CLIMB AT HOME DX: FX R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	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 FELL 10 FT WHEN TELESCOPING LADDER FAILED. DX: R TIB/FIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
18 MO OLD MALE PULLED A 60 LB. EXTENSION LADDER DOWN ONTO HIS LOWER LEG HE TRIED TO TAKE A FEW STEPS, BUT FELL. DX: POSS. TODDLER'S FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT COMING DOWN LADDER AND LACERATED LOWER LEG 1.6CM RIGHT SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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
7 Y/O F SUS A LEFT LEG INJURY X TODAY. PT WHILE AT HOME A LADDER FELL O NTO PT'S LEFT LEG. DX CONTUSION OF THE LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 72 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
72 YOM FELL ON LADDER - LAC TO L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 60 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
PATIENT FELL APPROX 3 FT OFF A LADDER WITH INJURY TO HIS RT KNEE & RT CHEST WALL. DX - RT TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE, CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 49 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
MULTIPLE ABRASIONS TO LEG AND ARM. PT WAS ON LADDER BECAME DIZZY FELL LEG CAUGHT IN ROPE ON LADDER.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	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
PATIENT WAS ON A SMALL LADDER IN HIS GARAGE AND FELL, IS UNABLE TO MOVE. DX-SPIRAL DISTAL THIRD TIBIA FRACTURE W/PROXIMAL FIBULA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL OF LADDER ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT C/O RT FOOT & KNEE PAIN. DX -TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 41 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
CUT L.LEG CLIMBING UP ON A FIRESCAPE LADDER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LOWER LEG PAIN AFTER A LADDER FELL ON IT. DX - LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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, Floors or flooring materials
PT. FELL OFF LADDER, LANDING HARD ON FLOOR , STILL STANDING , DX. L. O WER LEG. SPRAIN .#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
AVUL FX DISTAL L FIBULA/67YOM FELL FROM 10 FT EXTENSION LADDER WHILE PA INTING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT. JUMPED FROM FALLING LADDER, LANDED HARD ON R. LEG. DX. LOWER R. LEG PAIN#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER CAUSING MULITPLE C ONTUSIONS TO HER HER LWR LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
SLIPPED ON METAL EXTENSION LADDER DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 59 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: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER AND INJURED LOWER LEG DX: RIGHT DISTAL TIB/FIB OPEN FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/24/2005	Age: 11 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
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
57 YOM FELL & SLID DOWN AN EXTENSION LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 51 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
PAIN IN LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING OFF A 12 FOOT LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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
LEG CONTUSION, FELL 2 FEET OFF STEP OF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 71 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 HOLDING LADDER FOR HUSBAND WHEN HE FELL OFF LADDER LANDING ON HE R AS WELL AS THE LADDER LEFT LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 63 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: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FX FIBULA,CHEST WALL CONTUSION - FELL WHEN ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDER TI PPED TO THE SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	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 FELL 10-14FT FROM LADDER DX-LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT CUT L CALF ON AN ALUMINUM LADDER SLIPPED ON LAST RUNG BEFORE HITTING GROUND CALF LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 38 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
FELL FROM A LADDER,APPROX.10 TO 15 FT,LACERATION TO L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM EXTENSION LADDER APPROX 10 FT AT HOME, FX. LEFT TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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