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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,914
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 65YOF FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AND SUSTAINED A LUMBAR COMPRESSION FRACTUR E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 30 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: Stepladders |
| LUMBAR CONTUSION.30YOM FELL DOWN A STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 67YOF FELL OFF THE SECOND RUNG OF A STEP LADDER FRACTURED SACRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders |
| DX KIDNEY STONE NEPHROLITHIASIS: 69YOM FELL F 2FT LADDER ON GRASS ON R HIP/BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF STEP LADDER HIP AND THIGH CONTUSIONS 57 YO M# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 27 YOF LBP AFTER FALL FROM STEPLADDER DX: LUMBAR CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders, Christmas tree lights |
| 56YOF HELPING A FRIEND HANG CHRISTMAS LIGHT WAS STANDING ON A STEPLADDER FELL BACKWARDS OFF 4TH STEP;SCALP LAC,FX BACK L1&L2 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 28 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: Stepladders |
| 28 YOM-STEPPED OFF STEPLADDER WRONG & FELT A TWINGE IN LOWER BACK DX ACUTE STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 47 YOM STEPPED OFF STEP LADDER MISSED BOTTOM STEP, C/O LOW BACK AND BILATERAL LEG PAIN. DX-LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders, Refrigerators |
| 71 YOF STRAINED LUMBAR SPINE & LT. SHOULDER S/P FALLING FROM A STEP LAD DER WHILE CLEANING TOP OF HER REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 24 Y/O FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS FROM STEP LADDER AT A RELATIVES HOUSE DX: ABDOMINAL WALL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 36YOM FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 48YOM, C/O MID BACK PAIN AFTER SUSTAINED A FALL FROM STEPLADDER >>MS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.77YOF FELL OFF A STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Stepladders, Stairs or steps |
| 36 YOFFELL DOWN A STEP LADDER AND THEN DOWN 13 STEPS. DX ABDOMEN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 81 YO F FELL OFF STEPLADDER LANDED ON HIP FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders |
| INTRACT. BACK PAIN 2ND TO FALL: 84YOF SLIPPED OFF ALUMINUM STEP LADDER WHICH WAS 2 STEPS HIGH, LANDED ON REAREND ON CONCRETE, PAIN LOW BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders, Light bulbs |
| 83 YO F FELL BACKWARDS OFF STEPLADDER WHILE CHANGING A BULB. C/O LOW BA CK & ARM PAIN. ALSO SCRATCH ON ARM FROM CAT. DX:MULT. CONTUSIONS, CELLU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 59YOF STRAINED GRION DEVELOPED PAIN WHILE CLIBMING A STEPLADDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| LUMBAR STR. 28 YOF FELL OFF STEP LADDER TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 68 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER A TRIP AND FALL OF STEPLADDER INJURING LT HI P- DX- FRACTURE LT LOWER TRUNK (HIP) |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/22/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 32YOM FELL FROM A STEP LADDER APPROX. 6FT. C/O RIGHT RIB AND HIP PAIN. DX: LPTMS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | 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: Stepladders |
| 70YOM WAS ON STEPLADDER FELL OFF LANDED ON RT HIP INJURED PELVIS; PELVIS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 54 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: Stepladders |
| 54YOM FELL OFF A STEP LADDER AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| LUMBAR AND CHEST WALL STRAIN.43YOF FELL OFF A STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| RT HIP FX.87YOF FELL OFF A STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| LUMBAR STR. 52 YOM FELL OFF A STEPLADDER INJURING BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 57 YOM FELL 2 FT OFF OF STEPLADDER. DX: L2 ANT COLUMN COMPRESSION FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 30YOM WITH LOWER BACK STRAIN FELL OFF A STEP LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2010 | Age: 68 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: Stepladders, Chairs |
| 68YOM, FELL FROM 2FTH STEPLADDER LANDING ONTO LAWN CHAIR C/O FLANK PAIN>>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | 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: Stepladders |
| 84YOF AT HOME FELL FROM STEP LADDER INJ R HIP/ DX CONTUSION R HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 55YOM FELL FROM A STEP LADDER, LOW BACK INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 45YOWM PT REPORTS FALLING OFF OA STEPLADDER 3 DAYS AGO, HAVING LOWER B ACK PAIN SINCE THEN. DX. LOW BACK L SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| HIP FX. 86 YOF FELL OFF A STEP LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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: Stepladders |
| 25YOF ABR LWR BACK- FELL FROM STEPLADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains |
| 34 YOF FELL OFF STEPLADDER WHILE HANGING CURTAINS DX: COCCYX CONTUSIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.45YOF FELL DOWN A STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 74 Y/O MALE FELL OFF STEP LADDER AT HOME DX; LEFT HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| 37YOM-COCCYX CT-FELL DOWN 3 STEPS OF STEPLADDER-HIT GARAGE FLOOR WHILE FIXING GARAGE DOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 87YOF FELL FROM STEP LADDER AT HOME DX: RT PUBIC RAM FX , ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE, RT DISTAL HUMERUS FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 76 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: Stepladders |
| 76YOM ON A SMALL ALUMINUM STEP LADDER WHEN IT COLLAPSED ON HIS AND FELL ONTO HIP CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 61 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: Stepladders |
| 61 YOM FELL OFF 5 FOOT STEP LADDER. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN, RIGHT HIP CONTUSION, LUMBAR DDD, RIGHT HIP DJD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| 77YOF WAS PAINTING STANDING ON SECOND RUNG OF STEPLADDER FELL OFF ONTO FLOOR INJURED PELVIS;PELVIS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/03/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| L HIP FX/77YOM WAS ON STEP LADDER AND FELL. C/O L LOWER LEG & HIP PAIN. FELL IN SNOW. DENIES HEAD INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 20 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: Stepladders |
| 20 YOM FELL FROM STEPLADDER ONE WEEK AGO, INJURED LOW BACK. DX-ACUTE LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 33 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: Stepladders |
| LUMBAR CONTUSION.33YOM FELL OFF STEPLADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| LS STRAIN-80YOM-FELL FROM STEPLADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 16 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL 3 FT. OFF STEP LADDER. DX-STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.46YOM WAS GOING UP AND DOWN STEPLADDER AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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: Stepladders |
| 75YOF WAS ON A STEPLADDER AND STEPPED BACK FALLING ABOUT 2 FEET, RIGHT HIP CONTUSION AND RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 4YOF FELL YESTERDAY ON STEPLADDER AT HOME CONTUSION PELVIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|