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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 260
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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 |
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