Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,662
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,662	Lower Trunk:	260
Lower Leg:	155	Upper Trunk:	154
Hand:	78	Lower Arm:	69
Upper Leg:	69	Upper Arm:	61
Neck:	61	Shoulder:	39
Head:	16	Face:	16
All Of Body:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
USING SNOWBLOWER;NOW LEGS NUMB BELOW KNEES;ADMIT TO NEUROLOGY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT STATES SORE RT SHOULDER AFTER SNOWBLOWING TODAY PAIN IN RT SHOULDER RT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/14/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
MVC BELTED DRIVER-SNOW PLOW ON AN OVERPASS THREW PLOWED SNOW ON FRONT OF CAR SHATTERED WINDSHIELD NECK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CHI-@ HOME-TRIPPED OVER SNOWBLOWER-HIT HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT STATES HE WALKED INTO A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER LAST WEEK AND CAUGHT LEG ON SPINNING PART
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 04/12/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FELL ONTO SNOWBLOWER PREVIOUS DAY RIB FX
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: 03/01/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT MOVED SNOWBLOWER SLIPPED INJURING LOW BACK, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LUMBAR STRAIN-FELL ON UNEVEN CONCRETE-AT HOME-USING A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE SNOWBLOWING DX: FX LT HUMERUS
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: 02/22/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
60 YOM FELL WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
ACUTE ASTHMA EXACERBATION-BREATHING DIFFICULTY STARTED WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER-HE INHALED EXHAUST FUMES-AT HOME
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: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER DX: HAND FX / OPEN FINGER FXS. ( INDEX, MIDDLE, RING FINGERS)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
BRUISR L FOREARM - ? ETIOLOGY - USED SNOWBLOWER A COUPLE DAYS AGO
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: 02/15/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
59 YOMC WAS WORKING OUTSIDE AT HIS HOUSE WITH HIS SNOWBLOWER AND WITH T HE ICE HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND IT PULLED IN HIS UPPER THIGH/TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LEFT HAND INJ. PT INJURED HAND WHEN PULLING A SNOWBLOWER OUT OF GARAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LACERATION EYEBROW - 61 YOM STATES HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING SNOW BLOWER, STRUCK RIGHT EYEBROW ON THE HANDLEBARS OF SNOWBLOWER
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: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CHEST WALL STRAIN.PT WAS PULLING ON CORD OF A NEW SNOW BLOWER AND INJUR ED CHEST WALL.
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: 01/26/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
WAS STARTING A SNOWBLOWER & INJURED BACK TODAY-THEN SLIPPED & FELL. EXA CERBATION LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
ACUTE LS STRAIN - LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PUSHING SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
L HIP FX/60YOM TWISTED L LEG WHILE SNOWBLOWING. PT WEARS PROSTHESIS ON L LOWER LEG. INJURED HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FELL WHILE USING SNOW BLOWER - FRACTURE TIBIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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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