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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 955
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 06/06/2008 | Age: 66 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 |
| @ HOME FELL OFF LADDER EXTENSION INJURING ANKLE WHILE PUTTIN ROOF ON SH ED DX FRACTURE TIBIA & FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT STATES HE FELL FROM LADDER HAS ABDOMEN AND LEG PAIN ABRASION CONTUSION RT LOWER LEG AND ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 72 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 |
| 72 YOM FELL ON LADDER - LAC TO L LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 60 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 |
| PATIENT FELL APPROX 3 FT OFF A LADDER WITH INJURY TO HIS RT KNEE & RT CHEST WALL. DX - RT TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE, CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OF LADDER ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT C/O RT FOOT & KNEE PAIN. DX -TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. FELL OFF LADDER, LANDING HARD ON FLOOR , STILL STANDING , DX. L. O WER LEG. SPRAIN .# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| AVUL FX DISTAL L FIBULA/67YOM FELL FROM 10 FT EXTENSION LADDER WHILE PA INTING AT HOME. |
| 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: 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: 12/09/2004 | Age: 51 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 |
| PAIN IN LEFT LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING OFF A 12 FOOT LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS HOLDING LADDER FOR HUSBAND WHEN HE FELL OFF LADDER LANDING ON HE R AS WELL AS THE LADDER LEFT LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 63 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 |
| FX FIBULA,CHEST WALL CONTUSION - FELL WHEN ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDER TI PPED TO THE SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL 10-14FT FROM LADDER DX-LEFT LOWER LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 60 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 |
| PT CUT L CALF ON AN ALUMINUM LADDER SLIPPED ON LAST RUNG BEFORE HITTING GROUND CALF LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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