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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,986
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 59YOM SUSTAINED FINGER SPRAIN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT IT ON A SNOW BLOWER.@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 73 YOM AFTER SNOWBLOWING HAS FROST BITE ON LT MIDDLE FINGER DX##: FROST BITE MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 59 Y/O/F CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX/ RT 4TH FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2010 | 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 |
| 56 YOM WAS CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER BY SNOW BLOWER. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2010 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63 YR OLD MALE STUCK HAND IN SNOWBLOWER TO CLEAR IT AND FX AND LAC FING ER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC, 53 YOM CUT FINGER ON BLADE OF SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC, 53 YOM REACHING INTO SNOW BLOWER TO RELEASE STUCK SNOW AND CUT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2010 | Age: 72 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 |
| 72YOM INJ FINGER USING SNOW BLOWER DX: OPEN FX RT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 62 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER BY CATCHING IT IN A SNOW BLOW ER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2010 | Age: 89 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 |
| 89YOM WORKING ON HIS SNOW BLOWER LACERATED FINGER ON BLADE; FINGER LACERATION 2.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57YOM ACCIDENTALY GOT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS AMPUTATED IN SNOW BLOWER TO S URGERY TO COMPLETE AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 69 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 |
| FINGER LAC, 69 YOM STUCK HAND IN WRONG END OF SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 63 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 |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER 63 YO M LACERATION L 3-4 FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 66 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 |
| 66 Y/O MALE TRIED TO UNBLOCK SNOWBLOWER WITH HAND & CUT FINGER DX: COMPLETE TIP AMPUTATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 60YOM INJURED (L) INDEX FINGER WHILE SNOWBLOWING DX;* (L) INDEX FING ER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 56 YOM SUS LACERATIONS TO FINGERS AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER% |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 61YOF WAS OPERATING A SNOW BLOWER STUCK FINGER TO UNCLOG IT,LACERATED FINGER;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | 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 |
| 52YOM, ACC GOT LT HAND INDEX FINGER CAUGHT INTO A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 51 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER AFTER PUTTING HIS HAND INTO A SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 54YO MALE WITH FRACTURED FINGER FROM A SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 71 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 |
| CUT WITH SNOW BLOWER. DX-FRACTURE AND LACERATION L 4TH FINGER 71 YO M# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 64 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 |
| FINGER LAC. 64 YOM INJURED FINGER WORKING ON A SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC, 54 YOM INURED FINGER TRYING TO UNCLOG A SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52 Y/O/M INJURED FINGER ON SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX/ LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 76 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, Air compressors |
| 76YOM FRACTURED/LACERATION TO FINGER INJURED WHEN PLASTIC RIM OF SNOWBL OWER TIRE BLEW UP WHEN USING COMPRESSOR TO FIX IT, HELPING WIFE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 52YOM TO ER FOR RT 3RD DIGIT SKIN AVULSION FROM SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 62 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT HAND FINGERS AFTER STICKING THEM INTO A SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 64YO MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM SNOW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 79 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 |
| 79YOM SNOWBLOWING AT HOME SNOWBLOWER PLUGGED WITH SNOW TRIED TO REMOV E SNOW INJURED FINGER TO OR FOR REPAIAR OF LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | 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 |
| 54YOM WAS USING SNOW BLOWER STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE BLADES, INJURED FINGER;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | 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 |
| 51 YOM-L INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS LAC FROM SNOWBLOWER @ HOME DX FX 2,3,4TH PHALANX L/AMPUTATION DISTAL TIP RING-SOFT TISSUE & MIDDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 68 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 |
| 68YOM LACERATION TO THUMB CUT WHILE ADJUSTING PLATE ON SNOWBLOWER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 59 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 |
| 59YOM WAS SNOWBLOWING SNOW PACED INSIDE SNOWBLOWER PT ATTEMPTED TO RE MOVE SNOW INJURED FINGER ..AVULSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | 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, Clothing accessories |
| 51YOM WAS USING A SNOW BLOWER WENT TO REMOVE SNOW IN THE MOUTH OF THE SNOW BLOWER,HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT INJURED FINGER;FINGER FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | 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 |
| 51YOM FRACTURED FINGER WITH LACERATION CAUGT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER, PT HA D BEEN DRINKING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61YOM FRACTURED FINGER MULTIPLE LACERATIONS STUCK HAND IN RUNNING SNOW BLOWER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CONT. 53 YOM INJURED FINGER GETTING IT PINCHED IN SN OW BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | 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 |
| 55 YR OLD MALE CLEANING SNOW BLOWER & INJURED FINGER DX: FRACTURED LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 67 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 |
| RT 4TH FINGER FX. 67 YOM WAS TRYING TO UNCLOG A SNOW BLOWER AND INJURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 51 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 |
| 51 YOM PLACED HAND INSIDE SNOW BLOWER AND LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | 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: Amputation |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 64YOM,AMPUTATION OF DISTAL TIP OF RIGHT 3RD FINGER,FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER,FINGER NAIL & NAIL BED REMOVED,ALUMINUM SPLINT APPLIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 81 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 |
| 81YOM USING SNOWBLOWER INJURED FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER ..OPEN FX TO FINGE R..TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2010 | Age: 75 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 |
| 75 YR OLD MALE STUCK HAND INTO CLOGGED SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED 2 FINGE RS WHEN IT FREED UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | 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 |
| RT MIDDLE FINGER LAC.63YOM WAS MESSING AROUND WITH SNOW BLOWER AND LACE RTED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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