Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2009

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,944
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,200	Lower Trunk:	458
Lower Leg:	216	Hand:	214
Wrist:	146	Knee:	141
Upper Trunk:	86	Lower Arm:	75
Upper Arm:	70	Upper Leg:	70
All Of Body:	70	Elbow:	62
Ankle:	62	Shoulder:	37
Pubic Region:	15	Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 58 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 TROWER, TRIED TO CLEAR A BLOCKED SHOOT, HAN D GOT CAUGHT CAUSING OPEN COMMUTED FX TO LT 2ND THRU 4TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 72 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, Ceilings and walls
72YMC REACHING OVER HEAD TO UNHOOK A SNOWBLOWER FROM HOOKS ON GARAGE WALL C/O LOWER BACK PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Football
53YOM, STRUCK INTO THE GROIN AREA WITH SNOWBLOW ON XMAS DAY INJ TESTICL ES THAT NOW VERY PAINFUL AFTER PLAYING FOOTBALL>>TESTICULAR INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	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 YOM, CUT FINGER ON SNOW BLOWER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 53 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
REACHED INTO SNOWBLOWER TO CLEAR CHUTE, FINGER CUT OFF/ PARTIAL AMPUTAT ION LT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 54 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
LS STRAIN-54YOM-PAIN SINCE LIFTING A SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME-1 DAY PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 52 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, TRYING TO CLEAN OUT A CLOGGED SHOOT ON A SNOW BLOWER GOT FINGER CAUGHT CAUSING A 5 CM LACERATION TO LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT HIT LEG ON SNOWBLOWER AT HOME DX: ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
54YOM HAS LEFT WRIST PAIN AFTER SNOW BLOWING WRIST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2009	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
GOT FINGERS CAUGHT A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER @ HOME-PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF L 3RD/4TH FINGERS DX DISTAL AMPUTATION OF L 3RD/4TH FINGERS *
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 55 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
55YOM, ACC GOT LT RING&INDEX FINGER CAUGHT INTO SNOWBLOWER ?RUNNING BLA NCE>>FX/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
53YOM CUT FINGER ON SNOW BLOWER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	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
52YOM AVULSION OF FINGER NAIL CAUGHT ON PIECE OF METAL IN SNOWBLOWER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT PLACED HAND IN A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER AT HOME INJURING HAND DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT CUT FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER. DX FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/20/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
55 YOM USING SNOW BLOWER SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURES OF LEFT INDEX, MID DLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	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
55 YOM REACHED INTO A SNOWBLOWER WHILE MACHINE WAS RUNNING SUSTAINING PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	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
JPT CUT TIP OF FINGER OFF TRYING TO DISLODGE SNOW STUCK IN SNOWBLOWER DX: COMPLETE TIP AMPUTATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
63YOM WAS USING A SNOW BLOWER AND SOMETHING GOT STUCK HE PUT HIS HAND UNDER BLOWER AND INJURED FINGER/ FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 77 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
77YOM OUTDOORS BLOWING SNOW FROM SIDEWALK, COLLAPSED & WAS BROUGHT TO E R UNRESPONSIVE DX: CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION, UNSUCCESSFUL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SPRAIN KNEE - 71 YO MALE CO RIGHT KNEE PAIN AFTER SNOWBLOWING AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 80 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
80 YOM SPRAINED HIS CHEST WALL WHILE SNOW BLOWING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 52 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
LAC TO FINGER, 52 YOM, GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE SNOWBLOWING, ETOH ON BOARD/ RT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 53 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, PUT HAND IN TO CLEAR BLOCKAGE, WAS CAUGHT IN AUGER CAUSING A RT MIDDLE FINGER OPEN FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 51 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
PT GOT (L) HAND CRUSHED IN SNOWBLOWER SHUTE DX;# OPEN FX (L) FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 55 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
PT CUT OFF END OF (R) MIDDLE FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER DX;# OPEN FX (R) MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
OPERATING A SNOW BLOWER WHEN CUT LOWER RIGHT LEG ON SNOWBLOWER BLADE. D X: RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Ceilings and walls
