Accidents - Stepladders - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Upper Trunk

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,008
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Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 88 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: Stepladders, Doorsills or frames
88YOF WAS UP ON THE THIRD STEP OF A STEP LADDER WENT TO STEP DOWN FELL STRUCK RIBS ON DOORFRAME;RIB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	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: Stepladders
65 Y/O/M FELL FROM STEPLADDER DX: CHEST CONTUSION / THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 64 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: Stepladders, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
64 YOM FELL OFF STEPLADDER, LANDED ON PORCH DX: R PNEUMOTHORAX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
PT STATES SHE WAS ON A STEPLADDER WASHING WINDOWS AT 5 PM YEST, FELL BA CKWARDS. DX. RIB FX, BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 70 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: Stepladders
70 YR OLD FELL OFF STEPLADDER AND INJURED CHEST DX/ FALL CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 59 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: Stepladders, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
59 YR OLD FELL OFF STEPLADDER IN GARAGE AND HIT BACK ON TRASH CAN DX/ BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	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: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
PT FELL FROM 3RD RUNG OF STEP LADDER ONTO A CEMENT FLOOR, HAS BACK PAIN & CHEST PAIN DX;# (R) RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Floors or flooring materials
RIB FXS.PT FELL OFF A STEPLADDER ONTO FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Stepladders
RIB STR. PT STRAINED RIBS WHEN FALLING OFF A STEPLADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Stepladders
FALL-HOLDING STEP LADDER FOR HUSBAND & HE FELL ON HER HEAD TWISTING MID BACK PAIN DX MILD T 6 COMPRESSION INJURY *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 58 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Stepladders
PT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER STRUCK CHEST SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 56 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: Fracture
Product: Stepladders, Counters or countertops
PATIENT FELL OFF A STEP LADDER THAT COLLAPSED & JAMMED RIBS AGAINST CORNER OF COUNTER TOP. DX-PROBABLE RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF OF 6 FEET LADDER AND LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE WHILE TRIMMING TREES. DX: FRACTURE TO THREE RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Stepladders
FELL OFF STEP LADDER. DX RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 85 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: Stepladders
CHEST WALL CONTUSION.PT FELL BACKWARDS OFF A STEPLADDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 53 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: Stepladders, Toilets
53 YOM, FELL OFF STEP LADDER HIT SIDE ON TOILET, CONTUSION SIDE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 59 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: Stepladders
PT WAS STANDING ON TWO FOOT STEP LADDER WHEN IT BROKE - FELL & LANDED ON RIBS & IS HAVING INCREASING PAIN DX: CONTUSION OF LEFT RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 57 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: Stepladders
FELL FROM THE STEP LADDER AND INJURED HER BACK AND TAILBONE. DX: CONTUSION TO UPPER BACK*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2009	Age: 56 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: Stepladders
56 YO M PNEUMOTHORAX , BLUNT TRAUM FELL OFF A STEP LADDER WHILE CUTTING A TREE DOWN LANDED ON TREE STUMP*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 60 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: Stepladders
PT FELL THREE DAYS AGO STRUCK CHEST WHILE FOLDING UP A STEP LADDER SUST AINED A CONTUSION TO RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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