LADDER INJURIES WITH DATA RESULTS

Ladder Injuries

According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, about 165,000 Americans require medical treatment for ladder-related injuries each year. Based on a 1990-2005 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, that number is escalating. During the course of the study, from beginning to end, the number of reported cases in which Americans were hurt in incidents involving ladders climbed by more than 50 percent.

Other ladder-injury findings from the study:

• More than 2.1 million people sought emergency treatment in the United States for ladder-related injuries.
• Of those injuries, almost 10 percent resulted in hospitalization or transfer to another hospital.
• The most frequently reported injuries were fractures.
• In cases in which the location where the injury took place was recorded, 97 percent happened at home.
• In nearly 77 percent of the cases, the injured party was male.

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Statistics Concerning Ladder Dangers

1.         According to the World Health Organization, the United States leads the world in ladder deaths. Each year, there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries and 300 deaths in the U.S. that are caused by falls from ladders.

2.         Most ladder deaths are from falls of 10 feet or less.

3.         Falls from ladders are the leading cause of deaths on construction sites.

4.         Over the past decade, the number of people who have died from falls from ladders has tripled. 

 

If you’re even remotely thinking of climbing a ladder to scrutinize or clean out your gutters, here are some national statistics that might make you think again.

A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Columbus Children’s Hospital, reports that more than 2.1 million individuals were treated in U.S. emergency departments for ladder-related injuries from 1990 through 2005.

That is more than 136,000 cases annually. This is the first U.S. study to use national data to comprehensively examine nonfatal ladder-related injuries.

During the 16-year study period, the number of ladder-related injuries increased by more than 50 percent.  Nearly 10 percent of injuries resulted in hospitalization or transfer to another hospital, approximately twice the admission rate of consumer product-related injuries overall. Of the cases for which location of injury was recorded, 97 percent occurred in non-occupational settings such as homes.

Data showed ladder-related injuries most often occur to males, who accounted for nearly 77 percent of the total cases (81 percent according to 2009 reports). And statistics gathered from other sources indicate more than 350 people die in ladder-related accidents each year.  Fractures were the most common type of injury, while the legs and feet were the most frequently injured body parts.

Average age of men injured was 42 but the statistics lean towards a higher figure among those 62 and older.

Still thinking about getting up on a ladder to check or clean out all of your gutters? Do yourself a favor.

GET YOURSELF A GUTTER CLUTTER BUSTER® TODAY and stay safe on the ground while vacuuming the debris out of those clogged gutters.