Accidents - Scaffolding - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,273
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	224	Shoulder:	181
Head:	174	Lower Leg:	144
Face:	131	Hand:	97
Lower Trunk:	90	Lower Arm:	71
Ankle:	67	Wrist:	59
Neck:	29

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE FACE BY FALLING FROM SCAFFOLDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL FROM SCAFFOLDING AND INJURED RIGHT SIDE OF SCALP. DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT SIDE SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scaffolding
PT HAS HAD PX SINCE TAKING DOWN SCAFFOLDING 5 DAYS AGO. DX: CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY, MYELOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OFF 8 FT SCAFFOLD NECK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 70 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 12 FEET FROM DEER STAND. DX-SUBDURAL HEMATOMA, FX 4 RIBS, FX PELVIS, PULMONARY CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT DX CLOSED FX OF CARPAL BONE - WALKING INTO THE PIPE OF A SCAFFOLD AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO RT WRIST IN STREET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OFF SCAFFOLD SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
RIGHT TIBIAL CONTUSION WHEN HE FELL AND SCRAPED (SKINNED) RIGHT LOWER LEG ON SCAFFOLD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding, House repair or construction materials
CONTUSION CHEST - PATIENT REPORTS HE FELL FROM SCAFFOLDING WHEN HANGING DRYWALL AT HOME THIS MORNING - PIECE FELL FROM OVERHEAD KNOCKING HIM O
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 60 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: Scaffolding
HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS FALLING FROM SCAFFOLD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2006	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
JUMPED OFF SCAFFOLD 4 FEET TO GROUND AND INVERTED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
PT CUT HAND ON METAL EDGE OF SCAFFOLDING AT HOME DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
RT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON SCAFFOLDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding, Paints, varnishes or shellacs
PT PAINTING AT HOME AND FELL OFF A SCAFFOLDING LANDING ON RIGHT HIP FRA CTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2006	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: Scaffolding
LOW BACK PAIN AFTER MOVING A SCAFFOLDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
FELL FROM 6 FT. SCAFFOLDING CONTUSION RT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
STRAIN LEG - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF RIGHT LOWER LEG PAIN - WAS ON STAGING AND "SWUNG MY LEG OVER" - ALSO RIGHT THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scaffolding
PATIENT WAS TAKING SCAFFOLDING APART WHEN IT CAME APART AND FELL HITTING HIM. DX-LEFT HIP PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
MULTIPLE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES,LACERATIONS LUE,FX R 4TH RIB - FELL OFF S CAFFOLD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 52 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
PT FELL 15 FT FROM SCAFFOLDING. DX: SKULL FX, DIFFUSE SAH, R L2-4 TP FX, R 8-11TH RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/08/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
STRESS FX RADIUS HEAD - FELL FROM SCAFFOLDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding, House repair or construction materials
59 YOM FRACTURES CLAVICLE FALLING FROM SCAFFOLDING WHILE PUTTING SIDING ON HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL 5' FROM SCAFFOLDING HITTING CHEST. DX: RIB CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2006	Age: 52 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
PT FELL OFF SCAFFOLD LANDING ON A PILE OF STEEL 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO, NO LOC NO MEDICAL TX SO FAR DX: E AC SEPARATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING TODAY~7FT. RT WRIST FX, MINOR CHIN LAC, RT PERI-OR BITAL CT W/ RT EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Scaffolding
PT HIT IN HEAD BY SCAFFOLDING AT STORE IN SHOPPING MALL. NOSE BLED. LEF T PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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