70YOM SNOW BLOWER FELL OFF WALL IN GARAGE STRUCK RT LOWER LEG; CELLULITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 58 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
58 YOM LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 82 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
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN FALLING AGAINST A SNOW BLOWER IN GARA GE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
AFTER MOVING A SNOWBLOWER PT HAS (R) SHOULDER PAIN (R) SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
WAS PUTTING AIR IN TIRE OF SNOW BLOWER WHEN TIRE BLEW UP DX- R HAND CON T AND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Lawn mowers
66YMC CHANGING SNOWBLOWER OVER TO A LAWNMOWER WHILE PUTTING IT UP ON A CART IT ROLLED CUTTING HAND/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 78 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
WAS SNOWBLOWING GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 75 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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PULLING @ SOMETHING WHEN " THE THING BROKE"&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING CHES T WALL AGAINST THE SNOWBLOWER>>RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT BACKED UP SNOW BLOWER ONTO ANKLE AT HOME DX// RIGHT ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
51 YOM HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING SNOW BLOWER LUMBAR SPINE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
51 YO F 1ST DEGREE BURN TO FOREARM BURNED ON MUFFLER OF SNOWBLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	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
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE SNOW BLOWER & ACCIDENTALLY PUT FINGER IN BLOWER INJURING FINGER, DX: TIP AMPUTATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 87 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: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Mattresses
LIFTED MATTRESS AND USED SNOWBLOWER NOW HAS HIP PAIN, ? OF SEPSIS AND A DMIT FOR PAIN CONTROL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CONTUSION KNEE - 62 YO MALE REPORTS HE BANGED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON HIS SNO WBLOWER AT HOME - PRESENTS WITH PAIN AND SWELLING OF HIS RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SLIPPED ON ICE YESTERDAY WHILE SNOW BLOWING DX; CONTUSION WITH HEMATOMA TO BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LEFT HIP FX.PT USING A SNOW THROWER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PRESETNS WITH HAND PAIN FOR 2 DAYS THAT STARTED AFTER USING/GRASPING A SNOWBLOWER>> TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
65YOM WAS HOME USING A SNOW BLOWER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT ELBOW ON BLOWER;ELBOW FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
STUCK HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AND 3 FINGERS CAUGHT IN IT CRUSHING AND LAC THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 60 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
PRESENTS BY AMBULANCE S/P PLACING HAND IN A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER SUSTAINE D>>MULTI FINGER AMPUTATION/CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 75 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
FACIAL LAC, PT WAS HIT IN FACE WHEN SOMETHING FLEW OFF SNOWBLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2009	Age: 51 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
C/O MULTI FINGER PAIN&SWELLING S/P SUSTIANED HYPEREXTENSION INJUREY AFT ER ACCIDENTALLY GOT HAND CAUGHTINTO A SNOWBLOWER>>FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
USING SNOW BLOWER AT HOME HAS LOW BACK PAIN.....LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
RUPTURE UPPER ARM - 67 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BRUISING AND DISCOLORATIO N OF UPPER RIGHT ARM - INJURED WHEN PULLING ON HIS SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT 3 FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER AND LAC AND FX THE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WORKING WITH SNOWBLOWER LAST WEEK, LOW BACK PAI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 79 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
79YOM WAS AT HOME USING A SNOW BLOWER TO REMOVE SNOW,DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN;BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJURED WRIST WHILE STARTING A SNOW BLOWER. DX: CONTUSION LEFT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 63 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 (R) INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS WHILE SNOWBLOWING---LAC (R) INDEX & MIDD LE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2009	Age: 59 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
CUT (R) HAND & FINGERS ON SNOWBLOWER----FX (R) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJURED UPPER LEG WHILE UNLOADING SNOWBLOWER. DX: CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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