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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,586
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME DX: RT SHOULDER FX/BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF 10 FT LADDER LANDED ON SHOULDER AND BACK CONTUSION RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 70 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 |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER STRIING L. SHOULDER ON GROUND. DX. DISLOCATION L. SHOULDER. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM A TEN FOOT LADDER AND HAD A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND STOP PED BREATHING. DX: HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE SHOULDER - PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO AR RIVAL - ALSO HIT HEAD DURING FALL - FELL ROUGHLY 15 ' - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER , LANDED ON R. SIDE INJURYING RIBS. DX. R. RIB FX . # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER ONTO CEMENT CLAVICLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER , LANDED ON L. SIDE CAUSING INJURIES,. DX. L. SID E CONTUSIONS# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CLEANING OUT GUTTERING ON 20' LADDER; LOST BALANCE ON LADDER AND FELL A ND HIT CEMENT; FRACTURE TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT.FELL OFF LADDER , INJURED R. ANKLE DX. R. ANKLE SPRAIN.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT IN HIS ATTIC WHEN THE FOLD DOWN LADDER STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE LACERA TION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME DX: STRAIN TO BACK AND CONTUSTION TO RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING LEAVES FROM THE ROOF OF A HOUSE ON A LADDER & SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 7 FT. DX - FACIAL ABRASIONS & LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 54 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, Air conditioners |
| R DISTAL RADIUS FX: R ANKLE SPRAIN: ON LADDER TAKING OUT WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER, FELL 10 FT, LANDED ON R SHOULDER, SIDE, ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| THUMB LAC - CAUGHT THUMB ON A METAL EXTENSION LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 59 YR OLD FEMALE FELL FROM LADDER ONTO WRIST SPRAIN WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER & COULD NOT GRAB ONTO ANYTHING, HIS LEFT KNEE GOT IMPALED ON A FENCE. DX - THROUGH & THROUGH PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CERVICAL STRAIN, CONTUSION L SHOULDER: FELL OFF ALUMINUM LADDER AT HOME, FELL 10 FT TO LAWN, FOOT SLIPPED, LANDED ON SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 64 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 |
| MULT RIB FX'S: FELL 10-12 FT, UP ON ALUMINUM LADDER, IT KICKED OUT, PT FELL, HIT LT SIDE OFF TAILGATE OF DUMP TRUCK, NOT COMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 77YMC CRAWLING UP LADDER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM C/O UPPER ARM PAIN/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 66 Y/O M INJURED HEAD AND CHEST WALL WHEN FALLING 8' FROM LADDER DX: MILD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER HIG GROUND FLAT OF BACK. LOW BACK ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | 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 |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER SUSTAINING MULTIPLE LT RIB FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. SLIPPED OFF LADDER LANDED ON L. FOOT CAUSING NJURY DX. FX. L. FOOT . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Stairs or steps |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER ON SOME STAIRS AND FELL OFF HURTING HER FINGER. DX: DISLOCATION FIFTH DIGIT PIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 59 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: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AND INJURED LOWER LEG DX: RIGHT DISTAL TIB/FIB OPEN FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| 80 YOM STANDING ON A LADDER PAINTING AND FELL OFF STRIKING HEAD ON FLOO R AT HOME. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2005 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| EXTENSION LADDER FELL ONTO HAND. DX: LACERATION TO 2 TO LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58 YR OLD MALE FELL OFF LADDER INJURING UPPER TRUNK CONTUSION UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 74 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. FELL OFF LADDER, STRUCK CHEST AGAINST SOMETHING , NOT STATED. DX. C HEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| HELPING MOVE AN EXTENSION LADDER WHILE CUTTING TREES AND STUMBLED ON A WALL AND TWISTED ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER LANDED ON R. ELBOW. DX. CONTUSION R. ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT PINCHED FINGER IN A EXTENSION LADDER SUSTAINED " FINGER LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS CLIMBING A LADDER AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS KNEE. DX; STRAIN TO R KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 57 YOM FELL & SLID DOWN AN EXTENSION LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 51 YO MALE FELL ABOUT 20-25' OFF EXTENSION LADDER MULTIPLE INJURIES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/23/2005 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF 10FT LADDER NO LOC DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO WRIST, MINOR CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LOST BALANCE HOLDING 40FT LADDER - FELL ONTO MOTOR HOME HEMATOMA/CONTUSION FLANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER TO THE GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM 6FT LADDER +LOC WAS PAINTING DX FX WRIST , POSSIBLE CHI, NASAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 76 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 |
| PT. WAS WORKING ON HIS ROOF AND FELL OFF A LADDER DX. MALLEOLAR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM 18' LADDER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THIS MORING HAD HIGHTENE D PAIN IN BACK AND NUMBNESS ON SIDE. DX: R SIDED NUMBNESS, BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 58 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 |
| PAIN IN THE RIGHT ANKLE AFTER FALLING OFF A 15 FOOT LADDER WHILE TRIMIN G BUSHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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