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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,196
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 40YM WAS ON A LADDER AT HOME WHEN HE FELL OFF OF IT LANDING ONTO THE CO NCRETE WITH HIS LEGS PAIN TO LEFT LOWER LEG DX STRAIN TO LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| NONDISP FX PROX FIBULA: 43YOM WORKING ON FRIEND'S ROOF, FELL 20 FT OFF ALUMINUM EXT. LADDER, LADDER KICKED OUT UNDER HIM, R LOWER LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 45YM STATES FELL OFF OF A LADDER AND THEN THE LADDER LANDED ON HIS LEFT LOWER LEG WHILE AT HOME DX FX TIB FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS CLIMBING A LADDER AGAINST THE HOUSE AND LADDER PUSHED AWAY FROM HOUSE CAUSING HER TO FALL. DX: LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER FALLING FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF HITTING RUNGS. DX: CONTUS ION TO LOWER LEG AND SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM LADDER-CONTUSION LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER-LAC LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 30Y/O,M,GETTING OFF OF ROOF ONTO A STRAIGHT LADDER, LADDER SLIPPED @ HO ME, CONTUSION RLOWER LEG, ANKLE, & FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL 10 FT WHEN TELESCOPING LADDER FAILED. DX: R TIB/FIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT COMING DOWN LADDER AND LACERATED LOWER LEG 1.6CM RIGHT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2006 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| MULTIPLE ABRASIONS TO LEG AND ARM. PT WAS ON LADDER BECAME DIZZY FELL LEG CAUGHT IN ROPE ON LADDER.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS ON A SMALL LADDER IN HIS GARAGE AND FELL, IS UNABLE TO MOVE. DX-SPIRAL DISTAL THIRD TIBIA FRACTURE W/PROXIMAL FIBULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CUT L.LEG CLIMBING UP ON A FIRESCAPE LADDER " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT COMPLAINING OF LOWER LEG PAIN AFTER A LADDER FELL ON IT. DX - LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. JUMPED FROM FALLING LADDER, LANDED HARD ON R. LEG. DX. LOWER R. LEG PAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER CAUSING MULITPLE C ONTUSIONS TO HER HER LWR LEGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| SLIPPED ON METAL EXTENSION LADDER DX LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
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