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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,775
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 40 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 HAD L INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER @ HOME CAUSING LACERATIONS TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 47 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 HAD R MIDDLE/RING FINGERS CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER @ HOME CAUSING LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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 HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AMPUTATING FOUR FINGERS WITH CRUSHED TENDON A ND FX'S |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 35 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 - 35 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH INJURY TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE F INGER WHEN HE GOT IT CAUGHT WHEN WORKING ON A SNOW BLOWER LAST NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON A SNOWBLOWER. DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2007 | 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 USING A SNOWBLOWER, REACHED INSIDE TO REMOVE BLOCKAGE CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2007 | Age: 51 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 |
| FINGRS ON LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW BLOWER, MISSING BONE AND PAD FROM 3RD FINGER AND PAD FROM 4TH FINGER, TRAUMATIC INJURY, TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 61 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED SNOW BLOWER CAUSING A LACERATI ON TO LT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER THAT WAS SHUT OFF AND JAMMED WITH SNOW/ FX RT 3RD DIGIT , SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| CAUGHT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AND LAC THREE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | 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 TIP OF FINGER USING A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 45 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 FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER DX: OPEN DISTAL PHALYNX FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | 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 |
| R THUMB FX;AMP. R IND FING/55YOM AT HOME STUCK R HAND INTO IMPELLOR OF RUNNING SNOWBLOWER. SUSTAINED LAC'S, FRACTURE & AMPUTATION R IND FING. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 55 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 LAC LT 2ND DIGIT ON SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 49 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 LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER ON SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2007 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT PUT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER TO FREE UP PACKED SNOW, INJURED FINGER, FX WI TH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2007 | Age: 49 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 STUCK L RING FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER @ HOME - FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 47 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 HAND IN SNOWBLOWER WHILE IT RAN AND FX AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED T WO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 46 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| USING SNOWBLOWER AND INSERTED HAND TO CLEAR JAM AVULSING AND FX FOUR FI NGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 59 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 |
| TRIED TO CLEAR CLOGGED SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED FOUR FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2007 | Age: 47 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 |
| LACERATION FINGERS - 47 YO MALE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CUTS OF THE LEFT IND EX AND MIDDLE FINGER WHEN WORKING WITH A SNOW BLOWER 25 MINS PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| USING SNOWBLOWER, STUCK HAND INTO MOVING PART/ AMPUTATION LMF TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 52 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 |
| HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX,LAC LIF,LMF |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| STUCK HAND IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX/LACLMF/ AMPUTATION DITAL TIP LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| GOT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER OPEN FX TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 23 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, Motor vehicles or parts |
| 23 YOM USING SNOWBLOWER, HAD R HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN SNOWBLOWER AND CAR - FX R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 58 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 |
| SNOWBLOWER ACCIDENT/ OPEN FX/LAC LT 5TH DIGIT, AVULSION LT 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 59 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 |
| CUT FINGER TIP ON SNOWBLOWER/ AVULSION DISTAL ASPECT RMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YO M FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO FINGERS INJURED WHILE FIXING A SNOWBLOWER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 65 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 |
| PUT HAND INTO SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED THREE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52 YO M FRACTURE AND LACERATON L MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 47 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 |
| DEEPLY LACERATED FINGER TIP ON SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 31 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 FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME TODAY DX// OPEN FX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 33 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 |
| REACHED INTO SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 55 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 |
| LACERATED AND FX L SMALL FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER AND AMP TWO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| INJURED FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER. DX. OPEN FX., AND FLEXOR TENDON INJURY R MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A SNOWBLOWER, ?MECH " FINGER AMPUTATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | 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 |
| 45 YOM STUCK R HAND INTO SNOWBLOWER - LACS TO R MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 36 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 |
| CLEARING SNOW FROM SNOWBLOWER, INJURED FINGER/ OPEN FX, LAC LT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2007 | Age: 53 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 |
| CLEANING SNOW FROM SNOW BLOWER AND AUGER WAS STILL MOVING/ OPEN FX WITH TENDON LAC RT 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 42 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 |
| CLEANING SNOW IMPACTED INTO SNOW BLOWER, ACC STRUCK FINGER " FINGER OPEN FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| SNOWBLOWER BLADE FROM TIRE BLEW UP STRIKING HAND LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| SNOWBLOWER BECAME PLUGGED, REACHED INTO CLEAR SNOW AND BLADES STARTED/ PARTIAL AMPUTATION RT 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS, LAC RT 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/25/2007 | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 88 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 |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER DISTAL AMPUTATION R LONG FINGER TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 13 YO M CONTUSION TO FINGER USING SNOWBLOWER CORD KICKED BACK INJURED INDEX FINGER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| LAC L 4TH FING;CONT L 2ND-5TH FING'S/45YOM AT HOME STUCK HIS L HAND INT O RUNNING SNOWBLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 60 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 |
| CAUGHT TIP OF FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER AMPUTATING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 54 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 |
| TRYING TO UNCLOG SNOWBLOWER. DX AMPUTATION FINGERS ON R HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 46 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 |
| FINGER FX-INJURED ON A SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 42 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 |
| FINGER SLIPPED INTO BLADE WHILE WORKING ON SNOWBLOWER DX: AVULSION INJ TO LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2007 | Age: 61 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 |
| FINGER LAC PT CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS ATTACHED TO SNO W BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 44 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 MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGERS ON A SNOW BL OWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 66 YOM, WORKING ON A SNOWBLOWER WHEN FINGER ACTUALLY HIT THE MOVING BLADE. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|