Accidents - Extension or straight ladders - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,866
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	890	Upper Trunk:	468
Head:	274	Finger:	252
Foot:	221	Shoulder:	170
Ankle:	156	Neck:	80
Lower Arm:	70	Wrist:	70
Knee:	70	Face:	70
Lower Leg:	55	Elbow:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME TRYING TO CUT TREE LIMB FX RT HIP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT USING A LADDER AT HOME AND SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF A FOLD UP LADDER CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RT HEEL AND FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Christmas tree lights
PT FELL 5-6 FT OFF LADDER WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. C/O BACK, NECK PAIN. DX: LUMBAR SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders
RLQ BD PAIN,S/P COLONOSCOPY:2 CM POLYP REMOVED TODAY - TODAY LIFTED EXTENSION LADDER,IT STARTED TO FALL,READJUSTED IT, ABD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT STEPPED DOWN ON HIS LADDER AND HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER DX SPRAIN LEFT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL APPROX 6 FEEET FROM LADDER AT HOME FLAT ONTO HER BACK DX ACUTE FRACTURES OF RIBS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT STATES FELL OFF OF A LADDER DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER CAUSING A HEAD INJURY AND RT TRICEPS CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 51 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: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER AND FX RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM A LADDER AND FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WITH DISLOCATION TO LEFT SHOULDER AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FINGER LAC-CUT ON EXTENSION LADDER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 73 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: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER-CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Outdoor antennas
PT WAS WORKING ON SATELLITE DISH AND WAS WALKING DOWN LADDER WHEN PT FE LL AND HIT RT SIDE. D: RIB PAIN, HX DVT, COUGH, SUBTHERAPEUTIC INR. ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
MULT. CONT'S S/P FALL FROM LADDER: CLEANING GUTTERS,FELL BACKWARDS FROM 16 FT LADDER, LANDED ON HARD GROUND, LOW BACK, RT LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders
LOW BACK PAIN; MISSED A STEP ON LADDER AND FELL ABOUT 2 FT ONTO HIS BUT TOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME. DX BUTTOCK LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL 10 FT FROM LADDER AND FX SPINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 65 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: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME HAS HIP PAIN CONTUSION RT HIP AND RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT LIFTED A 20 FT LADDER AND NOW EXPERIENCING NECK PAIN
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: 07/11/2007	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF LADDER 6TH-FX RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT WITH LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN AFTER LADDER FELL ON PT WHILE AT ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS WEARING SLIPPERS & FELL OFF BOTTOM OF LADDER INJURING RT ELBOW. DX - RT ELBOW LACERATIONS & ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL OFF A LADDER, 3 FT, INJURING HIS LT SHOULDER & ELBOW. DX - FRACTURE OF THE PROXIMAL HUMERUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS SENT FROM URGENT CARE TO EVALUATE LT SHOULDER & LT CHEST AFTER 4 FT FALL FROM LADDER. DX-LT CLAVICLE FX WITH HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF 5 FT LADDER ON SUNDAY LANDING ON LT SIDE C/O PAIN WHEN LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS. DX - LT 8TH RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Workshop furnishings
60YMC LOST BALANCE FELL 4-5 FEET OFF LADDER STRUCK WORK BENCH WITH LOWER BACK/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
55YMC FELL 6-8 FEET OFF EXTENSION LADDER LANDING ON BACK ON WOOD DECK C/O RIB PAIN/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL FROM A LADDER APPROX 4 FT ONTO CEMENT SUSTAINING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY & RT SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials
FELL FROM LADDER COMING DOWN FROM ROOF @ HOME/L1 FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Ceilings and walls
51YOF PAINTING INSIDE OF HOME ON EXTENSION LADDER, APPROXIMATELY 10FT LADDER SCOOTED DOWN THE WALL,LANDED ON HEEL HARD;LEFT ANKLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT CLOSED LADDER ONTO HER RT 4TH FINGER AT HOME SUSTAINING A FINGER LACERATION & AVULSION OF SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 65 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: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS ON LADDER ABOUT 4-1/2 FT, IT TIPPED OVER & HE FELL SUS- TAINING CONTUSIONS TO LUNG, LOWER LEG, KNEE & HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL FROM A EXTENSION LADDER 15 FT. AND FX FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
72 YOM FELL ON LADDER - LAC TO L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL OFF A 8 FT LADDER ONTO HIS LT SIDE C/O LT-SIDED CHEST WALL PAIN & LT HIP PAIN. DX - LT ACETABULUM FX, SMALL PELVIC HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/07/2007	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
CONTUSION FINGER - 57 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PAIN IN THE LEFT THUMB FOLL OWING A FALL OFF A 6' LADDER JPTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PATIENT FELL OFF A LADDER APPROX 15 FT WHILE SHE WAS TRYING TO HANG DRAPES SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
FELL OFF LADDER AT HOME MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH MULTIPLE CONT/ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, House repair or construction materials
FELL 10 FT OFF LADDER AT HOME WHILE CLEANING SNOWW OFF ROOF HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/01/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL ON A LADDER AT HOME STATES WRIST AND ARM PAIN FX RT WRIST, RADIUS, CARPAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension or straight ladders
MISSED RUNG ON EXTENSION LADDER AND FELL INJURING FOOT AT HOME. DX: CO NTUSION FOOT.
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: 01/30/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension or straight ladders
SPRAIN WRISTS - 55 YO MALE STATES HE FELL 12 FEET OFF LADDER ONTO CONCR ETE SURFACE - PAIN OF BOTH WRISTS - ALSO TOOTH HIT LADDER RUNG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 68 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: Extension or straight ladders
PT FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME STATES LOW BACK PAIN CONTUSION BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL APPROX 3 FT OFF A LADDER WITH INJURY TO HIS RT KNEE & RT CHEST WALL. DX - RT TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE, CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A LADDER IN GARAGE & FELL LANDING MOSTLY ON FOREHEAD & LT WRIST. DX - CLOSED HEAD INJURY, WRIST SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension or straight ladders
PATIENT FELL APPROX 8 FT FROM A LADDER INTO A HOLE HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. DX - SCALP & ELBOW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension or straight ladders, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PATIENT WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ABOUT 5 - 6 FT ABOVE GROUND & MISSED A STEP & FELL STRIKING BACK ON FILE CABINET. DX - L1 COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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