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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 12/18/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER AND SUSTAINED A LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY INJURY. DX - COMMINUTED FX OF LT HUMERUS, FRACTURED 10TH, 11TH, & 12TH RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | 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 ON LADDER CUTTING TREE BRANCHES WITH CHAIN SAW AND FELL. DX: T RANSVERSE FRACTURE MID HUMERUS, LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 77YMC CRAWLING UP LADDER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM C/O UPPER ARM PAIN/CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 8FT FROM LADDER NO LOC DX HUMERUS FX, DISLOCATION OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FALL FROM LADDER ABOUT 10 FT, R SHOULDER/ARM PAIN, HEAD PAIN, -LOC DX: FX R HUMEROUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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