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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,985
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Electric Christmas decorations |
| 55YOM LAC HAND ON GUTTER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| DX HAND INJ, RIGHT: 82YOM CUT R HAND 12D AGO W/ GUTTER. BLDG, CONTINUED PN WORSE LAST NOC W/ POOR SLEEP. FELT NUMB, SL REDNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 85YOM, ON ***, CLAIMS CLEANING GUTTERS AFTER NOTICED HAND SWELING/REDNE SS>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| HAND LAC-61YOM-CUT ON GUTTERING WHILE FALLING DOWN A LADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| 62YOM CLEANING GUTTERS AT HOME WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED SUSTAINED A HAND LACERATION FROM THE EDGE OF THE GUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| WAS CLEANING GUTTERS ON HIS HOME - FELL OFF LADDER - LANDED ON GROUND. LACERATION BOTH HANDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| RIGHT HAND STR. PT WAS PUNCHING ICE OFF GUTTERS AND STRAINED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CLEANING OUT GUTTERS AT HOME, GRANDSON STEPPED ON HAND. DX HAND AVULSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 59 YO INJURED HAND ON GUTTER LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| AT HOME LAC TO BOTH HANDS FROM STEEL DOWN SPOUTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT FELL AND CUT HAND ON RUSTY GUTTER AT HOME, DX: DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| P.W. W/FB & CELLULITIS/80YOM AT HOME GOT WOOD FROM SEWER COVER IN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| LEFT HAND LAC. PT CUT FINGER ON A GUTTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT LACERATED HAND ON NEW METAL GUTTER. D: PALM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| MC FX-FELL OVER DRAIN PIPE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON GUTTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT INJURED AT HOME CLEANING METAL GUTTER DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 52 YO TRIPPED 7 FELL OVER GUTTERS CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT CLEANING HIS GUTTERS AT HOME WHEH HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT WORKING ON HIS GUTTER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND O N A PIECE OF METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Knives |
| LACERATED HAND WHILE TRYING TO CUT PLUMBING PIPE WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CUT HAND ON GUTTER DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 63 YEAR OLD MALE CLEANING GUTTERS STUNG BY BEE ON HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| ACUTE LT HAND SWELLING AND EDEMA DUE TO MULTIPLE BEE STINGS, CLEANING OUT GUTTERS, REACHE DIN GUTTER, WAS STUNG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Hammers |
| MC SPRAIN-INJURED WHILE WORKING ON GUTTERS W/A HAMMER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| BEE STING ON RT HAND-WHILE CLEANING GUTTER-W HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT IN YARD & TRIPPED ON PIECE OF RUSTY PIPE. LACERATED HAND BTW 2ND & 3 RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| CLEANING HIS GUTTERS WHEN LADDER FELL. PT. GRABBED ONTO GUTTERS WITH BO TH HANDS. DID NOT FALL TO GROUND. DX BILATERAL HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 52 YOM CUT ON COPPER PIPE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| HAND LACERATION - 66 YOM LACERATED TOP OF RIGHT HAND WHILE CUTTING ALUM INUM GUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT CUT HAND ON GUTTER. DX: L HAND LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT GRABBED HOT WATER PIPE DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO PALM + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| FELL AT MOTEL IN ATLANTIC CITY (NO RX) WHEN SHE STUMBLED OVER RAIN GUTTER, RIGHT HAND IS PAINFUL AND SWOLLEN. DX FRACTURE RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2001 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2001 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2001 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2001 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2000 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2000 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2000 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1999 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/1999 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/1998 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/1997 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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