Accidents - Scaffolding - 50+ years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,932
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	421	Ankle:	339
Head:	241	Shoulder:	198
Lower Leg:	169	Elbow:	145
Upper Trunk:	139	Foot:	100
Finger:	76	Hand:	68
Unkown:	15	25 - 50% Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO ANKLE WHEN TREE STAND FELL WITH HIM. HAD TO SHOOT LOOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
67 Y.O. W MALE W/BACK CONTUSION. PT FELL APPROX 10 FT OUT OF A TREE STA ND IN THE WOODS. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scaffolding
PATIENT FELL 15' FROM A TREE STAND. DX-CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA, LEFT RIB FRACTURE, FRACTURE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 64 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: Scaffolding
BLUNT ABD TRAUMA - FELL FROM TREE STAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PATIENT FELL OUT OF DEER STAND. DX: FRACTURE TO L1 AND L2 IN BACK. KNEE PAIN. ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FROM ER.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
FALL,CALCANEOUS FRACTURE - FELL OUT OF TREE STAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 58 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: Scaffolding
COMPRESSION FX T-10/58YOM FELL APPROX 10-12 FT FROM TREE STAND LANDING ON BACK WHILE HUNTING. HAD ACUTE BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
53 Y.O. W MALE W/FX FOOT. PT FELL OUT OF A SHOOTING HOUSE WHILE HUNTING IN THE WOODS. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scaffolding
LEFT LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS, DEVELOPED PAIN IN ELBOW PUTTING UP A TREE STAND TO HUNT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
66 Y.O. W MALE W/FX RIB. PT FELL OUT OF THE SHOOTING HOUSE WHILE HUNTIN G IN THE WOODS. PT ADM. E8889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
53 Y/O W/M FELL OUT OF TREE STAND SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/26/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Scaffolding
PT. STRUCK TO MEDIAL ASPECT R ANKLE BY BUCKSHOT WHILE HUNTING FROM DEER STAND. DX. GUNSHOT R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scaffolding
MULT TRAUMA. PT FELL OFF A DEER STAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
71 Y.O. W MALE W/SHOULDER CONTUSION. PT FELL 6-8 FT OFF OF A SCAFFOLD. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL 15 FEET FROM DEER STAND WHEN RUNG OF THE STAND BROKE; COMPRESSI 0N FX OF L1-LUMBAR VERTEBREA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
61 Y/O W/M FELL FROM TREE STAND FRACTURED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT WAS HUNTING IN THE WOODS WHEN HE FELL FROM HIS TREE STAND CAUSING A FX TO HIS L1 VERTEAE AS WELL AS MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL GETTING OUT OF DEER STAND. CUT HAND ON NAIL. LACERATION TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
FELL FROM DEER STAND DX. FOOT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
58 YOM FELL FROM SCAFFOLDING STAIN L SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 57 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: Scaffolding
57 YO MALE FELL FOUR FEET OFF SCAFFOLDING SPINAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
52 YO MALE FELL FROM TREE STAND WHILE HUNTING FRACTURE LUMBAR VERTEBRAE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
FELL FROM DEER STAND DX. RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
CUT LEG ON DEER STAND DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
54 YOM FELL FROM HUNTING STAND FX R 9TH RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
SCALP LAC, PT WAS HELPING A FRIEND MOVE SCAFFOLDING AND ONE OF THE END PIECES FELL ONTO PT HEAD,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scaffolding
FELL FROM SCAFFOLDING 5-6'. 5 MIN LOC. ARRIVED MOANING AND COMBATIVE. - CEREBRAL CCONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
PT SUST. SHOULDER STRAIN FALLING OFF SCAFFOLDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 51 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: Scaffolding
LT LOWER LEG CT-AT HOME-SLIPPED ON A "MAKE SHIFT SCAFFOLD"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL FROM TREE STAND (3FT) CAUGHT RT RING FINGER DX: LAC RT RING FINGER +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
PT SETTING UP SCAFFOLDING AT HOME CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER UNDER TH E BOARDS OF THE SCAFFOLDING LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Scaffolding
55-YOM SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AS A RESULT OF SCAFFOLDING FALLING ON HI M.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
59YOM FELL 10FT OFF SCAFFOLDING WHEN IT FELL OVERDX: CONT ELBOW L THIGH /LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Scaffolding
PT WAS ON SCAFFOLDING WITH HIS SON WHEN SCAFFOLD SUDDENLY COLLAPSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL OFF OF SCAFFOLD HITTING CHEST, CONTUSION CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Scaffolding
PT HIT BY FALLING SCAFFOLD, CONCUSSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	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: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding, Rope or string
PT HIT IN FACE WITH ROPES OFF OF SCAFFOLD, CONTUSION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
SCAFFOLD GAVE WAY DX. HEAD CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL OFF OF SCAFFOLDING ONTO HEAD.DX: CONCUSSION, R ACETABULAR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
RT ANKLE SPRAIN-SCAFFOLDING FELL OVER AND STRUCK PT'S RT ANKLE. C/O PAIN AND SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OFF DEER STAND DX. SHOULDER DISLOC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.PT FELL OFF SCAFOLDING AND INJURED SELF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT FRACTURED LOWER LEG WHEN FELL OFF SCAFFOLD.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/30/2002	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT AT THE CHURCH FELL OFF THE STAGING ONTO LEFT FOOT FRACTURED LOW ER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
RT ANKLE SPRAIN-FELL OFF 4 FOOT HIGH SCAFFOLDING-ETOH INVOLVED-LOC ALE NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
PT AT CHURCH WAS WALKING UP A STAGE LOST FOOTING FELL STRAINED LOW ER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
PATIENT FELL 20 FEET FROM A TREE STAND. DX-CONTUSION RIBS, UPPER ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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