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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 505
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 09/15/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG PIPES USING A METAL "SNAKE" & LAC R THUMB DX LAC R FINGER # 1 * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 03/15/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| PT CAUGHT THUMB IN DRAIN SNAKE. DX: THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 60 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 |
| 60 YO INJURED FINGERS ON DRAIN SNAKE OPEN FX FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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 |
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