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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 602
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION HIP - 53 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER FALL JPTA - WAS CLEARING SNOW OFF HIS ROOF & LADDER KICKED OUT - PT FELL 12 FEET FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF 15 FOOT EXTENTION LADDER RESULTING IN FRACTURED LUMBAR SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| COMPRESSION FX L5 - 65 YO WHITE MALE WAS WORKING AT HOME AND FELL FROM AN EIGHT FOOT LADDER - ADMIT TO OBSERVATION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AT FRIENDS HOUSE HAS BACK PAIN LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH LOWER BACK PAIN AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER SUST LUMBAR STRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT COMPLAINING OF TAILBONE PAIN STATES HE STEPPED BACK OFF OF A LADDER FALLING ON HIS BACK DX CONTUSION TO COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 66 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 |
| FRACTURE HIP - 66 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER AT ROOF HEIGHT ***- TRANSFER RED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/31/2008 | Age: 67 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON A DECK AND INJURED BACK. DX: LUMBAR MUSCLE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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