Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 872
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Date: 10/01/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
65 YOM FELL FROM LADDER WHILE DECLOGGING DRAINS ON ROOF. DX THIGH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
73 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO LEFT KNEE. WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AND TWIS TED WRONG WAY, HEAR A POP. FX DISTAL FEMUR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
52 YO M, C/O UPPER LEFT LEG PAIN 2 MTHS, FELL FROM A LADDER, BUT DID NO T SEEK MED ATTENTION AT THE TIME, DX UPPER LEG STRESS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 63 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
63 YO M ON LADDER TRIMMING TREE, FELL 20 FEET. DX FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 70 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
70 YO M STANDING ON LADDER TRIMMING TREE, LIMB FELL ON LEG. DX THIGH LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 51 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, Sprayers
51 YOM FELL 20 FT FROM LADDER ONTO CONCRETE WHILE PRESSURE WASHING. DX: L INTERTRO FEMUR FX, L ZONE 1 SACRAL FX, L ELBOW DISLOC, SCAPULA FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
57 YOM SLIPPED AND FELL 5 FT OFF OF LADDER. DX: R FEMUR FX, R ANKLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Tools
60 Y/O/M FELL OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON A METAL GARDENING TOOL AT HOME A ND IT WENT INTO HIS THIGH DX/ RIGHT THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
65 Y FEMALE STANDING ON LADDER AT HOME HANGING CURTAINS, STEPPED DOWN "FUNNY" SUBSTAINING INJ TO THIGH DX: INNER THIGH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 67 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
LEFT THIGH ABRASION.67YOM FELL OFF A LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	Age: 86 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
86YOM MISS JUDGED STEP COMING DOWN A LADDER AND FELL ONTO LT SIDE DX:FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/12/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Ladders
55YOF, TRIPPED OVER A LADDER&FELL ONTO RT LEG, C/O THIGH PAIN >>HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 52 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
52YOF WORKING ON THE ROOF AT HOME AND FELL OFF A LADDER SUSTAINED A THI GH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
63 YOM FELL FROM LADDER AT BOAT YARD. DX: R FEMUR FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/27/2010	Age: 71 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
71YOM FELL OFF LADDER, LANDED ON 2X4/ RT UPPER LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 78 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
78YOM STEPPING DOWN OFF A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER SUNK DOWN INTO THE WET MUD PT FELL OFF FRACTURED FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 61 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
61 YOM FELL FROM LADDER LANDING ON LEFT SIDE WHILE TRIMMING TREES IN HI S YARD SUSTAINING CONTUSIONS TO LEFT THIGH AND HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
56YOM STANDING ON A LADDER AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 69 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
69YOF FX UPR LEG- TRIPPED LADDER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 51 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
51 Y/O M FELL OFF OF LADDER AT HOME, RECEIVED CONTUSION TO LEFT THIGH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 64 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
64 Y/0 W/M RECEIVED CONTUSION TO UPPER LEG WHEN FELL OFF LADDER FROM ROOF AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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