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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,521
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61 YOM WAS CLIMBING A LADDER AND FELL STRIKING CHEST WALL ON THE LADDER . DX: CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 72 YO WM FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME HAS BACK PAIN MUSCLE BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 77YOM WAS PRUNING TREE ON 10FT CHERRY PICKING LADDER W/O THE LADDER LEG OUT LADDER SLIPPED OFF TREE BRANCH FALLING D NON DISP SKULL FX SCLP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ^61 YOM STRAINED LUMBAR SPINE & SPRAINED RT. HIP & THIGH- REPORTS FALLI NG FORWARD APPROX. 8 FT. FROM A LADDER ON THE BACK OF A FIRETRUCK.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 55 YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS HEAD FROM A LADDER THAT FELL ON HIS HEAD WHILE IN THE GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls |
| 54YOF WAS UP ON A STRAIGHT LADDER LEANING AGAINST WALL AND LADDER SLI D DOWN WALL WHILE SHE WAS ONTHE LADDER INJURED FOOT ..CONTUSION TO FOO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 56 Y/O M SLIPPED DOWN THE LAST FOUR STEPS OF THE LADDER INJURING HIS FO OT. DX FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 61YOF, FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME, CONTUSION TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 77 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 |
| 77 YO M FELL FROM LADDER. HE WAS FOUND DOWN ON GROUND BY WIFE.+LOC DX CHI, RIB FRACTURES, FRAC LUMBER ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/14/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ANKLE PAIN-65YOM FELL 8-10 FEET OFF OF A LADDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CONT. TO FOOT: 53YOM ON EXTENSION LADDER CLEANING HIS GUTTERS, COMING DOWN LADDER HYPEREXTENDED R FOOT, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2010 | Age: 70 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| 70 YOM PAINTING THE SIDE OF HIS HOUSE OF AN EXTENSION LADDER WHEN LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL INJURING RIGHT LEG. DX: MIDSHAFT FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| 57YOM WAS AT HOME USING A WOODEN EXTENTION LADDER WHEN IT SLIPPED FELL HITTING THE PORCH CAUISNG A HEMATOMA TO LT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | 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: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FOF EXTENSION LADDER SPRAIN ANKLE MINOR HEAD INJURY 53 YO M # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF STEPS OF ATTIC LADDER DX: LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57 YOM SUS FRACTURED ANKLE DUE TO FALL OFF OF LADDER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 68 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 |
| DISLOCATION SHOULDER - 68 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH SHOULDER PAIN - FELT PO P WHEN LIFTING A HEAVY LADDER BY HIMSELF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 54 Y/O W/M CUT LOWER LEG ON EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOM FRACTURED FOOT FELL OFF ALUMINUM LADDER AT FRIENDS HOUSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 63YOM CONTUSION /ABRASIONS TO FOREARMS FELL FROM 20FT LADDER SLIDDOWN T HE TREE IT WASLEANING AGAINST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE TOE - 51 YO MALE HAD A SECTION OF EXTENSION LADDER DROP ONTO H IS FOOT AT HOME - FRACTURE TO LEFT MIDDLE TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
| FRACTURE RADIUS - 55 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING 4' FROM EXTENSION L ADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | 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 |
| 62 YOM FX WRIST, FELL OFF A LADDER HE WAS ON WHEN HE WAS CLEANING FALL EN BRANCHES OFF THE ROOF OF HIS SHED, SPLINT F/U ORTHO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 60 YO WM FELL FROM LADDER WHILE TRIMMING A TREE AT HOME SPRAIN RT ELBOW AND FOREARM WITH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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