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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,874
See also: 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: 07/29/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20YOM ON A LADDER, FELL BACKWARDS GETTING RIGHT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN LADDER RUNGS - RT KNEE SPRAIN & CONTUSIONS LOWER BACK |
| 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: 11/06/2009 | Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| CONTUSION KNEE - 58 YO MALE FELL FROM 12 FOOT LADDER ( PT WAS 10 FEET U P) - STATES HE IS HAVING RIGHT KNEE PAIN |
| 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: 09/29/2009 | Age: 53 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, Tools |
| PT STATES WAS ON A LADDER CUTTING DOWN TREE LIMBS WHEN SHE MISSED A STE P AND LANDED ON HER FEET PAIN TO RIGHT KNEE DX RIGHT KNEE STRAIN |
| 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: 12/13/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER- RIGHT TIBIAL PLATEAU FX-KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 55 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: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| FRACTURE KNEE - 55 YO MALE PRESENTS VIA AMBULANCE AFTER FALLING FROM 5- 6 FOOT LADDER ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 53 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME ON A LADDER AND FELL OFF ONTO CONCRETE ON LEFT KNEE DX SPRAIN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 62 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: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| DX R KNEE EFFUSION: 1WK H/O KNEE PAIN. WAS CLIMB'G AN EXTENSION LADDER; IT COLLAPESED W HE WAS A STEP OR TWO UP; STRUCK HIS FLEX KNEE ON RUNG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 62 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, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| INTERNAL DERANGEMENT OF KNEE: UP ON ALUMINUM HOUSE LADDER PAINTING, LADDER SLID, FELL 10 FT TO GROUND, RT KNEE PAIN |
| 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: 08/20/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER-STRAIN 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: 07/22/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 53 YOF FELL FROM LADDER TWISTING KNEE/KNEE SPRAIN |
| 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: 10/11/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| R KNEE PAIN AND EFFUSION FELL OFF LADDER WHILE CUTTING TREE DOWN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 52YOM FELL FROM 20 FT LADDER KNEE SPRAIN |
| 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: 03/19/2006 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER , INJURYING R.KNEE. DX. R.KNEE SPRAIN# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2006 | Age: 59 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 |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER , TWISTED R.KNEE INJURYING IT. DX. R. KNEE SPRAIN# |
| 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: 09/03/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER & COULD NOT GRAB ONTO ANYTHING, HIS LEFT KNEE GOT IMPALED ON A FENCE. DX - THROUGH & THROUGH PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 04/11/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PATIENT WAS CLIMBING A LADDER AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS KNEE. DX; STRAIN TO R KNEE |
| 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: 06/11/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FELL OFF 5' LADDER AT HOME. DX BILATERAL KNEE CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT FELL OFF OF A 8 FT LADDER AT HOME TODAY AND TWISTED HIS RT KNEE/LEG. PAIN TO RT KNEE, FX RT TIBIA/PATELLA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL OFF AN EXTENDED LADDER SPRAIN RIGHT KNEE |
| 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: 03/28/2003 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54YOF AT HOME FELL OFF LADDER INJ R KNEE AND ANKLE DX/R KNEE STRAIN/R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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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