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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,301
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS WORKING ON THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LAND ING ON HIS BACK. C/O MID BACK PAIN. D: RIB FX, PNEUMOTHORAX, CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL FROM ROOF 10 FEET,+LOC,R RIB FRACTURE SMALL PNEUMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/07/2007 | Age: 54 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: House repair or construction materials |
| SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE ON ROOF DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL FROM ROOF C/O CHEST AND SHOULDER PAIN DX:CHEST AND SHOULDER PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL FROM THE ROOF OF HER GARAGE STRIKING CHEST FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL ONTO BEAM AT HOME - CONSTRUCTION RIB FRACTURE / CONTUSION THORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RIB FX. PT SLID OFF ROOF AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT FELL 6 FT OFF ROOF WHILE CLEANING GUTTERS. DX: CHEST STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Heaters or heating systems |
| RIB FX-WORKING ON ROOF & SOLAR PANEL WHILE LEANING ON ROOF PEAK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL OFF OF ROOF. DX: R RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 71 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Tool sheds |
| THORACIC CONTUSION: TEARING ROOF OFF SHED, STEPPED ON ROTTED JOINT FELL THROUGH ROOF 10-12 FEET TO GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 69 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: House repair or construction materials, Scaffolding |
| FELL OFF ROOF, LANDED ON SCAFFOLD/ CHEST CONTUSION, LUE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT FELL 10 FT OFF ROOF LANDING ON DIRT. DX: 2 COLUMN BURST FX T12, T4 SPINOUS PROCESS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/07/2007 | Age: 63 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: House repair or construction materials, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHEST CT-FELL AGAINST A BEAM WHILE CARRYING A DESK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CHEST PAIN NOS - 69 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CHEST DISCOMFORT AFTER HE WOR KED ALL DAY SHINGLING A ROOF - NO OTHER COMPLAINTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 71 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Ladders |
| ~PT HAD 10-12 FOOT FALL OFF ROOF AND LADDER. DENIES LOC BUT WITNESSES S AY 5 MIN. LOC. +REPETITIVE QUESTIONS. D:PTX, RIB FX, ANEMIA. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT HAS BEEN REMODELING HOUSE, WAS WORKING ON HOUSE AND DEVELOPED C HEST PAIN. DX; STRAIN TO CHEST WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2007 | Age: 83 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: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| AT HOME PT FELL FROM ROOF,C/O BACK & L FLANK PAIN,BROKEN RIB & PELVIS CORACOID FRACTURE,L SIDED RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS DOING SOME ROOFING AND LIFTING WHEN HE HAD UPPER BACK PAIN. D: T HORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| H/O RA, P/W SOB&CP&WHEEZING, HOUSE UNDERCONSTRUCTION&ALLEGIC TO DRY WAL L " ASTHMA" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN 2 SHEETS OF DRY WALL FELL ON HER CAUSING A T6 COMPRESSION FX, CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 55 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: House repair or construction materials |
| DX CONTUSION TO RIBS: FELL THROUGH ROOF AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Fences or fence posts |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF ROOF ONTO METAL FENCE. D:RIB FXS, PULMONAR Y CONTUSION, PNEUMOTHORAX, ABRASION. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | 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: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Fences or fence posts |
| PT WORKING ON A ROOF ONE STORY HIGH WHEN FELL ONTO CHAIN LINK FENCE HIT TING SIDE. NO LOC. D:RIB FXS, PNEUMOTHORAX, PULMONARY CONTUSION. ADMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS TAKING APART WOODEN STRUCTURE WHEN ROOF FELL ON HIM CAUSING BACK & SHOULDER PX. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/31/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| PT FELL 15FT FROM ONE ROOF TO ANOTHER WHILE CLEANING HIS GUTTERS. DX: T9-10 TRANSVERSE PROCESS FX, HEAD LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS WALKING THROUGH HIS ATTIC AND FELL THROUGH THE DRYWALL STRIKING CHEST ON A BEAM FRACTURED RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| RIB FRACTURE.PT FELL OFF A ROOF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FELL 10' OFF ROOF DX T11 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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