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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,468
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Counters or countertops |
| 52 YO WF STEPPING OFF COUNTER TOP ON LADDER MISSED STEP LUMBOSACRAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 54 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 FROM FIFTEEN FOOT LADDER AT HOME LOW BACK CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 56 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LOWER LEG CT-FELL OFF OF LADDER ONE STORY HIGH WHILE WORKING ON HIS ROOF AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION KNEE - 58 YO MALE FELL FROM 12 FOOT LADDER ( PT WAS 10 FEET U P) - STATES HE IS HAVING RIGHT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 51 YO BM FELL FROM LADDER HAS SHOULDER PAIN LT SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Tools |
| PT STATES WAS ON A LADDER CUTTING DOWN TREE LIMBS WHEN SHE MISSED A STE P AND LANDED ON HER FEET PAIN TO RIGHT KNEE DX RIGHT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL 15 TO 17 FEET OFF A LADDER. DX: L3 COMPRESSION FRACTURE, ACU TE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER FELL HAS SHOULDER PAIN SPRAIN LT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2009 | Age: 84 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 STATES HIP PAIN FELL FROM LADDER HIT SIDE OF HOUSE BILATERAL HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF SIX FOOT LADDER AT HOME FACE CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER PUTTING UP TRUSSES ON HOUSE AND THE TRUSSES FELL ON TO PT'S FACE. DX: FRACTURE OF FACIAL BONES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS UP ON AN LADDER FELL ABOUT 5 FEET LANDING ON RIGHT FOOT AND TWISTING ANKLE DX: ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Fences or fence posts |
| TRIPPED AND FELL INTO LADDER AND FENCE SPRAINED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME HAS LT SHOULDER PAIN LT SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 2 FEET FROM LADDER AT HOME FRACTURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF 20 FOOT LADDER 2 WEEKS AGO CERVICAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 10 FEET OFF THE LADDER TO GROUND SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2009 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | 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 STATES SHE FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME HAS PELVIC PAIN FRACTURE PUBIC RAMUS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/28/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2009 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| INSTALLING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IT FELL AND HIT LADDER BREAKING LADDER AN D PATIENT FELL 2-3 FT. DX SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | 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, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER, PRUNNING A TREE WHEN ONE OF THE BRANCHES FELL & KNOCKED PT OFF LADDER, INJURING BACK, BETWEEN SHOULDERS DX: FX BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 63 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL 10 FEET OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER ONTO FLOOR AT HOME AND INJURED CHEST DX/ RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE HAND - 73 YO MALE STATES HE TRIPPED OVER LADDER AND INJURED HI S LEFT HAND - AT HOME TWO DAYS AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION FOOT - 58 YO MALE STATED HE MISSED A RUNG ON A LADDER AND STR UCK HEEL OF LEFT FOOT ON BOTTOM RUNG AS HE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER. DX LACERATIO N TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME HAS CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE ANKLE - 66 YO MALE CO PAIN AND DEFORMITY OF THE RIGHT ANKLE - FELL TO GROUND FROM EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 54 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 OFF EXTENSION LADDER JUST PTA, FELL FROM 6 FEET UP. MULTIPLE R IB FX'S, MULTIPLE TRANSVERSE PROCESS FX'S, PNEUMOTHORAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | 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: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| SPRAIN SHOULDER - 54 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH ROTATOR CUFF INJURY - FELL F ROM EXTENSION LADDER WHEN CUTTING TREE LIMBS - FELL 12-15' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| STRAIN NECK - 54 YO MALE CO PAIN OF THE NECK - ONSET WHEN HE FELL 5' FR OM LADDER LANDING ON HIS NECK - FELT "POP" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 66 YOM TWIDTED R ANKLE COMING DOWN LADDER ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| DX CONTU, L FOOT: W CLEAN'G THE GUTTERS & WHILE COM'G DOWN, THE LADDER SLID, CATCH'G HIS L FOOT B/T TWO LADDER RUNGS. HE W WEAR'G SHOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Chain saws |
| PT WAS IN HIS YARD TRIMMING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW ON AN EXTENSION LAD DER AND FELL 15 FEET FRACTURED LEFT UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 84 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 |
| PT ON LADDER CUTTING TREE LIMB-FELL OFF-ACUTE SPINAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | 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 |
| PT FELL OFF 6FT. LADDER-FX R LOWER RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 69 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 |
| DISLOCATION SHOULDER - 69 YO MALE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO APPROX 10 FEET WHEN LADDER SLID & PT FELL OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE TO PARKING LOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME HAS INJURY TO ELBOW 4CM LACERATION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| HIT TOE IN LADDER. LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 51 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 WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT ANKLE AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER WHILE TRIMMING TREE. DX RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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