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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 875
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 40 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| 40YOM ON STEP LADDER, SLIPPED, DROVE L SIDE OF CHEST INTO LADDER DX: CHEST CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 41 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| STANDING ON 4TH STEP OF STEP LADDER WHEN IT COLLAPSED AND HE HIT CHEST CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 34 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: Stepladders, Electric Christmas decorations |
| FELL 4' OFF STEPLADDER AT HOME WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FELL ONTO HER RIGHT SIDE. DX RIB CAGE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF STEP LADDER ONTO LEFT SIDE LEFT RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF STEP LADDER YESTERDAY & HURT MID-BACK. DX: BACK PAIN ACUTE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 41 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: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF STEP LADDER IN BATHROOM CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders, Tables |
| 33 Y.O. B MALE W/FX RIB. PT FELL 4 FT OFF OF A STEP LADDER @ HOME & LAN DED ON A COFFEE TABLE. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Stepladders |
| TRIMMING TREE AND FELL OFF 6 FT STEP LADDER LANDING FLAT ON BACK. THOR ACIC AND LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF OF A STEPLADDER ONTO HIS R RIBS. R RIB CONTUSION $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 37 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: Stepladders |
| FELL OFF STEP LADDER, WAS UP 6-7 STEPS, HIT HEAD. CT UPPER BACK@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 26 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: Stepladders, Containers |
| PUTTING BOX INTO ATTIC AND STEP LADDER COLLAPSED AND BOX FELL ONTO LEFT CHEST DX: CONTUSION LEFT CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Stepladders |
| YESTERDAY AT HOME STANDING ON TOP OF WOODEN STEPLADDER, SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST TOP OF LADDER. DX FRACTURE RIGHT RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 31 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: Stepladders, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT FELL OFF STEPLADDER ONTO ROCK WALL AT NEIGHBOR'S HOME 6 DA YS AGO. DX RIB CAGE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 49 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Stepladders |
| PATIENT IN ATTIC WHEN DOG KNOCKED OVER STEPLADDER AND HE FELL 3 FEET 3 DAYS AGO. D:CHEST/BACK CONTUSIONS, POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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