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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 743
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Ramps or landings |
| 39YOM INJ.HEAD AT HOME WHEN PUSHING AN OLD SNOW BLOWER UP A RAMP & PT. FELL FORWARD HITTING HEAD ON BLOWER. DX; C.H.I. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 12 Y/O/M FILLING SNOW BLOWER TIRE WITH AIR AND IT EXPLODED HIT FACE DX/ CONCUSSION CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| C/O LOWER BACK PAIN S/P SNOWBLOWING THEN SLIPPED&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD&LOWER BACK >> CLOSED HEAD INJ/BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CHI,RT SHOULDER CONTUSION.PT WAS TRYING TO START A SNOW BLOWER AND FELL . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT AT HOME SLIPPED ON ICE WHLE MOVING SNOWBLOWER FELL STRUCK HEAD CAUSED LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| FELL ON ICE WHILE SNOWBLOWING, HIT HEAD AND NECKI/ CONTUSION OCCIPUT, N ECK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| STRUCK HEAD ON PAVEMENT WHILE OPERATING A SNOWBLOWER POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME - PREVIOUS DAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON THE HANDLEBAR OF SNOWBLOWER, DIZZY&HA " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 01/26/2005 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT FELL WHILE SNOWBLOWING |
| 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: 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: 01/01/2004 | 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) |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CHI-@ HOME-TRIPPED OVER SNOWBLOWER-HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CHILD FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT CORNER OF SNOWBLOWER LACERATION NEAR LEFT EAR. DX CHI SCALP/EAR LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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