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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 891
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 63YOM CONTUSION /ABRASIONS TO FOREARMS FELL FROM 20FT LADDER SLIDDOWN T HE TREE IT WASLEANING AGAINST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FRACTURE RADIUS - 55 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER FALLING 4' FROM EXTENSION L ADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| A 2 CM LAC OVER THE L FOREARM: MOVING LADDER WHEN FLY SLID DOWN LACERATING UNNDERSIDE L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| PT WAS ON EXTENSION LADDER WHICH SLIPPED AND LADDER BROKE WINDOWS. DX: DEEP R FOREARM LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT SLIPPED ON LADDER-LEFT FOREARM LAC(SKIN TEAR) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL ON LADDER AT HOME CUT FOREARM AT HOME LACERATION RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 07/15/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FOREARM LAC-FELL 18 FEET FROM EXTENSION LADDER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/15/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Air conditioners |
| R DISTAL RADIUS FX: R ANKLE SPRAIN: ON LADDER TAKING OUT WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER, FELL 10 FT, LANDED ON R SHOULDER, SIDE, ARM AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| ON LADDER APPROXIMATELY UP 6' WHEN FELL DX: FRACTURE L) RADIUS (WRIST) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| STEPPING BACK FROM LADDER ON UNEVEN GROUND, FELL BACKWARDS NO LOC DX RADIUS AND ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 59 YO MALE FELL FROM LADDER,FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 58 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 |
| FELL WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMBS OFF LADDER AND FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF 14 FT LADDER RIGHT RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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