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Accidents - Drain snakes - 26-50 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 403
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:174Face:82
Lower Trunk:77Wrist:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/12/2009Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
PT CAUGHT THUMB IN MOTORIZED PIPE SNAKE. DX: L THUMB FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/08/2009Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
WAS USING A SNAKE HOSE AND IT CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE NASAL BONE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2009Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes, Sinks
PT INJURED FINGER ON DRAIN SNAKE TRYING TO UNCLOG SINK AT HOME DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain snakes, Toilets
ACUTE L WRIST CONT: 34YOF SNAKING OUT HER TOILET, STATES SNAKE SPRUNG BACK & STRUCK HER HARD ON LATERAL SURFACE L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2009Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes
PT WAS SNAKING BASEMENT DRAIN AND LIFTE THE SNAKE MACHE AND PULLED BACK DX:MID AND LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
PT USING A SEWER SNAKE WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN DEVICE SPRING. D: FING ER FX, LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2009Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Drain snakes, Pipes
PT DISLOCATED FINGER WHILE SNAKING A DRAIN AT HOME.DX: L FIFTH FINGER JOINT DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2009Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drain snakes
LBP LOWERING *** OFF OF ROOF AT HOMEDX: LUMBAR STRAIN DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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