Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,531
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	117
16-25 years old:	204
26-50 years old:	1,725
50+ years old:	1,483

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,139	Shoulder:	246
Head:	198	Lower Leg:	171
Ankle:	128	Lower Trunk:	128
All Of Body:	86	Lower Arm:	69
Eyeball:	69	Upper Arm:	69
Elbow:	58	Face:	58
Foot:	58	Upper Trunk:	43

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: 12/04/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT TRIPPED&FELL STRICKING LOWER LEG ON A SNOW BLOWER, SUSTAINED " LEG PAIN"
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: 03/08/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
NUMBNESS AND TINGLING BIL HANDS,WRISTS,FOREARMS,DOING LOTS OF SNOWBLOWI NG/ TENDONITIS , NERVE SYNDROME
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: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY STRAIN.PT LIFTED A SNOW BLOWER AND INJURED LOWER L EG.
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: 03/07/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HIT HEAD ON SNOWBLOWER - FACIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Day wear
PANT LEG CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER WHEN HE WALKED IN FRONT OF IT, PULLED LEG IN/ EXTENSIVE LAC LT CALF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 02/17/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PULLING ON SNOWBLOWER YESTERDAY. ACUTE SPRAIN RT SHOULDER
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: 02/13/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT FELL WHILE SNOWBLOWING LANDING ON CHEST C/O RIB PAIN RIB FRACTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER SCALP AS A RESULT OF SLIPPING ON ICE AN FALLING ONTO A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
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: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
STRAIN R ARM TRYING TO PULL START SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 02/06/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOW BLOWING AND CHUNK OF ICE CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM IN EYE/ LT CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION
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: 02/04/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FELT A POP WHILE PICKING UP A SNOWBLOWER. DX. L ELBOW STRAIN, POSSIBLE TENDON RUPTURE.
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: 01/31/2004	Age: 40 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Tables
L CALF SPR/40YOM LIFTING SOMETHING LAST MONTH(SNOWTHROWER?) & FELT A PO P IN R LOWER LEG. 10 DAYS AGO STOOD FROM TABLE & AGAIN FELT A POP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
ACUTE RT SHOULDER CONTUSION, ABRASION, RT LEG, OUTSIDE HOUSE USING WALK-BEHIND SNOW BLOWER, TURNED, SLIPPED AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS USING SNOWBLOWER AND BECAME LIGHTHEADED AND PASSED OUT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PUTTING SNOWBLOWER INTO TRUCK, DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING AFTER THAT/ INTRACEREBRAL BLEED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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: 01/28/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LIFTING A SNOWBLOWER FROM TRUCK LOW BACK STRAIN
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: 01/22/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS SNOWBLOWING HER DRIVE WAY WHEN SHE STEPPED IN A HOLE SPRAINING H ER RT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Tables
CONTUSION, (L) FOOT, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WHEN A SNOW BLOWER FELL FROM A TABLE AT THE SCHOOL GYM, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO DEFORMITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SLIPPED ON ICE / FELL WHILE SNOW BLOWING THE DRIVEWAY DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN
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: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT STRAINED RT SHOULDER WHILE TRYING TO START SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJ RT SHOULDER TRYING TO START SNOW BLOWER
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

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
USING A SNOW BLOWER AND EXACERBATED LOWER BACK. DX: LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Snow boarding
SNOWBOARDING ACCIDENT AT BEECH MOUNTAIN, HIT BLOWER MACHINE. DX CONCUSS ION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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