Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,548
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	95
16-25 years old:	288
26-50 years old:	2,187
50+ years old:	2,977

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,775	Lower Trunk:	570
Upper Trunk:	284	Shoulder:	273
Hand:	218	Face:	181
Mouth:	170	Wrist:	164
All Of Body:	141	Ankle:	140
Upper Leg:	130	Knee:	114
Head:	85	Lower Arm:	71
Elbow:	70	Lower Leg:	70
Eyeball:	55	Upper Arm:	15
Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 40 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 HAD L INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER @ HOME CAUSING LACERATIONS TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 47 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 HAD R MIDDLE/RING FINGERS CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER @ HOME CAUSING LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 71 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
CAUGHT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AMPUTATING FOUR FINGERS WITH CRUSHED TENDON A ND FX'S
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 35 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
FRACTURE FINGER - 35 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH INJURY TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE F INGER WHEN HE GOT IT CAUGHT WHEN WORKING ON A SNOW BLOWER LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 71 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
PT LACERATED FINGER ON A SNOWBLOWER. DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 48 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, REACHED INSIDE TO REMOVE BLOCKAGE CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2007	Age: 51 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
FINGRS ON LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW BLOWER, MISSING BONE AND PAD FROM 3RD FINGER AND PAD FROM 4TH FINGER, TRAUMATIC INJURY, TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 61 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 CLEAR A PLUGGED SNOW BLOWER CAUSING A LACERATI ON TO LT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 39 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 CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER THAT WAS SHUT OFF AND JAMMED WITH SNOW/ FX RT 3RD DIGIT , SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2007	Age: 65 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 PAIN-AFTER USING SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/20/2007	Age: 39 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 HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AND LAC THREE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	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
AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER USING A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 45 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 FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER DX: OPEN DISTAL PHALYNX FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOWBLOWING 2 DAYS PRIOR TENDINITIS LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2007	Age: 55 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
R THUMB FX;AMP. R IND FING/55YOM AT HOME STUCK R HAND INTO IMPELLOR OF RUNNING SNOWBLOWER. SUSTAINED LAC'S, FRACTURE & AMPUTATION R IND FING.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/16/2007	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
RADIUS HEAD FX-FELL WHILE SNOW BLOWING DRIVEWAY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SLIPPED&FOOSH WHILE SNOWBLOWING OUTSIDE >> WRIST SPRAIN/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 55 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 LT 2ND DIGIT ON SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 49 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 LT MIDDLE FINGER ON SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 17 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 PUT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER TO FREE UP PACKED SNOW, INJURED FINGER, FX WI TH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HUMERUS FX-FELL ON ICE WHILE USING SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
NOSE CT-FELL IN GARAGE HITTING NOSE ON SNOW BLOWER HANDLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SLIPPED, FELL WHILE USING SNOWBLOWER - CONTUSED UPPER L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 49 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 STUCK L RING FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER @ HOME - FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SMASHED L KNEE ON SNOWBLOWER @ HOME - CONTUSED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Tablet or capsule drugs
BIB EMS RTS BEING STRUCK BY A SNOW BLOW, ABO, BAC=0.140, ALSO ON *** , INR FD TO BE 4.14>> ETOH INTOX/ELEVATED INR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 47 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
CAUGHT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER WHILE IT RAN AND FX AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED T WO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	Age: 40 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 SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER AT A FRIEND'S HOUS E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 56 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
WAS BLOWING SNOW OUTSIDE HOUSE TODAY WHEN HAD SUDDEN LOWER BACK PAIN. D X: RIGHT LOWER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 46 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: Avulsion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
USING SNOWBLOWER AND INSERTED HAND TO CLEAR JAM AVULSING AND FX FOUR FI NGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2007	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT HAD CHEST PAIN AFTER SNOW BLOWING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJURED SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING SNOW BLOWER.DX: BICEPS TEAR RIGHT ARM .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2007	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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
TRIED TO CLEAR CLOGGED SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED FOUR FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 47 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
LACERATION FINGERS - 47 YO MALE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CUTS OF THE LEFT IND EX AND MIDDLE FINGER WHEN WORKING WITH A SNOW BLOWER 25 MINS PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 78 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
USING SNOWBLOWER, STUCK HAND INTO MOVING PART/ AMPUTATION LMF TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	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
HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX,LAC LIF,LMF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 69 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
STUCK HAND IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX/LACLMF/ AMPUTATION DITAL TIP LIF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 65 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
FELL WHILE USING SNOWBLOWER/ LT HAMSTRING STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2007	Age: 75 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 AGAINST HANDLE OF SNOWBLOWER/ XYPHOID FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 35 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, Motor vehicles or parts
STRAIN LUMBAR BACK - 35 YO MALE HELPED A FRIEND LIFT AN OLD SNOWBLOWER INTO THE BACK OF HIS PICKUP TRUCK THIS AFTERNOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
5TH TOE FX. PT DROPPED A SNOW BLOWER ONTO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
WALKING IN THE GARAGE, FELL VS SYNCOPED&FELL HITTING F.HEAD ON SNOWBLO WER " LAC/SYNCOPE''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 40 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
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER OPEN FX TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 35 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
35 YOM STRAINED LOWER TRUNK USING SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2007	Age: 34 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
34 YOM STRAINED R SHOULDER USING SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 23 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, Motor vehicles or parts
