Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,878
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	111
Year 2004:	93
Year 2005:	279
Year 2006:	341
Year 2007:	328
Year 2008:	265
Year 2009:	299
Year 2010:	158

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	29
6-15 years old:	75
16-25 years old:	164
26-50 years old:	1,114
50+ years old:	493

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/24/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
3 CM FOREHEAD LAC: 50YOM BROTHER COMING DOWN ALUMINUM EXT. LADDER HOLDING IT STEADY,LADDER TIPPED,STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD,3 CM LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 50 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
50 YOM FELL OFF A LADDER HITTING HIS FACE ON THE GROUND SUSTAINING A FRACTURE TO HIS NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
41YON, FELL 10FT FROM LADDER AT HOME, LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF SIX FOOT LADDER AT HOME FACE CONTUSION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2009	Age: 65 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, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS ON A LADDER PUTTING UP TRUSSES ON HOUSE AND THE TRUSSES FELL ON TO PT'S FACE. DX: FRACTURE OF FACIAL BONES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CONTUSION JAW - 47 YO FEMALE FELL 25 FEET FROM LADDER - STATES SHE LAND ED ON HER FACE AND RIGHT SIDE OF HER BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Fans
PT ON LADDER AT HOME CUT FOREHEAD ON CEILING FAN LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM A LADDER, HITTING HEAD ON LADDER, ON WAY DOWN- FELL 6 FT. DX: FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Manual snow or ice removal tools
LACERATION FACE - 49 YO MALE WAS REMOVING SNOW WITH SHOVEL FROM DAD'S R OOF - FELL OFF LADDER APPROX 20' - HAS 1.5 CM LAC TO RIGHT SIDE OF CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME LACERATING FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
HAD ATTIC LADDER FALL DOWN, HITTING HIM IN THE FACE---FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls
PT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CONCRETE WAL L. DX: 3 CM LACERATION TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
AN EXTENSION LADDER FELL OVER AND HIT PT ON THE HEAD. D: CONTUSION FO REHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WITH LACERATION TO FACE AFTER LADDER FELL WITH PT CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM A LADDER AND DX WITH FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL FROM LADDER 20-30 FEET R/O FX MANDIBLE FX LT WRIST *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/19/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
FRACTURE NOSE - 29 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CO NOSE PAIN - WAS HAULING HOS E UP A LADDER AND HOSE SLIPPED & HOSE NOZZEL STRUCK PT'S NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER IN GARAGE AT HOME-LAC EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT SUS LAC TO CHIN FORM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL HITTING FACE ON SEVERAL RUNGS OF LADDER AT HOME, DID NOT HIT GROUN D. DX: OPEN NASAL FRACTURE, FACIAL LACERATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls
WASHING WALL FELL FROM LADDER LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials
PT SLIPPED FROM EXTENSION LADDER OFF ROOF. DX: CERVICAL STRAIN, CHIN LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER HITTING RT LATERAL EYEBROW AREA ON HARD OBJECT. DX - FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials
FELL OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING TYVEC ON SIDE OF FRIENDS HOUSE. DX: LACE RATIONS FACE, MINOR HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
LACERATION FOREHEAD-FELL 8 FEET FROM LADDER-LANDED ON CONCRETE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS HELPING DAD ON ROOF, AND LADDER TIPPED. DX; 2.5 LAC TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT IN HIS ATTIC WHEN THE FOLD DOWN LADDER STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE LACERA TION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
LACERATION CHIN - 50 YOM WAS CLEANING GUTTERS AND THE LADDER HE WAS ON COLLAPSED, PT FELL 15 FEET THROUGH LADDER ONTO A STEP, LAC TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials
PATIENT WAS CLEANING LEAVES FROM THE ROOF OF A HOUSE ON A LADDER & SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 7 FT. DX - FACIAL ABRASIONS & LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CUT FOREHEAD ON LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders
BEE STING: MUSCULOSKELETAL BACK PAIN: FELL 20 FT OFF LADDER AFTER BEE STING ON FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2005	Age: 32 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, Tables
PT HAD EXTENSION LADDER ON PICNIC TABLE AND SLIPPED STRIKING ROOF. DX: MANDIBLE FX, CHIN LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT. STRUCK L. SIDE OF FACE AGAINST A LADDER. DX. LAC. L. FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
L EYEBROW LACERATION - ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDER FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
NASAL SWELLING AND CONTUSION, HIT A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials
FELL FROM LADDER ON ROOF 10-12FT NO LOC C/O PAIN SWELLING TO JAW DEFOR M TO WRIST DX DISLOCATION OF JAW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL 10' - 12' FROM LADDER - CUT TO NOSE, FOREHEAD DX NASAL FRACTURE
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: 06/18/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FACIAL LAC-ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDER FELL-HIT PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A LADDER FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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