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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,783
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| SLIPPED & FELL BY ACCIDENT, WHILE GETTING SNOWBLOWER OUT ON X-MAS DAY. ACUTE INJURY LT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 47 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 GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YOWM WAS USING A SNOWBLOWER WHEN BLADES BECAME DISENGAGED AND INJURE D PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YOM PUT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER TO LOOSEN BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 35 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 |
| PT WAS TRYING TO REMOVE ICE FROM SNOW BLOWER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING,LAC R RING F. THRU/THRU D.PHALANX.DX:R 4TH DIS.PHALANX OPEN FRX,NEAR AMPUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| RT 3RD FINGER OPEN FX-CAUGHT FINGER IN A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 35 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 |
| MULT FINGER FX;LAC/35YOM SUSTAINED INJURY AT HOME ON SNOW BLOWERTHIS AM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| USING A SNOWBLOWER ON STREET IN TOWN, ROCK IN SNOWBLOWER, WHEN HE PULLED OUT ROCK MOTOR ENGAGED & CAUGHT FINGER. DX FX RT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| PT SUSTAINED CHEST WALL STRAIN FROM SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| 50 YOM CRUSH INJ L MID FINGER-PUT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER@HOME-DX: CONTUSIO N LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, 0 FRX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| 27 YOM INJ R MID/RING FINGER-USING SNOW BLOWER-2CM R LINEAR/SQ LAC RT M ID FINGER, POST HAND.NOT STATED IF AT HOME OR WORK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| 39 YOWM WAS USING A SNOWBLOWER. REACHED DOWN TO CHECK SOMETHING ON THE MACHINE WHEN HE INJURED HIS FINGER-PARTIAL AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 YOWM LACERATED HAND OON A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 50 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER BLADE - FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 31 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 or blowers |
| LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS HE CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON SNOWB LOWER JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| PT COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN X 1 MONTH AFTER MOVING SNOW BLOWER, CHRONIC B ACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN AUGER OF SNOWBLOWER WHILE CLEANING SPOUT. NONWORK. FRACTURE TIP LEFT 3RD FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 42 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 PUT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER, ACUTE OPEN FX DISTAL R 3RD FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| PT TWISTED ANKLE SNOWBLOWING, AVULSION FX LATERAL MALLEOLUS L ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| BUMPED HER FACE ON THE HANDLE OF A SNOWBLOWER AT 0600 TODAY. DX LACERATION OF FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER USING SNOWBLOWER & CLEANED SNOW OFF HIS CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 28 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 |
| GRABBED FLY WHEEL ON SNOWBLOWER AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME WHEN HE CAUSED AN AMPUTATION OF HIS LT D3 AND D 4 FINGERTIPS. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/17/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| FRACTURE FINGERS - VICTIM PRESENTS AFTER GETTING HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN A SNOWBLOWER - PRESENTS IN SEVERE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| PT. STUCK HIS HAND IN THE SNOW BLOWER WHEN IT GOT STUCK, RESULTING IN A FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| WAS SNOWBLOWING DRIVEWAY WHEN A TREE BRANCH APPROX. 3IN. IN DIAMETER FE LL & HIT HER IN HEAD. RT OCCIPTOPARIETAL SCALP CT & CLOSED HEAD INJURY@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| 48 YOM BACK PAIN ; "SNOWBLOWING & FELL ON BUTT" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| HEMATOMA FINGER - VICTIM STATES HE PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER I N LEVER OF SNOW BLOWER THAT WS BEING OPERATED BY A FRIEND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2002 | Age: 28 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 |
| OPERATING SNOWBLOWER UNCLOGGED JAM AND CUT FINGER, OPEN FX 3RD FINGER, NAILBED LACERATION RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 36 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 |
| SNOWBLOWING SOME SNOW WHEN HE PLACED HIS HAND INTO A CHUTE THAT HAD THE SNOW STUCK. OPEN FX LRF $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 27 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 |
| AMPUTATED 3 FINGERS AND FX 2 AFTER PUTTING HAND IN SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| CLEANING A SNOWBLOWER WHILE IT WAS TURNED ON AND IN GEAR, HE CUT OFF THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT 4TH FINGER. DX AMPUTATED TIP OF RT 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 Y/O MALE WAS AT HOME USING A SNOWBLOWER WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN IT PARTIALLY AMPUTATING HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER &CAUSING A COMPOUND FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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