Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2005

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,970
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,880	Upper Trunk:	166
All Of Body:	150	Wrist:	126
Lower Trunk:	124	Face:	108
Head:	83	Upper Arm:	68
Ankle:	66	Shoulder:	59
Knee:	41	Lower Arm:	31
Hand:	31	Elbow:	15
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 77 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
FX R 4TH FING TUFT/77YOM AT HOME PUT R HAND IN SNOWTHROWER AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 57 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS CLEANING SNOW OUT OF HIS RUNNING SNOWTHROWER WHEN HE FX AND LACERATED HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 60 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
LEFT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION.PT INJURED FINGERS ON A SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FOUND FACE DOWN IN THE SNOW, HAD BEEN SNOWBLOWING/ CPR UNSUCCESSFUL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FOREARM FX-FELL IN GARAGE-HIT SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
MUSCULAR CHEST PAIN - CHEST PAIN AFTER USING SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LAC AND FX TWO FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN IT AND PUT HAND IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PUSHED SNOWBLOWER YESTERDAY. RT WRIST INJURY-TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 70 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: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 67 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
67 YOM AMPUTATES TIPS OF 2 FINGERS IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2005	Age: 66 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
FINGER FX-INJURED ON AUGER OF SNOWBLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2005	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: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SNOWBLOWER WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO LEVERS CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 52 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, Riding power lawn mowers
52YMC PUTTING SNOWBLOWER ON LAWNMOWER FELL OFF JACK ONTO HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 78 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SNOW BLOWER WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN IT CAUSING A FX AND LACERATION WITH NERVE INJURY TO HIS RT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2005	Age: 61 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
AMPUTATION L 3RD FINGERTIP; CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CHEST WALL PAIN-WHILE PULLING STARTER CORD ON SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 61 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
SLIPPED WHILE RUNNING SNOWBLOWER AMPUTATION OF LONG AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 76 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: Crushing
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT GOT RT MIDDLE FINGER CHOPPED INTO SNOW BLOWER. IT HAD NEARLY TOOK EDGE OF FINGER. RT MIDDLE FINGER HANGING LOOSE FROM REST OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/24/2005	Age: 61 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
MC FX-INJURED ON STARTER CORD ON SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Ceilings and walls
CARRYING A SNOWBLOWER AND ARM GOT PINNED BETWEEN SNOW BLOWER AND A WAL L AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
64YFC FELL IN GARAGE AND UPPER ARM STRUCK SNOWBLOWER/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 59 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
PT PUT HAND IN A SNOW BLOWER TO CLEAR CLOGGED SNOW, DID SO BEFORE IT'S COMPLETLY OFF, SUSTAINED" FINGERS,RT MID&RING FINGERS AMPUTATION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT HAND GOT CUT WHILE CLEANING SNOW THROWER, SUSTAINED " RT HAND AVULSION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	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
PT AMPUTATED THE TIP OF A FINGER IN A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2005	Age: 54 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
CAUGHT FINGERS IN SNOW BLOWERS DX: R 3RD & 4TH FINGER CONTUSIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2005	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
CAUGHT FINGER ON SNOW BLOWER DX: L 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	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
PT LACERATED FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN MACHINE MACHINE WAS NOT RUNNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 68 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SNOWBLOWER WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN THE BL ADES CAUSING A FX TO HIS RT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FRACTURE ANKLE - PATIENT FELL ON ICE, TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE INWARD WHEN S NOWBLOWING AT HOME TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 53 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
AMPUTATION FINGERS - 53 YOM STUCK HIS LEFT HAND IN A SNOW BLOWER AND SU STAINED AMPUTATION OF THE TIPS OF LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CARDIAC ARREST: BLOWING SNOW AT HOME, CAME INTO HOUSE THEN COLLAPSED SQUAD CALLED, ASYSTOLE ON ARRIVAL, EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 70 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN HIS SNOW BLOWER CAUSING A RT 3RD FINGERTIP AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FRACTURE FINGER - 70 YOM FELL WHILE USING SNOW BLOWER ON DRIVEWAY INJUR ING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FELL ON EXTENDED HAND WHILE SNOWBLOWING/ FX LT DISTAL RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 51 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
OPEN FX TO RT MIDDLE FINGER FROM SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	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
TIP OF FINGER CUT OFF BY SNOWBLOWER BLADE/ FX, AMPUTATION DISTAL LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2005	Age: 58 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
WORKING ON SNOWBLOWER - DOG KNOCKED HIM INTO BLADE FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 52 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
PARTIALLY AMPUTATED TWO FINGERSW IN A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER DX: R 3RD FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
REPORTS HURT FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER FEW WKS AGO FINGERS HEALING WELL BUT LAST FEW DAYS R INDEX FNGR RED SWOLLEN D CELLULITIS R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SNOW BLOWING AND INJURED RT KNEE C/O PAIN RT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WITH SHOULDER PAIN 2 DAYS AFTER STARTING SNOW BLOWER. D: BICIPITAL T ENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 73 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 - 73 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FI NGER AFTER STICKING HAND INSIDE A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
78 YOM WAS USING SNOWBLOWER AND NOW HAS NECK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT FELL WHILE SNOWBLOWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2005	Age: 52 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 SLIPPED&FELL JAMMING A FINGER AGAINST GROUND WHILE SNOWBLOWING, SUST AINED" FINGER FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 77 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
OPEN DISTAL PHALENGE FX L 3RD FING/77YOM AT HOME IN YARD STUCK L HAND I NTO A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER. CUT L 4TH FING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 89 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: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
OUTSIDE SNOWBLOWING AND COLLAPSED AND HAD A STROKE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CUT FINGER TIP IN SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 52 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
PT WAS USING SNOWBLOWER AND INJURED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 56 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
PT SUST AMPUTATION TO FINGER FROM SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 57 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN SNOWBLOWER CAUSING FX TO HIS LT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Rope or string
RIGHT ELBOW PAIN. PT WAS PULLING ON A SNOW BLOWER WITH A ROPE AND INJUR ED ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SLIPPED AND HIT CHEST ON SNOWBLOWER HANDLE CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 52 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 RT 5TH FINGER AFTER USING SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 64 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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT CAUGHT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER LAST WEEK, SUSTAINED FX TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT PUSHING SNOW BLOWER AND INJURED LOWER BACK C/O PAIN LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 66 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: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SYNCOPE VISO-VAGAL ATTACK - PATIENT HAD BEEN SNOWBLOWING - HE HAD COLD HANDS AND THEN HAD A SYNCOPAL EPISODE - LOST CONSCIOUSNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	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
PT GOT RT 4TH FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER TODAY C/O PAIN RT 4TH FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 54 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
PT WAS USING A SNOWBLOWER AT HOME AND PUT HAND BY BLADE CAUSING A RT IN DEX FINGER FX AND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 60 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
PT LOST BALANCE PUTTING AWAY SNOW BLOWER AND HIT NOSE ON IT C/O PAIN NA SAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2005	Age: 59 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, Screwdrivers
USING SCREWDRIVER TO DISLODGE SNOW FROM SNOW BLOWER, SNOW CAME FREE & B LADE TURNED. ACUTE TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION TIP LMF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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