Accidents - Ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,869
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Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Floors or flooring materials
76 YOM PRESENT TO FROM HOME AFTER A MECHANICAL FALL FROM LADDER HITTING FLOOR MULTIPLES INJURY- DX- LT THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
66 YO M FELL OFF LADDER INJURED FINGER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
65YOM WITH FRACTURED FINGER, STRUCK LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Ladders
70 YOF INJURED FINGERS FROM LADDER. DX-ACUTE CRUSH INJURY WITH OPEN DISPLACED FRACTURE OF LEFT INDEX FINGER, LONG RING FINGER SUPERFICIAL L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
54YOM FELL OFF LADDER FELL 6 TO 8 FEET INJURED RT MIDDLE FINGER; DISLOCATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
54 YO F FELL OFF LADDER INJURED FINGER `CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Light bulbs
77YOM WAS ON A SMALL LADDER CHANGING LIGHT BULB LOST BALANCE FELL OFF USED LT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF INJURED LT THUMB;THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Toolboxes or tool kits
FINGER LAC, 80 YOM CUT FINGER WHEN COMING DOWN LADDER WITH A TOOL BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, Windowsills or frames
57YOM, SLIPPED WHILE DESCENDING A LADDER SLAMMING RT HAND ON WINDOWSILL >>FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
56YOF WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM FALL OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Ladders
56YOM INJ FINGER ON LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
61YOM FELL OFF LADDER DX: THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
60 YOM MISSED RUNG ON LADDER AND FELL CATCHING METAL ROOF FLASHING. DX: R FINGERS LACS TOTAL 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
R THUMB LAC/51YOM LACERATED R THUMB WHEN HE FELL FROM A LADDER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
54YOM COMING OFF A ROOF AND FELL OFF THE LADDER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
53 YOF FELL 6 FT OFF OF LADDER. DX: L FOURTH/FIFTH PHALANX FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
57 YOF, EXTENSION LADDER SLID DOWN ONTO HAND DX: FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
A 64 YOM WAS LOADING METAL LADDER INTO HIS CAR, SCRATCHED HAND AND FING ER ON LADDER, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Saws
74YOM STANDING ON A LADDER TRIMMING A TREE AND CUT L MIDDLE FINGER ON A SAW DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
87YOM, ACC CUT LT INDEX FINGER ON A METAL LADDER, NO ANTICOAGS >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
59YOF GOT FINGER CAUGHT WHEN FOLDING A LADDER - LEFT 4TH FINGER FX & PARTIAL NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
52YOM-THUMB FX-FELL FROM A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
67YOF,1.5CM LACERATION TO LEFT 5TH FINGER S/P ACCIDENTALLY CLOSED LADDER ON IT LACERATION REPAIRED WITH 5 SUTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Ladders
74YOM GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN SIDE OF A LADDER. DX.FINGER ABRASION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders, House repair or construction materials
61YOM STANDING ON LADDER CUTTING A BOARD, THE BOARD FELL AND HIT LADDER KNOCKING PT. OFF. DX. FX. FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
73YOM-FINGER LAC-CUT ON A LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
73YOM WAS CLEANING GUTTERS AND MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE LADDER AND FELL DX- THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
68 YOM PT C/O INJURY TO L THUMB. COMING DOWN LADDER AND CUT IT ON EDGE . L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Ladders, Stools
54YOF, ON A LADDER&MISSED THE STOOL THAT SHE WAS TRYING TO STEP ON&FELL >>FOOT/FINGER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
L 5TH FING LAC;L FOREARM LAC/79YOM FELL FROM LADDER AS LADDER BROKE. IN JURED FINGER, HAS LAC L ARM AND C/O BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Ladders
58YOM AVULSION TO FINGER RIB PAIN FELL 4 FT OFF A LADDER WHEN LADDER FE LL WHILE PT WAS PUTTING A TIRE BACK*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
75YOM FELL OFF FIRST RUNG OF LADDER DX: LT 2ND DIGIT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders
60 YO M FELL OFF LADDER, HURT FINGER. DX FINGER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
77YOM STEPPED ON A LADDER AND GOT A LAC ON THE FINGER.PT WAS SENT HERE FROM NEXT CARE.DX: LACERATION (SUTURES)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
FINGER LAC. 75 YOM INJURED FINGER FOLDING UP A LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
56YOM GETTING ONTO A ROOF AND FELL OFF THE LADDER FRACTUYRED FINGER STR AINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
65 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE FELL DOWN LADDER INJURING LT FINGER- DX- LACERATION TO LT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Ladders
54 YOM FELL 8 FT OFF OF LADDER. DX: L FIRST DIGIT FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
52 Y/O MALE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER & CUT FINGER ON A WINDOW AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
80YOM DISLOCATED FINGER FELL 6 FT OFF A LADER LANDED ON WOODEN DECK*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
63 YO M CLEANING GUTTERS ON LADDER FELL OFF INJURED FINGER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Ladders
72YOM FELL ABOUT 5 FEET OFF A LADDER IN HIS GARAGE AND AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
88YOM CUT FINGER ON A HINDGE OF A LADDER DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Ladders
58 YOM INJURED THUMB ON LADDER. DX-LEFT THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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