Accidents - Scaffolding - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,106
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	424	Ankle:	296
Shoulder:	238	Upper Trunk:	224
Lower Trunk:	213	Knee:	155
Lower Leg:	137	Finger:	89
Unkown:	69	Toe:	68
Face:	55	Elbow:	49
Neck:	33	Wrist:	16
Hand:	16	Foot:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
TREE STAND FELL OUT OF TREE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scaffolding
FELL 12 FEET OUT OF TREE STAND/ CHI, FACIAL FXS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
BASILAR AND OCCIPITAL SKULL FX,L PNEUMOTHORAX,CONCUSSION,L SHOULDER INJ URY - FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Scaffolding
FELL FROM DEER BLIND, -LOC, LANDED ON R SIDE DX: DISLOCATION OF R SHOULDER, MULTI CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
PT STATES WORKING AT HOME UNDER SCAFFOLDING HIT HEAD WHILE COMING OUT P T DENIES LOC C/O EYE PAIN FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
77 Y/O M INJURED HEAD WHEN FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING AT HOME. DX; HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
RT TALUS FX-IN THE WOODS-HUNTING-FELL FROM TREE STAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Scaffolding
FELL 12-13 FT OFF SCAFFOLDING, HITTING HEAD ON WAY DOWN, +LOC, LAC DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
LACERATION TO SCALP FROM FALLING TREE STAND. DX LACERATION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Scaffolding
PT. FELL FROM 4 FT OR 54" SCAFFOLD. DX. CONT. CHEST, DISLOCATED 3RD, 4 TH DIGITS L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 58 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: Scaffolding
FELL FROM TREE STAND 15-16 FEET/ CONTUSION CHEST, RRF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OUT OF DEER STAND, APPROX 25 FEET, LANDED ON FET, R ANKLE PAIN. D X. FX R CALCANEUS (ANKLE).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
FELL 4 FT FROM SCAFFOLDING AT HOME-C/O PAIN/SWELLING LT KNEE; CONTUSION/EFFUSION LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	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: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
RT INNER ELBOW LAC-CUT ON DEERSTAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Scaffolding
74 YOWM FELL OFF A SCAFFOLDING AT HOME. DX. NONE GIVEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
CERVICAL FRACTURE, BILAT WRIST FRACTURE, R PELVIC FRACTURE - 64 YOM WAN TED TO MAKE TREE STAND SAFER FOR HUNTING SEASON, FELL 10 FEET O/O TREE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
FELL 8-10 FEET FROM SCAFFOLDING/ RIB FX, FX LT SCAPULA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
73 Y.O. B MALE W/FX HIP. PT FELL OFF OF 4 FT SCAFFOLDING. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
RT KNEE STRAIN.PT FELL OFF SOME SCAFFOLDING AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
ANKLE FX-FELL 10-12 FEET FROM DEER STAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
CONTUS/EFFUSION L KNEE; FELL APPROX 4 FT OFF SCAFFOLDING @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OUT OF DEER BLIND ABOUT 10 FT, LANDED ON HEAD, -LOC, NECK PAIN, BACK, R SHOULDER AND CHEST DX: MULTI CONTUSION/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Scaffolding
INJURY TO L HAND, DEER BLIND FELL ON IT DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION 3, 4,5 DIGITS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
PT 15FT IN A ***HUNTING TREE STAND GOT LIGHTHEADED AND SIDE ACHE AND FE LL OUT OF TREE DX LAC HAND AND CARDIAC PROBLEM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding
SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN TRAILER & DEER STAND, LAC L THUMB DX: FX DISTAL PHALANGE L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
07 YO M FELL OFF DEER STAND PELVICFX-INFERIOR PUBIC RAMI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT. FELL OFF 12-15 FT. SCAFFOLDING - FRACTURED RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
58 YO MALE FELL 20-30' FROM SCAFFOLDING FRACTURE LUMBAR VERTEBRAE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL ABOUT 8 FEET OFF A SCAFFOLDING AT HOME FRACTURED LEFT CLAVICLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding, Tool sheds
58 YOWM FELL OFF A 4 FT SCAFFOLD AGAINST A SHED. DX. FX SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 66 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: Scaffolding
66 YO F INJURED FACE ON SCAFFOLD LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OFF SCAFFOLD DX: LUMBAR CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
RT WRIST FX-FELL OFF SOME SCAFFOLDING-@ CAMP GROUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding, Paint or varnish thinners
SPRAIN ANKLE - PATIENT FELL FROM SCAFFOLDING WHEN PAINTING HOUSE - PRES ENTS WITH LEFT ANKLE PAIN - UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING, OPEN FX L ELBOW DX: OPEN FX L ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT. STATES HE FELL FROM SCAFFOLDING 10 FEET TO GROUND YESTERDAY, FELL O NTO HIS LT. HAND AND RT. ELBOW. DX. CHIP RT. ELBOW. UNEMPLOYED, DISABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING FX ANKLE, SHOULDER STRAIN, NASAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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: Scaffolding
PT SUSTAINED ABRASION TO LOWER LEG WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SCAFFOLDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Scaffolding, Doors
LIFTING DOOR INTO DEER STAND DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
RT HIP FX-PT FELL OFF SCAFFOLD AND LANDED ON RT HIP AND BACK. UNABLE TO BEAR WEIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
FELL OFF SCAFFOLD DX: SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
LT ANKLE FX-FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PT FRACTURED HIS CLAVICLE AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM SCAFFOLDING.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
DROPPED METAL PLATE USED FOR PLATFORM ON TOE--WORKING ON TRACTOR DX FRACTURE RIGHT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING 10-12FT. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, NECK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Scaffolding
PT FELL 3 FT OFF A SCAFFOLDING DX: CONTUSION LT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Scaffolding
PT OUT IN THE WOODS HUNTING LAST EVENING WHEN HE FELL OUT OF A TREE STA ND STRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
PATIENT FELL 7 FT. OFF A PLATFORM. DX-COMPRESSION FRACTURES L2, L3.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Scaffolding
57 Y.O. W MALE W/FX RIBS. PT FELL 20 FT OUT OF A TREE STAND. PT ADM. E8 889
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Scaffolding
PT DX CRUSH INURY LT LITTLE FINGER/LACERATION - ACCIDENTALLY HAD HIS LT LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PLANK AND SCAFFOLD THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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