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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,725
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 42 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 |
| RIGHT 4TH FINGER PARTIAL AMP. PT INJURED FINGER USING A SNOW BLOWER/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 42 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 |
| AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS ON A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 39 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 |
| MULTIPLE RT FINGER AMPUTATION.PT PUT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER WHILE IT WAS R UNNING AND INJURED FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | 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 |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN CHUTE OF SNOW BLOWER/ RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2004 | Age: 44 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 HAD A FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW BLOWER, SUSTAINED " FINGER LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN PIECE OF WOOD AND SNOWBLOWER FINGER FRACTURE / LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 50 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 |
| RIGHT 4TH DIGIT AMP; RIGHT 5TH NAIL BED LAC, PT CAUGHT HAND IN A SNOW BLOWER IN A CLOGGED CHUTE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 48 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 RT HAN CAUGHT IN CHAIN OF SNOW BLOWER DX: RT MIDDLE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 35 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 |
| CAUGHT FINGERS IN BLOWER OF SNOWBLOWER WHILE TRYING TO GET SNOW OUT/ FX,LAC RIF, RMF |
| 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: 03/07/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN CHUTE OF SNOWBLOWER/ FX,LAC RMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 33 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 |
| TRYING TO UNOBSTRUCT SNOWBLOWER, CAUGHT FINGERS/ FX LAC LIF,LMF,LRF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 33 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 |
| INJURED FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX , LAC RIF, RMF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/01/2004 | Age: 41 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 |
| CAUGHT LEFT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER DX: FRACTURED FINGERS AND PARTIAL AVULSION OF FINGER NAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2004 | Age: 31 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 |
| LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER WHILE UNPLUGGING IT DX:FRACTURED FINGERS AND LACERATIONS TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 42 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 |
| UNCLOGGING SNOWBLOWER, TIP OF FINGER CAUGHT IN MACHINE/ FX LAC MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Day wear |
| PANT LEG CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER WHEN HE WALKED IN FRONT OF IT, PULLED LEG IN/ EXTENSIVE LAC LT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/23/2004 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45YOMC CAUGHT FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER WHILE REMOVING SNOW AVUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| SNOW BLOWING AND CHUNK OF ICE CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM IN EYE/ LT CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER BLADE - AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Tables |
| L CALF SPR/40YOM LIFTING SOMETHING LAST MONTH(SNOWTHROWER?) & FELT A PO P IN R LOWER LEG. 10 DAYS AGO STOOD FROM TABLE & AGAIN FELT A POP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 35 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 |
| RIGHT 3RD FINGER INJ; RIGHT 4TH OPEN FX. PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN A SNO WBLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 46 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 LACERATED SEVERAL FINGERS , HAD FINGER STUCK IN SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| LIFTING A SNOWBLOWER FROM TRUCK LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT FRACTURED HIS FINGER IN A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT WAS SNOWBLOWING HER DRIVE WAY WHEN SHE STEPPED IN A HOLE SPRAINING H ER RT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2004 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| SLIPPED ON ICE / FELL WHILE SNOW BLOWING THE DRIVEWAY DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 48 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 |
| SNOWBLOWER ACCIDENT STRIKING HAND ON IT TRYING TO UNCLOG DEEPLY AMPUTAT ING AND AND FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 50 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 |
| STUCK FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER BECAUSE IT WAS CLOGGED DX: R 2ND, 3RD & 4TH FINGER OPEN FXS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 38 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 |
| TRIED UNCLOGGING A SNOWBLOWER AND LAC FINGER IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| USING A SNOW BLOWER AND EXACERBATED LOWER BACK. DX: LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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