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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,950
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61 YOM WAS CLIMBING A LADDER AND FELL STRIKING CHEST WALL ON THE LADDER . DX: CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 72 YO WM FELL FROM LADDER AT HOME HAS BACK PAIN MUSCLE BACK SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 79 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, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS ON A LADDER, PRUNNING A TREE WHEN ONE OF THE BRANCHES FELL & KNOCKED PT OFF LADDER, INJURING BACK, BETWEEN SHOULDERS DX: FX BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 63 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL 10 FEET OFF AN EXTENSION LADDER ONTO FLOOR AT HOME AND INJURED CHEST DX/ RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT FELL OFF A LADDER AT HOME HAS CHEST PAIN CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 54 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 |
| PT FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER JUST PTA, FELL FROM 6 FEET UP. MULTIPLE R IB FX'S, MULTIPLE TRANSVERSE PROCESS FX'S, PNEUMOTHORAX. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 84 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 ON LADDER CUTTING TREE LIMB-FELL OFF-ACUTE SPINAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 66 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 OFF 6FT. LADDER-FX R LOWER RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| 59 YOM FELL FROM EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME SUSTAINING FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 56 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 WITH FRACTURE TO RIGHT RIBS AFTER FALLING OFF LADDER DX. FRACTURE RI GHT 6, 7, AND 8 RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 64 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 |
| PT RECEIVED CONTUSION TO CHEST WHEN FELL FROM EXTENSION LADDER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL 15 FT TO GROUND WHEN ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDER BROKE IN MIDDLE. C/O STERNAL PAIN DX- RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 60 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 OFF TOP OF LADDER-FX 5TH T6TH RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | 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 |
| PT STATES FELL APPROX 10 FT FROM FALLING LADDER LANDING ON HIS LEFT SID E DX FX LEFT 4TH 5TH AND 6TH RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL FROM A LADDER THAT WAS APPROX. 23 FEET UP. PT INJURED WRIST, FACE, AND HAS RUPTURE AORTIC WITH HEMATOMA. DX: INTER INJURY, FX WRIST, |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 57 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 |
| PT CLEANING OUT GUTTERS-FELL OFF LADDER-CONTUSION BACK-PELVIS AREAS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT WAS COMING OFF THE ROOF AND THE LADDER SHIFTED CAUSING PT TO FALL, PT APPROX. 8 FEET, LANDING ON THE LADDE. DX: RIB FRACTURE, ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Doors |
| PT WAS STANDING ON LADDER & FELL B/C DOOR PUSHED IT, BACK PAIN, NECK PA IN. |
| 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: 11/07/2007 | 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: 10/04/2007 | 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: 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: 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: 06/13/2007 | 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: 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: 11/29/2006 | Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| 60 YO M FELL APPROX 6-8 FT OFF LADDER CONTUSION R RIB CAGE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2006 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders, Floors or flooring materials |
| CONTUSION CHEST - PATIENT REPORTS HE FELL OFF A LADDER AND FELL ABOUT 6 FEET ONTO CEMENT FLOOR - AT HOME THIS AFTERNOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2006 | Age: 78 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 C/O RT RIB & RT SHOULDER PAIN AFTER FALLING FROM A 4 FT LADDER LANDING ON RT SIDE. DX - RIB FRACTURE & SHOULDER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2006 | Age: 68 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| FELL OFF LADDER, HIT HOOD OF CAR. DX SCAPULA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 54 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 |
| PT FELL OFF LADDER DX: L RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| BUMPED L. SIDE OF CHEST AGAINST WRUNG OF LADDER DX. L. CHEST CONTUSIO N# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 53 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 FROM A LADDER ABOUT 12 FT HITTING HIS LT POSTERIOR SHOULDER/BACK AREA AGAINST LADDER. DX - LT 2ND & 4TH RIB FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 70 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 |
| PATIENT FELL FROM SHORT LADDER COMPLAINING OF PAIN TO BOTH SHOULDERS & SHOOTING PAIN DOWN BOTH LEGS. DX - ACUTE BACK PAIN, SPINAL STENOSIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER, -LOC, PAIN R RIBS AND L HIP DX: CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 79 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 |
| PT. FELL FROM LADDER , LANDED ON R. SIDE INJURYING RIBS. DX. R. RIB FX . # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2005 | 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: Extension or straight ladders, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| CLEANING OUT GUTTERING ON 20' LADDER; LOST BALANCE ON LADDER AND FELL A ND HIT CEMENT; FRACTURE TO RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 64 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 |
| MULT RIB FX'S: FELL 10-12 FT, UP ON ALUMINUM LADDER, IT KICKED OUT, PT FELL, HIT LT SIDE OFF TAILGATE OF DUMP TRUCK, NOT COMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 FROM LADDER SUSTAINING MULTIPLE LT RIB FRACTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2005 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58 YR OLD MALE FELL OFF LADDER INJURING UPPER TRUNK CONTUSION UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 74 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: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT. FELL OFF LADDER, STRUCK CHEST AGAINST SOMETHING , NOT STATED. DX. C HEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 66 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 |
| 66 YR OLD MALE INJURED RIB FALLING FROM LADDER RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PT FELL OFF EXTENSION LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 67 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 |
| FELL 15FT FROM LADDER, WHILE CUTTING TREES, LOST BALENCE AND FELL DX T12 FX W/O NEUROLOGIC DEFICIT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 89 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 |
| FALL, MULT. CONTUSION, R/O SYNCOPE WITH MI; TRIMMING TREE, FELL FROM 15 FT LADDER ONTO WOOD PILE, PAIN ARM, CHEST, SHOULDER, UPPER EXTREMITIES |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension or straight ladders |
| PAIN IN RIGHT RIB CAGE AFTER FALLING 5 FOOT OFF A LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CHEST CT-FELL FROM TOP OF EXTENSION LADDER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 68 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 |
| FELL FROM LADDER,L SIDED PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 54 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 OFF OF A LADDER AND INJURED BACK DX: T12 FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 68 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 |
| TRIPPED OFF EXTENSION LADDER, FX RIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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