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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,533
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 48 YLO M FELL OFF THE LADDER AT HOMEC/PO KNEE PAIN. DX CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Lightning rods or arresters, antenna discharge units or other grounding devices |
| 28 YOM, WAS INSTALLING A LIGHTNING ROD WHEN FELL FROM A LADDER--APROX 4 FEET, LANDED ON R KNEE & BUTTOCK, PAIN IN KNEE & LOW BACK DX: KNEE SPR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 27 YO WM FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME HAS KNEE PAIN CONTUSION LT KNEE AND RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL 7 FEET OFF LADDER AND LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| INTERNAL DERANGE.OF KNEE:ON 40 FT LADDER HELPING NEIGHBOR W/ROOF,LADDER STARTED TO SLIDE, PT JUMPED 15 FT, LANDING ON FEET, KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE PT STATES STARTED HURTING WHEN PT WAS COMIN G DOWN OFF LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER 8FT AND DX WITH ACUTE KNEE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| SPRAIN KNEE - 41 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH LEFT KNEE PAIN - REPORTS HE FELL FROM 8 FOOT LADDER YESTERDAY - CAUGHT LEG IN LADDER ON WAY DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER AS WAS CHANGING CURTAINS. R KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT SLIPPED FROM LADDER AND SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AND SPRAINED RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A 12 FOOT LADDER FROM THE ATTIC ONTO HIS KNEES AND FEET C/O KNEE AND FOOT PAIN. DX-RT KNEE & ANKLE SPRAIN, LT FT ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER AND SPRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| TORE MENISCUS MUSCLE IN KNEE ON LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. SAYS HE FELL 24 FEET OFF EXTENSION LADDER ONTO CONCRETE LAST NIGHT. R KNEE PAIN. PT. LEFT. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/30/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. STRUCK L. KNEE AGAINST METAL LADDER. DX. L. KNEE CONTUSION.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT C/O RT KNEE PAIN. AN EXTENTION LADDER FELL ON PT. DX CONT TO RT KNEE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS ON A LADDER ABOUT 4 FT HIGH, LANDED STRAIGHT DOWN ON RIGHT LEG SUSTAINING A RIGHT KNEE DISLOCATION & LIGAMENT TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FELL OFF LADDER SAT NITE TRIMMING TREES KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB AND FELL OFF THE LADDER . DX: MCL TEAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| SLIPPED OFF A LADDER RE INJURY LEFT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL FROM A LADDER AT HOME,BILATERAL PATELLA FX,FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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 |
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