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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,662
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| SNOWBLOWER INJURY AMPUTATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| HELPING NEIGHBOR CLEAR DRIVEWAY WITH SNOWBLOWER AT 1400, CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER, FINGER ROTATED 180. DX NEAR AMPUTATION RT 3RD W/FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| AMPUTATION FROM SNOW BLOWER. DX AMPUTATION RIGHT FIFTH FINGERTIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER/ AMPUTATION DISTAL RMF,RRF,LAC FX RIF |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 78 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: Snow throwers/blowers |
| AMPUTATED AND FX FINGER USING A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT WAS WALKING BEHIND SNOWBLOWER AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT FINGER ON HANDLE OF SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CUT FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER DX: R 3RD FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| R HAND GOT STUCK IN SNOW BLOWER INJ. FINGERS DX: FINGER FX. / FINGER LACS. / HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| AMPUTATED TIP R 3RD FINGER; CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER BELT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| LAC FINGER; FELL AGAINST A SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT LAC RT RING FINGER AND RT MIDDLE FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER BLADE WHILE UNPLUGGING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 51 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: Snow throwers/blowers |
| AMPUTATED TWO FINGER WHILE USING A SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC. / R MIDDLE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER DX: R MIDDLE FINGER LAC. / FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT GOT LT MIDDLE FINGER STUCK IN A SNOWBLOWER DX: TUFF FX LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| LACERATION FINGER - 60 YOM WAS OPERATING A SNOW THROWER, WHEN IT JAMMED STUCK HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE OUTTAKE, MIDDLE FING. LACERATED NEARLY OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS CAUGHT IN CLOGGED SNOW BLOWER CHUTE. DX OPEN FRACTURES RIGHT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 54YOF-FRACTURE RIGHT 3RD FINGER=CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 62 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: Snow throwers/blowers |
| ACUTE OPEN TUFT FX OF 4TH DISTAL PHALANX, ACUTE TUFT FX 5TH DISTAL PHALANX, WENT TO REMOVE SNOW IN SNOW BLOWER, THOUGHT IT WAS OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 58 YOWM STUCK HIS HAND DOWN IN A SNOWBLOWER. DX CONTUSION R PHALANX #4 DISTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT WAS TRYING TO CLEAN OUT A SNOWBLOWER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND AMPUTATED 3 FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| HAND SLIPPED INTO BLADES OF SNOWBLOWER WHILE CLEARING HIS DRIVEWAY AND AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| PT STATES HE PUT HIS HAND INTO A SNOWBLOWER AND INJURED HIS FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER PARTIAL AMPUTATION DISTAL R MIDDLE FINGER TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 53 YEAR OLD MALE CUT FINGER WITH SNOW BLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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