Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,948
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	94
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	86
Year 2001:	175
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	84
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	358
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	125
Year 2008:	102
Year 2009:	239
Year 2010:	462

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	238
26-50 years old:	883
50+ years old:	819

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/03/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
62 Y/O/F SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO AND INJURED LEG DX/ RIGHT THIGH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
64 YOM SUS THIGH STRAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
29YOM HAS LEFT THIGH PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW UPPER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
42 YR OLD MALE WAS SHOVELING SNOW A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOW HAS THIGH PAIN DX; STRAINED LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
75 YO M USING SNOW SHOVEL FELL INJURED LEG FX FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HAMSTRING STRAIN, (L): 60YOM SLIPPED ON SOME CONCRETE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, C/O PAIN IN HIS MID FEMUR, FELL ON ICE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
81 YOF FX PROXIMAL FEMUR, OUTSDIE SHOVELING SNOW AND SLIPPED AND FELL L ANDING ON HER KNEE , IMMOBILIZER APPLIED ADMIT TO ORTHO
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
44YOF DEVELOPED PAIN IN UPPER LEG WHILE SHOVELING SNOW UPPER LEG PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SUSTAINED UPPER LEG STRAIN WHEN HE WAS SHOVELING SNOW*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
58YOF WAS SHOVELING SNOW 3 DAYS AGO AND HAS UPPER LEG PAIN UPPER LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
56YOM SHOVELING SNOW DEVELOPED THIGH NUMBNESS 24 HOURS AGO THIGH NEUROPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
50YOM WHILE USING A SNOW SHOVEL YESTERDAY, JAMMED SHOVEL INTO SNOW MOUND PULLED LT THIGH MUSCLE;THIGH STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
UPPER LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN SHOVELING SNOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE SHOVELLING SNOW* DX FRACTURE FEMUR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/31/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
H/O SCIATICA WHICH WAS AGGRAVATED AFTER RECENTLY SHOVELING THE SNOW, PA IN IS WORSE IN THIGH AREA>>SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
THIGH LAC-FELL ON DRIVEWAY-THIGH HIT SNOW SHOVEL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SCIATICA UPPER LEG - 39 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT UPPER LEG MUSCLE TIGHTNESS AFTER SHOVELING LAST WEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF AN UPPER LEG BY FALLING WHILE SHOVELING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
THIGH STRAIN-PAIN SINCE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
59 YOM STRAINED UPPER R LEG SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW DX FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SLIPPED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AND LANDED ON UPPER LEG CONTUSION TO UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SPRAINED AN UPPER LEG FROM SNOW SHOVELING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CONT R THIGH/23YOM FELL AT HOME SHOVELING SNOW. LANDED ON THE SHOVEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
MUSCLE STRAIN - 54 YOM C/O RIGHT THIGH PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
STRAIN UPPER LEG - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LEFT THIGH PAIN - ONSET WHEN SH OVELING SNOW - ALSO INTERMITTENT NUMBNESS IN LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Bowling
PT SHOVELED SNOW & HAS BEEN BOWLING & HAS THIGH PAIN FOR 2 MONTHS. ACUT E LT LEG STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, House repair or construction materials
RIGHT THIGH FX. PT WAS ON TOP OF A BARN ROOF SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL OF F INJURING LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Stairs or steps
SHOVLING SNOW 2 DAYS AGO PAIN TO LEFT THIGH WHEN WALKING UPSTAIRS. DX MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SUSTAINED STRAIN TO THIGH AFTER SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
69 YO M FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME, FEMUR DEFORMED. DX FEMUR FRA CTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SHOVELING IN DRIVEWAY AND FELL, COULDN'T GET UP, SPINAL FX FEMUR, KN EE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/10/2001	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2000	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2000	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/16/1997	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/1997	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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