Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 976
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Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FEMUR FX-56 Y/O M-FELL ON LEG WHILE ON A LADDER WHILE CLEANING LEAVES O FF THE ROOF-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FELL OFF LADDER INJURED LEG ON DECK FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
81 YO M ON LADDER WHEN SLIPPED ON SECOND FROM BOTTOM STEP AND FELL BACK WARDS ONTO LEG. DX:FEMUR FX, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
SLIPPED ON LADDER AND HIT LEG. DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER. DX THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AS IT TIPPED SUST INJ TO L THIGH DX CONTUSION L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER. DX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT WAS AT HOME, SLIPPED ON A LADDER CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT THIGH,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS REPLACING CEILING TILE, FELL FROM LADDER, STRIKING WALL DX: FEMUR FX/AVULSION, HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/18/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
MUSCLE STR;SPASM R UPPER LEG/89YOF WAS STANDING AT HOME ON 2ND RUNG OF LADDER AND LEG HAD PAIN. LEG GAVE WAY AND SHE FELL. NO LOC OR HEAD INJ.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT RECEIVED SPRAIN AND CONTUSION TO THIGH AND SKIN TEAR TO FOREARM WHEN GETTING OFF ROOF ONTO 5FT LADDER AND FELL FROM TOP OF LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FX FEMUR- FELL LADDER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER WHILE CUTTING TREE. DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF OF LADDER. DX: L DISTAL FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
TRIMMING TREES AND FELL OFF LADDER. DX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL ABOUT 8 FEET OFF A LADDER, DX: DISTAL LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PATIENT HURT WHEN FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME DX: RT UPPER LEG ABRASIONS/RT CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT WAS AT HOME AND HAD A FALL INJURY FROM 8-10 FT. LADDER C/O THIGH, NECK,BACK,RIB PAIN.DX:CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG AFTER FALLING OFF A LADDE R LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders, Public equipment
64 YOM WAS ON LADDER, FELL 25' AND HIT SIGN ON WAY DOWN THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF OF 5 FT LADDER FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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