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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 608
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Electric Christmas decorations |
| 55YOM LAC HAND ON GUTTER WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 27 YOM INJURED HAND AND FINGER CLEANING GUTTERS, FELL. DX-FELL PER HISTORY, RIGHT HAND ABRASSION, RIGHT 3RD FINGER DISLOCATION WITH REDUCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Industrial | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 11YOM- PT FELL ONTO A METAL GUTTER LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND 1.5 INCH. PT WAS @ A WAREHOUSE. DX HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2010 | Age: 45 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: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| 45YOM ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF CLEANING GUTTERS AND FRACTURED RIGHT HAN D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| 33YOM-WAS CLEANING OUT THE GUTTERS AND WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE LADDER THEN JUMPED AND HIT RT HAND ON A BRICK WALL. DX: CONTUSION RT HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 27YOM SLICED HAND ON METAL GUTTER WHILE REMODLING THE HOUSE DX: LT PALMAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2010 | Age: 82 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: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| DX HAND INJ, RIGHT: 82YOM CUT R HAND 12D AGO W/ GUTTER. BLDG, CONTINUED PN WORSE LAST NOC W/ POOR SLEEP. FELT NUMB, SL REDNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 85YOM, ON ***, CLAIMS CLEANING GUTTERS AFTER NOTICED HAND SWELING/REDNE SS>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 34YOWM PT W/ LAC TO R FOREHAND WHILE CUTTING SHEET METAL FOR GUTTERS. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| HAND LAC, 35 YOM CUT HAND WHEN CLEANING OUT A GUTTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Ladders |
| HAND LAC-61YOM-CUT ON GUTTERING WHILE FALLING DOWN A LADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 13YOM ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND ON A METAL GUTTER...LAC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes, Outdoor electric lighting equipment |
| 44 YO M INSTALLING LIGHTS ON ROOF, SLIPPED, CAUGHT SELF ON GUTTER, CUT HANDS. DX COMPLEX HAND LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| 46 Y/O MALE CUT HAND ON GUTTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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