Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - 26-50 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,946
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Upper Trunk:	443	Head:	441
Lower Trunk:	426	Lower Arm:	360
Ankle:	239	Foot:	205
Neck:	162	Hand:	147
Shoulder:	136	Finger:	96
Wrist:	69	Upper Leg:	69
Lower Leg:	68	Knee:	61
Face:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials
FELL OFF 2 STORY LADDER HITTING FIRST STORY ROOF FRACTURE PROXIMAL RADIAL HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CLOSED HEAD INJURY; STATES 30 FT LADDER FELL ONTO HER HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS CLEANING HOUSE AND FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER, LANDED ON HIS FEET. DX-RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 46 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
JUMPED OFF 6' LADDER, HEADACHE, BACK PAIN DX BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 28 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 TUESDAY - LOWER BACK PAIN DX BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 3 FEET DOWN OFF LADDER,FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 39 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
FELL OFF A 10 FT LADDER SACRUM CONTUSION LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF 6 FT WOODEN LADDER IN CLOSET AT HOME-C/O ABRASION LT UPPER LEG PAIN LT ANKLE/FOOT; CONTUSION/ABRASION LT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF LADDER, NECK AND BACK PAIN DX: CERVICAL STRAIN/LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL OFF OF THE LADDER DX: T12 COMPRESSION FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL, PAIN L ANKLE/LEG, FELL OFF BOTTOM STEP OF A LADDER AND INVERTED ANKLE DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
46 YO FEMALE FELL FROM LADDER,CHEST WALL CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 15' OFF EXTENSION LADDER - HIT TREE LIMB ON WAY DOW DX LIVER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
49 YO FEMALE FELL FROM LADDER,HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
43 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER,FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
FELL OFF LADDER & HIT L RIBS ON LARGE FLOWER POT DX - CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2003	Age: 33 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
GOING UP LADDER & FELT PULL DX - LUMBARSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF 15' STRAIGHT LADDER. DX: LEFT HIP AND KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
27 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER,FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL WHEN EXTENSION LADDER COLLAPSED FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
44 YO MALE WAS TRYING TO GET ON TOP OF TRAILER WITH A LADDR,SLIPPED,PUT ARM THROUGH STORM WINDOW,LAC TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
R FOOT SPR/30YOM AT PARENTS HOUSE UP EXTENSION LADDER CUTTING BRANCHES WHEN BRANCH PUSHED LADDER & PT JUMPED 15-18' LANDING ON STEP OF LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL BACKWARDS FROM LADDER TO SIDEWALK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM A LADDER,APPROX.10 TO 15 FT,LACERATION TO L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Extension or straight ladders
BUILDING GARAGE, FELL OFF LADDER, CAUGHT HANDS ON RAFTER, FELL TO GROUN D. DX: DISLOCATED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM LADDER,LOWER ARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM LADDER,SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PAIN L HAND S/P FALL FROM LADDER AS TOP PART OF LADDER SLIPPED DOWN. DX CONT LT KNEE/ FX PROX 5TH MC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 29 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
BACK PAIN. SLIPPED & FELL APX 20 FT, LANDED ON BACK. FELL FROM FOLDING LADDER. DX; BACK INJURY W/ SENSORY DEFICIT LLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF LADDER,FX ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
34 YOF SITTING IN GARAGE EXTENSION LADDER FELL FROM RAFTERS HIT IN HEAD SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 12 FEET OFF LADDER AT HOME INJURING SHOULDER. DX; CONTUSION SHOU LDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT'S THUMB CAUGHT IN EXTENSION LADDER. DX: L L THUMB 5 CM/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 12 FEET OFF LADDER LANDING ON FEET LAST NIGHT BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Pruning or trimming equipment
CALCANEOUS FRACTURE, TRIMMING TREE, FELL OFF A 15 FOOT LADDER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 8 FEET OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON WRIST R DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF LADDER 7-8 FEET LANDED ON BACK NO LOC R 7TH RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls
FELL OFF LADDER AND HIT HEAD ON WALL 2 DAYS AGO NO LOC POST TRAUMATIC HEADACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF OF LADDER LANDING ON BACK DX; BACK AND NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
34 Y/O M C/O LFT ANKLE PAIN. PT HURT ANKLE WHEN THE LADDER FELL . DX AN KLE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	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: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 6-8 FEET FROM LADDER LANDING ON BACK CERVICAL LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 12 FEET FROM LADDER LANDED ON BACK NO LOC L1 FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Extension or straight ladders
HAND CRUSHED ON A POWER LADDER. DX. CRUSH INJURY L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FALL OF *** EXTENSION LADDER ON PT. DX: LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AND SPRAINED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 29 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
29 Y/O M C/O FALL/BACK PAIN. PT FELL FROM LADDER. DX BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL 12 FT. OFF EXTENSION LADDER AT MOM'S HOUSE. CAUGHT HAND ON RUNG D:THORACIC COMPRESSION FX, A/C SEPARATION, KNEE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Handrails, railings or banisters
46 Y/O M C/O WRIST AND RIB INJURY. PT FELL FROM LADDER AND HIT STAIR RA ILING. DX CHEST CONT AND LFT WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	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: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
HAD LADDER IN PICKUP WAS USING LADDER FELL UNSURE WHAT HAPPENED CONCUSS ION AND CLAVICLE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF AN EXTENDED LADDER LANDED ON GRASS HELPING A FRIEND CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
HIT THUMB ON EXTENSION LADDER LEFT THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
31 YO M FALL FROM LADDER CUTTING KNEE ON LADDER. DX 4CM R KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Christmas tree lights
PT. ON LADDER TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, HURT HIS RIBS CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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