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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 518
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 09/10/2008 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73 YOM LACERATED WEBBING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER ON A N EXTENSION LADDER YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT MOVING LADDERS-HEARD POP-FX LET METACARPAL 3RD IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 70 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, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT STATES WAS ON A LADDER TRYING TO GET A FLOWER POT WHEN HE FELL AND T HE LADDER FELL ON HIM DX LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM 6 FT LADDER CONTUSION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE HAND - 53 YOM WAS USING A LARGE EXTENSION LADDER THAT COLLAPSE D ONTO LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE |
| 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: 10/02/2003 | Age: 53 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, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 53 YOM WAS UP ON LADDER CLEANING OUT GUTTER; HE SLIPPED AND HIT HAND AG AINST GUTTER. LACERATION, LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 76YOM-LACERATION LEFT PALM-HAND PINCHED BY ALUMINUM LADDER SLIDING DOWN ON HAND AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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