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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 961
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOWER LEG INJURY-37YOM-WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LEFT CALF STR. 28 YOM STRAINED LEG WHEN SHOVELING SNOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 32 Y/O FEMALE SHOVELING SNOW 4 DAYS AGO AND NOW HAS CALF PAIN DX: SPRAINED LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| FELL ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW / FX RT TIB,FIB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LEFT LEG STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN SHOVELING SNOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Stairs or steps |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND ICE OFF FRONT STEPS AT HOME WHEN SLIPPED TWISTING L ANKLE AND LEG DX AVULSION FX L FIBULA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, FELL AND CUT LEG/ LT LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LEFT SHIN CONTUSION.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL ON CURB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| HIT LOWER LEG WITH A SNOW SHOVEL DX- ABRA CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW, FELT PAIN BEHIND KNEE, LEG PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 36 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: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 36 YOM SHOVELING SNOW FX R TIBIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2007 | Age: 50 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: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, House repair or construction materials |
| FELL TWELVE FEET OFF ROOF SHOVELING TO CLEAR SNOW AND FX LOWER LEG,OBSE RVATION/ADMIT |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 01/26/2007 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| R FIBULA FX/40YOM STS AT HOME WAS OUTSIDE SHOVELING SNOW, SLIPPED ON IC E AND LANDED ON R LOWER EXTREMITY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT LEG ON SNOW SHOVEL-@HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| TRIPPED IN HER BASEMENT AND LANDED ON A METAL SNOW SHOVEL LACERATION LO WER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2006 | Age: 39 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| INJURIED L.LEG SHOVELING SNOW "MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| PT DEVELOPED SUDDEN ONSET OF LEG PAIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW TODAY, SUSTA INED" LEG MS STRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| SHOVELING SNOW AND STRAINED LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LEFT DISTAL FIB FX. PT FELL WHEN OUT SHOVELING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| LEFT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND FELL ON THE ICE AND INJU RED LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING SNOW & TREE BRANCH FELL & STRUCK HIM FROM BEHIN D. OPEN LT TIB-FIB FX, RT CHEST WALL CT@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2000 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2000 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/1998 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/1997 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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