Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,281
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	204
16-25 years old:	289
26-50 years old:	886
50+ years old:	901

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,285	Lower Trunk:	348
Hand:	158	Face:	119
Upper Trunk:	86	Lower Leg:	74
Head:	71	Ankle:	59
Shoulder:	30	Wrist:	15
Foot:	15	Mouth:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJURED BACK WHILE USING A SNOW THROWER DX:LOWER BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Stairs or steps
SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP WHILE CARRYING SNOW BLOWER UP BASEMENT STAIRS "MS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 62 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
SHIN LAC-CUT ON OUTER FRAME OF SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SHOULDER STRAIN-STARTED WHILE PULLING ON SNOWBLOWER CORD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
58YMC HIT SNOWBLOWER WITH HAND 5 DAYS AGO IN ATTEMPT TO UNPLUG SNOWBLOWER/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 39 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
39YMC STUCK FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS AT HOME HELPING TO TAKE APART A SNOWBLOWER, SPRING HIT EYE CAUSI NG A LACERATION TO HIS LT EYE LID/W OCCULT BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
MOVING A SNOWBLOWER, WHICH FELL ONTO FOOT " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2006	Age: 42 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
CUT ON SNOWBLOWER BLADE WHILE MOVING IT/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
18YMC C/O BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING SNOWBLOWER IN TRUNK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS USING A SNOWBLOWER AND PUT HIS HAND IN IT TO GET THE SNOW OUT/ L AC TO HAND AND FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS USING A SNOWBLOWER EARLIER IN DAY AND THEN WENT TO TOWN TO GET P ARTS AND HAD NUMBNESS IN ARM AND LEG. DX: TRANS ISCHEMIC ATTACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 18 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
STUCK FINGERS INTO SNOWBLOWER/ AMPUTATION RT 4TH DISTAL PHALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HIT LIP ON A METAL PIECE OF SNOWBLOWER WHILE LOADING IT " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOWBLOWING, RRF STUCK IN BLADE, CUT TIP OFF/ FX, TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION TIP RRF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
A "SNOW DIGGING MACHINE" RAN OVER ANKLE DX: L ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CONTUSION FACE - 78 YOM BRUISE TO LEFT SIDE FACE FOR HITTING SNOWBLOWER 4 DAYS AGO, ONSET CHEST PAIN TONIGHT ALSO
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
74YFC BLOWING SNOW WITH SNOWBLOWER SLIPPED AND FELL C/O LOW BACK PAIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJURED BACK WHILE SNOWBLOWING. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SLIPPED&FOOSH PULLING A SNOW BLOWER " WRIST FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 10 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
ACCIDENTALLY RUN OVER BY A SNOW BLOWER DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT FINGERS IN A SNOW BLOWER DX; L 3RD FINGER FX. / LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 41 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 MIDDLE AND RING FINGER WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ICE FROM A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 34 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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
MULTI FINGERS CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER " MULTI FINGER TIPS AMPUTATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 50 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
CAUGHT FINGERS IN SNOW BLOWER. DX. LACERATION 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH FINGER W ITH FX. 3RD FINGER POSSIBLE TENDON INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE SNOW FROM SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 72 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 STUCK LEFT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER INJURING FINGER. DX: LEFT 3RD FINGER L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FELL INTO SNOWBLOWER AND LAC TEMPORAL AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOW BLOWER TIRE EXPLODED IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 43 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
CUT FINGER ON SNOW BLOWER DX: L 3RD FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT FINGER IN A SNOW BLOWER. DX. FX. DISTAL 3RD PHALANGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 21 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
CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER " OPEN FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 45 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
45 YOM FRACTURES FINGER IN A SNOWBLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 38 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 FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER " FX/HEMATOMA"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 51 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 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND ON A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
ACUTE OPEN FX R LITTLE FING/55YOM AT HOME STUCK HAND IN SNOW BLOWER AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 70 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: Snow throwers/blowers
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER SNOWBLOWER AT HOME HITTING R SIDE OF RIBS DX CONTUSIONS R RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PUT HAND INTO A SNOW BLOWER, " HAND DEGLOVING" /SKIN AVULSION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	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: Snow throwers/blowers, Motor vehicles or parts
FELL ATTEMPTING TO GET A SNOW BLOWER OFF A TRUCK " CHEST WALL CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT UP NORTH A FEW DAYS AGO USING A SNOWBLOWER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO FINGER WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 48 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 WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN A SNOWBLOWER CAUSING A FX TO HIS LR 3RD ADN 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 49 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 PRESENTS WITH OPEN FRACTURE TO RIGHT INDEX AN D MIDDLE FINGERS - CAUGHT FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER AT HOME - TRANS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT USING SNOW BLOWER AND IT BUCKED BACK AT HIM C/O PAIN LOWER TRUNK C/O PAIN HEAMATOMA TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 51 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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT THREE FINGERS ON SNOWBLOWER PARTIALLY AMPUTATING THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 64 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
CUT FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER " FINGER AMPUTATION/MULTI FINGERS FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 13 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
REACHED INTO CHUTE OF SNOWBLOWER TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTION, CUT FINGERS ON B LADES/ OPEN FX RT 3RD DIGIT, TUFT FX RT 3RD AND 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 36 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
TRYING TO MOVE SNOWBLOWER WITH FRIEND WHEN IT FELL OVER HIM CONTUSING S HOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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