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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 156
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 09/23/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| FACIAL CONT. PT WAS TRYING TO CLEAN OUT A DRAIN USING A DRAIN SNAKE AND IT CAME UP HITTING HIM IN FACE AND THROWING HIM BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| HIT SELF IN FACE WITH A PLUMBING SNAKE DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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