Accidents - Ladders - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,918
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Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 47 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: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FALLING OFF LADDER AND GRABBED SOME ALUMINUM THAT LAC HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT DX FX OF 4TH LT FINGER - S/P FELL OFF LADDER SUSTAINED INJURY TO LT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 40 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: Ladders
PT. FELL FROM A LADDER AND HIT FINGER ON CONCRETE. UNEMPLOYED. DX. 4TH FINGER FX. 3RD FINGER ST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 30 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: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PINCHED THUMB ON A LADDER EXTENTION DX; LT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
CONTUSION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS DIRECT BLOW TO LEFT RING FINGER WHEN ALUMINUM LADDER FELL HITTING FINGER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Ladders, Electric Christmas decorations
PT FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP XMAS LIGHTS. DX: R FIFTH FINGER TERMINAL TENDON AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Tables
PT FELL OFF LADDER, HIT THUMB ON TABLE, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 37 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: Ladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT. WAS ON A LADDER LOST BALANCE, WENT TO BRACE HIMSELF AND RT. HAND WE NT THRU WINDOW. DX. LAC OF THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FOLDED LADDER UP ON FINGER; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
DX RIGHT THUMB ABRASION: FELL FROM LADDER AND INJURED THUMB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT STATES HE FELL FROM 8 FT LADDER LACERATING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
RIGHT 3RD FINGER DIS. PT FELL OFF A LADDER INJURING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER LANDING ON RT THUMB RT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
L RING FINGER INJURY, FELL OFF LADDER, PULLED AGAINST FINGER DX: CIRCUMFERENTIAL LAC L 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 41 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: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LADDER FELL ONTO HIS HAND AND LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
DX:L THUMB DISLOCATION. FELL 3 FT BACKWARD OFF LADDER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT WAS AT HOME ON A LADDER WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE CAUSING A STRAIN T O HER LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER; FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER, CAUGHT FINGERS ON RUNG/ SPRAIN RT PHALANX # 5
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
PT. JUMPED OFF A LADDER AND TRIED TO CATCH HERSELF SPRAINED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF A LADDER DX: R INDEX FINGER FX. / HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT SEEN FOR FINGER LAC . CUT ON A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, House repair or construction materials
PT. HELPING WIFE PUT A SIGN ON ROOF OF HER WORK PLACE . PT. STANDING ON LADDER, STARTED TO WOBBLE , PT. GRABBED FLASHING ON ROOK, LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 43 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: Ladders
43 YO M FELL OFF LADDER INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Ladders
EXTENSION LADDER CAME DOWN, SMASHING LT THUMB. ACUTE PARTIAL NAIL AVULS ION LT THUMB W/ SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders
38YOF INJ TO FINGER ON LADDER AT CAMP DX/SPRAIN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
43YOBM WHO INJURED HIS FINGER 3 WEEKS AGO. WAS ON LADDER AND HIS FOOT S LIPPED&HE GRABBED ONTO LADDER TO HANG ON.DX:TRIGGER FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FRACTURE FINGER - 43 YOM FELL OFF LADDER LAST NIGHT SUSTAINING INJURY T O HIS RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Ladders, Jewelry
26 YO MALE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER AND RING CAUGHT ON RUNG AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER. DX-RIGHT HAND 2ND DIGIT PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
RT THUMB CT-HIT BY FALLING LADDER-@ HOME W/ HER DAUGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LADDER FELL ON HAND AT HOME FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
DISLOCATED 4TH FINGER WITH LAC. FELL OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT 4TH FINGER - S/P PINCHED IN LADDER THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF 10FT LADDER, R 5TH FINGER DISPLACED PIP JOINT FX BASE 5TH M IDDLE PHALANGEAL, SPRAIN R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
STRUCK THUMB ON LADDER-LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL FROM LADDER 5-6 STEPS, L AND PAIN, 3RD DIGIT & L SHOULD PAIN. DX: L 3RD DIGIT ? AVULSION FX, L WRIST SPRAIN, L SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 34 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: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER ONTO A BUSH AND LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX: R 5TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 41 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: Laceration
Product: Ladders
LEC LEFT 3RD FINGER. CAUGHT FINGER IN COLLAPSIBLE LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 29 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: Ladders
DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON METAL LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
RIGHT 4TH AND 5TH PHALANGES #. FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME WHILE BUILDING A GREENHOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
DX CLOSED FRACTURE RIGHT RING FINGER: FELL FROM LADDER AND INJURED FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
PERSON FEEL FROM LADDER,STRIKING THUMB,DISLOCATED THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 42 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: Puncture
Product: Ladders
COMING DOWN A LADDER AND GOT PUNCTURE FROM SPLINTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 49 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: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AND FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
FRACTURE FINGER - 35 YOF INJURED LEFT INDEX FINGER IN A LADDER, FINGER IS SWOLLEN AND MOVEMENT IS DECREASED, FINGER HOT TO TOUCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
FELL OFF LADDER DX. FINGER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER FELL FROM LADDER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/10/2003	Age: 31 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: Ladders
31 YO M FELL FROM LADDER DISLAOCATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Ladders
CRUSH INJURY FINGERS - 41 YOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX LADDER AT HOME, CAU GHT FINGERS LEFT HAND ON ONE OF THE RUNGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 37 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: Ladders
DX DISTAL FINGER SKIN AVULSION: GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN LADDER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FELL APPROX 10 FEET, C/O LOW BACK PAIN, R SHOULDER PAIN, LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING PT TO FALL. DX. LAC R 3RD FINGER, CONT R SHOULDER, BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
PT FELL OFF LADDER. DX: L THIRD FINGER LAC, R CALF CONT, TENDON LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
PT HX BLUNT TRUAMA TO LT THUMB - S/P HITTING HIS THUMB AGAINST A SLIDING PIECE OF METAL LADDER THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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