Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 558
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	139
Year 2004:	69
Year 2005:	31
Year 2007:	71
Year 2008:	90
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	81

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	17
26-50 years old:	218
50+ years old:	322

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
24 YOM DX DISTAL LT FOREARM FX - DUE TO SNOW BLOW MACHINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
39 Y/O/M GETTING SNOW PLOW READY AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND INJURED ARM DX/ RT ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
51 YO F 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM BURNED ON MUFFLER OF SNOWBLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM WHILE WORKING ON A SNOW BLOWER A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FOREARM FX-FELL WHILE SNOW BLOWING DRIVEWAY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
RADIUS HEAD FX-FELL WHILE SNOW BLOWING DRIVEWAY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
64 YOF FELL USING SNOW THROWER - FX R LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
RT ULNA FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A SNOW BLOWER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FOREARM FX-FELL IN GARAGE-HIT SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Ceilings and walls
CARRYING A SNOWBLOWER AND ARM GOT PINNED BETWEEN SNOW BLOWER AND A WAL L AND LAC IT
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: 02/15/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
BRUISR L FOREARM - ? ETIOLOGY - USED SNOWBLOWER A COUPLE DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Garage doors
CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SNOWBLOWER AND GARAGE DOOR TRAUMATIC FLEXOR TENDONITIS FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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