Accidents - Stepladders - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,472
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	67
Year 1999:	124
Year 2001:	187
Year 2002:	60
Year 2003:	108
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	98
Year 2006:	103
Year 2007:	84
Year 2008:	103
Year 2009:	217
Year 2010:	247

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
FINGER LAC: 77YOM SITTING DOWN ON A FOLDING STEPLADDER & IT WAS NOT LOCKED, PINCHED INNER PART L INDEX FINBER, 3 CM LAC. @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
55YOF CAUGHT THUMB IN STEP LADDER AT HOME LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Heavy-duty workshop staplers
L 4TH FINGER TUFT FX/61YOM AT HOME 45 MIN AGO WAS ON STEP LADDER & FELL DOWN 2 STEPS. HAD STAPLE GUN IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Stepladders
65 YOF FELL FROM A STEPLADDER SUSTAINING A DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Stepladders
FINGER SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA-53YOM-PINCHED FINGER WHILE FOLDING A STEP LAD DER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FELL FROM A STEP LADDERS ONTO A LOG AND INJURED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER. DX: FRACTURE TO RT PINKY FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Portable circular power saws
WAS ON A STEPLADDER VS A STOOL USING A CIRCULAR SAW, ACC CUT TIP OF FIN GER&FELL OFF TWISTING ANKLE>>FINGER LAC/ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT WITH ABRASION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN STEP LADDER. DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
58YOM AT HOME GRABBING A METAL STEPLADDER,LACERATED LT MIDDLE FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
PT WAS ON A STEP LADDER, FELL OFF INJURING HIS LT 2ND & 4TH FINGERS DX-LT FOURTH FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN STEPLADDER-LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
FINGER FX-TRIPPED OVER STEPLADDER-FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Power pruning or trimming equipment
ON A STEP LADDER, LOST BALANCE&FELL GRABBING ELECTRIC SHEAR&CUTTING FIN GER " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
81YOM STATES HE WAS IN THE BASEMENT,WENT TO SIT ON A STEEL STEPLADDER LEFT RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE HINGE;LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Stepladders, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
ON A STEP LADDER HANGING A PICTURE, LOST BALANCE&FELL " FINGER D/L"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
PT WAS ON STEP LADDER AT HOME AND FELL. DX. FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
RIGHT 4TH FINGER CONT. PT TRIPPED WHEN GOING UP A STEPLADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Stepladders
PT. FELL OFF STEP LADDER, CAUGHT L. 4TH DIGIT BETWEEN RUNG AND SIDE OF LADDER. DX. CRUSHING INJURY . L. 4TH DIGIT.#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
PT'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN STEPLADDER. DX: R FIFTH FINGER TUFT FX W/NAIL BED AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders, House repair or construction materials
57 Y M WAS REPAIRING HIS ROOF AND SLIPPED ON STEPLADDER AND FELLTO GROU ND DX: CONTUSIONS TO RT HAND THUMB AND SMALL LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Stepladders
73 YOWM FELL OFF A STEP LADDER. DX. DISLOCATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Stepladders
PT STATES HE FELL OFF STEPLADDER FELL 6 FT NO LOC - BACK PAIN ABRASIONS LAC FOREHEAD MIDDLE FINGER L HAND DISLOCATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEP LADDER - HIT HAND - FRACTURE 3RD AND 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2001	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Stepladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2001	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Stepladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/1999	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Stepladders, Jewelry
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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