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Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 26-50 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,725
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:1,188Lower Leg:139
Ankle:128Lower Trunk:128
Lower Arm:69Eyeball:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/29/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 12/27/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/27/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS ON A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 12/12/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 12/05/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 07/29/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 03/16/2004Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 03/16/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 03/14/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 03/08/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 03/07/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 03/07/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
TRYING TO UNOBSTRUCT SNOWBLOWER, CAUGHT FINGERS/ FX LAC LIF,LMF,LRF
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 03/05/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
INJURED FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX , LAC RIF, RMF
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 03/01/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 03/01/2004Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 02/23/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 02/23/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 02/23/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 02/06/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 02/04/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/31/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 01/28/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/28/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/28/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 01/24/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/22/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: 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: 01/19/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: 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: 01/18/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/18/2004Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/18/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: 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: 01/03/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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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