Accidents - Drain snakes - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,598
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	89
Year 2000:	156
Year 2001:	189
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	78
Year 2005:	158
Year 2006:	173
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	403
Year 2010:	55

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	564	Hand:	362
Lower Trunk:	154	Wrist:	85
Eyeball:	83	Face:	82
Upper Trunk:	70	Neck:	68
Mouth:	66	Lower Arm:	60

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
35 YOM INJURED LT POINTER FINGER W/METAL SPIRAL SNAKE FOR CLEANING DRAI NS. DX: FX/CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
43YOM CUT LT WRIST WITH SEWER SNAKE BLADE TODAY AT HOME. DX - WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 09/08/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: 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: 07/29/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 07/07/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: 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: 07/02/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: 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: 05/22/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 01/30/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: 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: 01/10/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
PT CUT HAND ON METAL PLUMBING SNAKE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes
LEFT 4TH DIGIT INFECTION . PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A DRAIN SNAKE AT HOM E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain snakes
HAND WRAPPED AROUND BY PLUMBING SNAKE HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
LACERATION FINGER - 46 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER ON A DRAIN SNAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drain snakes, Clothing accessories
USING PLUMBING SNAKE AT HOME, HIS GLOVE GOT TANGLED IN THE SNAKE TWISTING RIGHT HAND DX: STRAINED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain snakes
HIT EYE WITH PLUMBERS AUGER [SNAKE] CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drain snakes
PT CAUGHT HAND IN COIL OF PLUMBING SNAKE. DX: FX R 2/3 FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes
PT INJ LT 5TH FINGER WHILE USING A DRAIN SNAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain snakes
LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT WAS SNAKING A DRAIN AND SNAKE WHIPPED BACK AN D HIT PT IN FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	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: Drain snakes
PT FX RT INDEX FINGER WHILE SNAKING A DRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drain snakes
HELPING HUSBAND SNAKE A DRAIN BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2001	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes, Bathtubs or showers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2000	Age: 37 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: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1999	Age: 42 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drain snakes, Pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/1998	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes, Screwdrivers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drain snakes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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