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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 224
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 66 YOM PRESENT TO ER WITH A SCALP LACERATION WHILE CLEANING OUT GUTTER- DX- HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Leaf blowers |
| CHI PT WAS CLEANING GUTTERS WITH A LEAF BLOWER AND FELL FROM ROOF INTO BUSHES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT FELL DOWN WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CHI-KNEE CTS-TRIPPED OVER GUTTER IN DRIVEWAY-FELL-HIT HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION BY FALLING FROM ROOF WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS A T HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS ON ROOF CLEANING GUTTERS AND FELL TO GROUND FOUND BY WIFE WITH B LEED FROM HEAD DX- TBI PT WAS PRONOUNCED UPON ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| REPORTS A GUTTER FULL OFF ICE, FELL FROM A 30FT HEIGHT HITTINGHIM INTHE HEAD,?LOC, C/O HA/NECK PAIN>>CHI/NECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED ON DRAIN PIPE C/O HIP/LEG PAIN,?LOC. DX: RIG HT HIP FRACTURE,FALL,CHI. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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