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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,122
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 57 YR OLD MALE FELL OFF LADDER HEMATOMA THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER 6 FT LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PAIN IN LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING OFF A 12 FOOT LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 14FT FROM LADDER NOT WORKMENS COMP INJURING SHOULDER R SHOULDER ND ISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Christmas tree lights |
| FELL FROM 25FT. LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. FX PELVI S. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL. A LADDER CAUGHT ON ARM WHEN HE FELL AT HOME. DX: SHOULDER DISLOCATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER ON TO CONCRETE SPRAIN WRIST & LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 66 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: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 66 YR OLD MALE INJURED RIB FALLING FROM LADDER RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER FALLING OFF OF A LADDER AND LANDING ON THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials |
| WORKING ON ROOF OF HIS OWN HOUSE, LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL 12 FEET. D X- L ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| HIT TOE ON ALUMINUM LADDER DX-R 5TH TOE PROXIMAL PHALNGEAL FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER, NOT REALLY HURT, HE DOESN'T THINK, BUT WIFE B ROUGHT HIM IN ANYWAY. DX; POST FALL AND LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 6 FT FROM LADDER C/O ANKLE PAIN....FALL SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 77 YOM PINCHED THUMB IN AN EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER. ABRASIONS AND EDEMA TO RGIHT KNEE AND RIGHT ELBOW. DX: CONTUSION WITH HEMATOMA TO ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ON LADDER APPROXIMATELY UP 6' WHEN FELL DX: FRACTURE L) RADIUS (WRIST) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER AND LADDER FOLDED ON TO FINGER CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| STEPPED OFF OF WOODEN LADDER ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND TWISTED HER RT ANKLE. SPRAIN TO RT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 67 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: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 15FT FROM LADDER, WHILE CUTTING TREES, LOST BALENCE AND FELL DX T12 FX W/O NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 89 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| FALL, MULT. CONTUSION, R/O SYNCOPE WITH MI; TRIMMING TREE, FELL FROM 15 FT LADDER ONTO WOOD PILE, PAIN ARM, CHEST, SHOULDER, UPPER EXTREMITIES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF 5' LADDER AT HOME. DX BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PAIN IN RIGHT RIB CAGE AFTER FALLING 5 FOOT OFF A LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 70 YOM FELL OFF LADDER INTO BUSHES DISLOCATION L FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM LADDER SHOULDER PAIN...CONTUSION,FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF OF A 8 FT LADDER AT HOME TODAY AND TWISTED HIS RT KNEE/LEG. PAIN TO RT KNEE, FX RT TIBIA/PATELLA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LT WRIST FX,L RIB FX'S,ACUTE VS CHRONIC STERNAL FX, S/P FALL,TRIPPED OVER METAL DOUBLE EXTENSION LADDER,FELL ONTO L WRIST,ABRASIONS CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 8FT FROM LADDER NO LOC DX HUMERUS FX, DISLOCATION OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CHEST CT-FELL FROM TOP OF EXTENSION LADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL THIS AM OFF LADDER. DX SUBARACHNOID BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| STEPPING BACK FROM LADDER ON UNEVEN GROUND, FELL BACKWARDS NO LOC DX RADIUS AND ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| 64YOF FELL OFF LADDER TO FLOOR AT HOME DX CLOSED HEAD INJ COCCYX CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL FROM LADDER ON ROOF 10-12FT NO LOC C/O PAIN SWELLING TO JAW DEFOR M TO WRIST DX DISLOCATION OF JAW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/03/2004 | Age: 82 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Air conditioners |
| WORKING ON A LADDER TRYING TO REACH AC REACHED TOO FAR AND LADDER GAVE , FELL ON L SHOULDER DX L CLAVICLE DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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