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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,656
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 72 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 FROM LADDER AT HOME TRYING TO CUT TREE LIMB FX RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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, Christmas tree lights |
| PT FELL 5-6 FT OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. C/O BACK, NECK PAIN. DX: LUMBAR SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 52 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: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| RLQ BD PAIN,S/P COLONOSCOPY:2 CM POLYP REMOVED TODAY - TODAY LIFTED EXTENSION LADDER,IT STARTED TO FALL,READJUSTED IT, ABD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| MULT. CONT'S S/P FALL FROM LADDER: CLEANING GUTTERS,FELL BACKWARDS FROM 16 FT LADDER, LANDED ON HARD GROUND, LOW BACK, RT LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LOW BACK PAIN; MISSED A STEP ON LADDER AND FELL ABOUT 2 FT ONTO HIS BUT TOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME. DX BUTTOCK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | Age: 56 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 |
| PATIENT FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER AND FX SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2007 | Age: 65 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 FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME HAS HIP PAIN CONTUSION RT HIP AND RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | 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, Workshop furnishings |
| 60YMC LOST BALANCE FELL 4-5 FEET OFF LADDER STRUCK WORK BENCH WITH LOWER BACK/STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2007 | Age: 61 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, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL FROM LADDER COMING DOWN FROM ROOF @ HOME/L1 FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 51 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 |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A 8 FT LADDER ONTO HIS LT SIDE C/O LT-SIDED CHEST WALL PAIN & LT HIP PAIN. DX - LT ACETABULUM FX, SMALL PELVIC HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | 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, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL 10 FT OFF LADDER AT HOME WHILE CLEANING SNOWW OFF ROOF HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | Age: 68 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 FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME STATES LOW BACK PAIN CONTUSION BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ABOUT 5 - 6 FT ABOVE GROUND & MISSED A STEP & FELL STRIKING BACK ON FILE CABINET. DX - L1 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 65 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: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FX LT FEMORAL NECK: HELPING HUSBAND, 2 STEPS UP ON LADDER, STEPPEDDOWN FROM LADDER,LADDER CAME WAY FROM WALL,FELL ON CONCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 51 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 |
| PATIENT FELL FROM A 5 FT LADDER ONTO THE GROUND C/O SEVERE BACK PAIN. DX - L1 - L2 COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 71 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 |
| PATIENT FELL FROM LADDER UNTO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS LIFTING A HEAVY LADDER SEVERAL DAYS AGO & IS COMPLAINING IS LT HIP PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PATIENT HAD A 24 FT LADDER FALL ONTO HER ABDOMEN & LAND ON HER RT LEG. DX - ABDOMINAL WALL & RT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2006 | Age: 52 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 |
| PATIENT HAD A 15 FT FALL OFF A LADDER SUSTAINING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY & A MULTIPLE THORACIC & LUMBAR TRANSVERSE PROCESS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/11/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME DX: STRAIN TO BACK AND CONTUSTION TO RT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 73 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 OFF LADDER HIG GROUND FLAT OF BACK. LOW BACK ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| LOST BALANCE HOLDING 40FT LADDER - FELL ONTO MOTOR HOME HEMATOMA/CONTUSION FLANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM 18' LADDER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THIS MORING HAD HIGHTENE D PAIN IN BACK AND NUMBNESS ON SIDE. DX: R SIDED NUMBNESS, BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 60 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, Christmas tree lights |
| FELL FROM 25FT. LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. FX PELVI S. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 89 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 |
| FELL OFF LADDER 1 WEEK AGO, BACK PAIN, FELL 4-5 FT DX: LUMBAR COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 52 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER ON FRIDAY, BACK PAIN DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL OFF LADDER--PAIN TO BACK DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF 10' LADDER - DX MULTIPLE VERTEBRAE FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Benches |
| RIGHT HIP CONTUSION. FELL FROM LADDER AND LANDED WITH LOWER BACK ON A BENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 58 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 LADDER,CONTUSION TO PELVIC AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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