Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 758
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	45
16-25 years old:	139
26-50 years old:	360
50+ years old:	206

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: 10/29/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Bunk beds
PT STATES FELL OFF LADDER TO TOP BUNKC BED LANDED ON LEFT ARM C/O LEFT FOREARM PAIN LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 24 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
24 YO FEMALE FELL OFF LADDER,FX LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 59 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
59 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER,FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 22 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
22 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER,FOREARM LACERATION
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: 07/12/2003	Age: 58 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
FELL WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMBS OFF LADDER AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM
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: 05/25/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FRACTURED ARM WHEN FELL OFF LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF 14 FT LADDER RIGHT RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 03/17/2003	Age: 12 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
CUT LOWER ARM WHEN FELL FROM LADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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