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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,139
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| RIGHT 4TH FINGER PARTIAL AMP. PT INJURED FINGER USING A SNOW BLOWER/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS ON A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| USING A SNOWBLOWER AND GOT TIP OF FINGER CAUGHT IN IT AVULSING TWO FING ERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| RT 5TH FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| LEFT 2ND,4TH ABD 5TH FINGERS OPEN FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A SNOW BLOWER A ND INJURED FINGER IN BLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| MULTIPLE RT FINGER AMPUTATION.PT PUT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER WHILE IT WAS R UNNING AND INJURED FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN CHUTE OF SNOW BLOWER/ RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT HAD A FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW BLOWER, SUSTAINED " FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN PIECE OF WOOD AND SNOWBLOWER FINGER FRACTURE / LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS CLEANING A SNOW BLOWER AND LACERATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| RIGHT 4TH DIGIT AMP, 3RD DIG FX, 2ND DIGIT FX, NAILBED LAC, PT GOT FING ERS STUCK IN A SNOW BLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| RIGHT 4TH DIGIT AMP; RIGHT 5TH NAIL BED LAC, PT CAUGHT HAND IN A SNOW BLOWER IN A CLOGGED CHUTE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| LEFT 2ND AND 3RD OPEN FX. PT STUCK HAND NEAR THE CHUTE OF SNOWBLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT GOT RT HAN CAUGHT IN CHAIN OF SNOW BLOWER DX: RT MIDDLE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGERS IN BLOWER OF SNOWBLOWER WHILE TRYING TO GET SNOW OUT/ FX,LAC RIF, RMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Clothing accessories |
| USING SNOWBLWER, CHUTE PLUGGED, WAS UNPLUGGING IT , GLOVE WAS GRABBED A ND PULLED HAND IN/ OPEN INJURY RIF AND RMF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN CHUTE OF SNOWBLOWER/ FX,LAC RMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| TRYING TO UNOBSTRUCT SNOWBLOWER, CAUGHT FINGERS/ FX LAC LIF,LMF,LRF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGERS IN PROPELLAR OF SNOWBLOWER/ OPEN FX LMF, FX,LAC LMF,LRF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| INJURED FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX , LAC RIF, RMF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/01/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT LEFT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER DX: FRACTURED FINGERS AND PARTIAL AVULSION OF FINGER NAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER WHILE UNPLUGGING IT DX:FRACTURED FINGERS AND LACERATIONS TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| UNCLOGGING SNOWBLOWER, TIP OF FINGER CAUGHT IN MACHINE/ FX LAC MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 86YOMC STUCK GLOVED HAND WHERE BLADE IS ON SNOWBLOWER CUTTING FINGERS/LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 45YOMC CAUGHT FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER WHILE REMOVING SNOW AVUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 75YOM AT HOME INJ FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER BLADE DX PARTIAL AMPUTATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX,LAC RMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT LAST WEEK WAS UP NORTH USING A SNOW BLOWER GOT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGE R CAUGHT IN THE CHURNING BLADES FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT HAD HAND IN SNOWBLOWER THAT RE ENGAGED/ FX,LAC RMF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/07/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| L 3RD DIGIT LAC/55YOM AT HOME CLEARED OUT SNOWBLOWER WHILE RUNNING AND CUT FINGER. NO PAIN YET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER BLADE - AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN FAN OF SNOWBLOWER AMPUTATION TO TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER - OPEN FFRACTURES SAME FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CRUSH INJ L IND & MID FING/66YOM AT HM WAS USING SNOWTHROWER & REACHED IN W/L HAND TO CLEAR IT RESULTING IN CRUSH INJ OF MID & IND FING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| RIGHT 3RD FINGER INJ; RIGHT 4TH OPEN FX. PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN A SNO WBLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT LACERATED SEVERAL FINGERS , HAD FINGER STUCK IN SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 54 YOM INJURED FINGER TRYING TO UNCLOG A SNOW BLOWER DX OPEN FX PARTIAL AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT FRACTURED HIS FINGER IN A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| STRUCK HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED THREE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| SNOWBLOWER ACCIDENT STRIKING HAND ON IT TRYING TO UNCLOG DEEPLY AMPUTAT ING AND AND FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| STUCK FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER BECAUSE IT WAS CLOGGED DX: R 2ND, 3RD & 4TH FINGER OPEN FXS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| TRIED UNCLOGGING A SNOWBLOWER AND LAC FINGER IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| FRACTURE FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS CHOPPED RIGHT PINKY FINGER WITH SNOW BLOWER - CHIP FRACTURE - ALSO LAC TO RIGHT EYE & BUMP TO BACK OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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