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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| USING SNOWBLOWER;NOW LEGS NUMB BELOW KNEES;ADMIT TO NEUROLOGY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT STATES HE WALKED INTO A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER LAST WEEK AND CAUGHT LEG ON SPINNING PART |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 41 YOWM STATES A SNOW BLOWER FELL ON HIS LEG. DX. CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT STATES SHE WAS LIFTING FRONT END OF A SNOWBLOWER AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| LEFT SHIN CONTUSION.PT HIT LOWER LEG ON A SNOW BLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| FELL WHILE USING SNOW BLOWER - FRACTURE TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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