Accidents - Snow throwers or blowers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,670
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	383
Year 1998:	105
Year 1999:	213
Year 2000:	412
Year 2001:	156
Year 2002:	399

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,074	Lower Trunk:	155
Hand:	141	Eyeball:	84
Shoulder:	68	Ankle:	68
Wrist:	38	Upper Trunk:	38

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
SPRAIN ANKLE - PATIENT REPORTS HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN SNOWBLOWI NG THIS AFTERNOON - TWISTED ANKLE AND HEARD POP - LIMITED ROM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
OPEN FX RIGHT 4TH FINGER; OPEN DIS RIGHT 3RD FINGER. PT INJURED FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 20 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 or blowers
USING A SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
23 YOWM INJURED SHOULDER WHEN HE WAS THROWN BACK BY A SNOW MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 19 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 or blowers
PT SUST. LAC. TO FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
PT INJURED WRIST MOVING SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
TAVULSION FX. OF THE FINGER, INJURED USING A SNOW THROWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2002	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 or blowers
SPRAIN LOW BACK - VICTIM WAS LIFTING A SNOW BLOWER - IT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED AND YANKED HIS LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
COMPOUND FX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER- CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN A SNOW BLO WER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
PT HAND GOT STUCK IN SNOWBLOWER TRYING TO UNCLOG IT, COMPLEX LACERATION 1ST, 3RD FINGERS, FX 1ST, 3RD,4TH FINGERS, NAIL AVULSION 1ST, 3RD FING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/01/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2001	Age: 24 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: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/05/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2001	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2001	Age: 20 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 or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2000	Age: 24 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 or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2000	Age: 20 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 or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/1999	Age: 18 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 or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/1998	Age: 20 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: Hematoma
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/1998	Age: 19 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 or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1998	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 or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1997	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/1997	Age: 23 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: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/1997	Age: 21 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 or blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Snow throwers or blowers, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/1997	Age: 19 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: Other
Product: Snow throwers or blowers, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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