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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 180
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 07/27/2003 | Age: 19 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: Drain snakes |
| DX RIGHT 4TH DIGIT FRACTURE: INJURED FINGER WHILE USING DRAIN SNAKE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO CALF WHEN SEWER SNAKE UNCOILED AND HIT HER. D: INTERMEDIATE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| DX:LOW BACK STRAIN. BACK PAIN SINCE LIFTING A 100 POUND DRAIN SNAKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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