23 YOM USING SNOWBLOWER, HAD R HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN SNOWBLOWER AND CAR - FX R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 58 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
SNOWBLOWER ACCIDENT/ OPEN FX/LAC LT 5TH DIGIT, AVULSION LT 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 59 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
CUT FINGER TIP ON SNOWBLOWER/ AVULSION DISTAL ASPECT RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME TODAY DX// CRUSH INJURY RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 40 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: Dislocation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Motor vehicles or parts
PULLING A SNOWBLOWER OFF A TRUCK, FELL ONTO PT'S SHOULDER " D/L"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 43 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
43 YO M FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO FINGERS INJURED WHILE FIXING A SNOWBLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PUT HAND INTO SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED THREE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
52 YO M FRACTURE AND LACERATON L MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 47 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
DEEPLY LACERATED FINGER TIP ON SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 31 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 FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME TODAY DX// OPEN FX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 33 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
REACHED INTO SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	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
LACERATED AND FX L SMALL FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 57 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
HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER AND AMP TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 21 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
INJURED FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER. DX. OPEN FX., AND FLEXOR TENDON INJURY R MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2007	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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A SNOWBLOWER, ?MECH " FINGER AMPUTATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 81 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
WAS SNOWBLOWING INJURED KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
68 YOF STRAINED LOWER TRUNK USING SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 45 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
45 YOM STUCK R HAND INTO SNOWBLOWER - LACS TO R MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
ONSET OF CHEST PAIN , WAS SNOWBLOWING 1 1/2 HOURS PRIOR/ ACUTE CORONAR Y SYNDROME
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 45 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
45 YOM HAD HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW THROWER - LACS TO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 72 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A SNOWBLOWER, TRIPPED, FELL CAUSING A FX TO LT ANK LE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
55YFC C/O SHOULDER PAIN AFTER SNOWBLOWING/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FILLING A TIRE ON A SNOW BLOWER W/ COMPRESSION AIR -TIRE EXPLODED FRACTURE LEFT HAND DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 45 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
PT INJ RT WRIST PULLING SNOWBLOWER CORD 1 WEEK PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 41 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
41 YOM DEVELOPED WEAKNESS AND SOB WHILE USING SNOWBLOWER -HYPERTENSION, HYPOKALEMIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 36 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
CLEARING SNOW FROM SNOWBLOWER, INJURED FINGER/ OPEN FX, LAC LT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 53 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
CLEANING SNOW FROM SNOW BLOWER AND AUGER WAS STILL MOVING/ OPEN FX WITH TENDON LAC RT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 42 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
CLEANING SNOW IMPACTED INTO SNOW BLOWER, ACC STRUCK FINGER " FINGER OPEN FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 54 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
SNOWBLOWER BLADE FROM TIRE BLEW UP STRIKING HAND LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AND WAS CLEANING SNOW OUT AND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS FILLING A SNOW BLOWER TIRE WHEN IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE, PT SUST AINED LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 40 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 BECAME PLUGGED, REACHED INTO CLEAR SNOW AND BLADES STARTED/ PARTIAL AMPUTATION RT 3RD AND 4TH DIGITS, LAC RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 47 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
64 YOF FELL USING SNOW THROWER - FX R LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 54 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
54 YOM FX R HAND STARTING SNOW THROWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 78 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
78 YOM STRAINED L HIP WHILE USING SNOW THROWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2007	Age: 61 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
PT SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER AND FELL S/P 6DYS. PAIN IN LEFT HIP HAS BECOME WORSE, HAS BEEN IN BED SINCE.DX=LEFT HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Snow skiing
PATIENT WAS SKIING, STRUCK A SNOW BLOWER FRACTURING HIS LEFT FEMUR. DX-FEMUR FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 88 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 SNOWBLOWER DISTAL AMPUTATION R LONG FINGER TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
WRIST PAIN-SINCE PULLING CORD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START SNOW BLOWER-@ H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	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 PAIN-STARTED AFTER USING SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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
52 YOF HAD SCIATICA AGGRAVATED BY SNOWBLOWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
59 YOM HAD FOREIGN BODY IN R EYE WHILE SNOWBLOWING - ABRASION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
STRUCK HEAD ON PAVEMENT WHILE OPERATING A SNOWBLOWER POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME - PREVIOUS DAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 37 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
37 YOM STRAINED LOWER TRUNK USING SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 36 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
36 YOM USING SNOWBLOWER LAST NIGHT STRUCK TREE STUMP - CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
13 YO M CONTUSION TO FINGER USING SNOWBLOWER CORD KICKED BACK INJURED INDEX FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 23 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
STRAIN LOW BACK - 23 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN SNOWBL OWING - HE HAS NOT OTHER COMPLAINTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Other manual workshop tools
PT WAS AT HOME USING A PRY BAR TO FIX A SNOWBLOWER, CAME OFF SUDDENLY CAUSING A LACERATION TO LWR LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 45 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 L 4TH FING;CONT L 2ND-5TH FING'S/45YOM AT HOME STUCK HIS L HAND INT O RUNNING SNOWBLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	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
CAUGHT TIP OF FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER AMPUTATING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SPRAIN ANKLE - 45 YO MALE REPORTS HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN SNOWBLOWING - LANDING WITH LEFT LEG BACKWARDS BEHIND HIM - ALSO LEFT KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 54 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
TRYING TO UNCLOG SNOWBLOWER. DX AMPUTATION FINGERS ON R HAND#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
40 YO M LACERATION TO FOREHEAD FELL AGAINST SNOWBLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUFFERED SYNCOPE EPISODE WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
USING A SNOWBLOWER AND FELT A "POP". DX CHEST WALL STRAIN#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT FELL WHILE USING SNOWBLOWER DX: BILAT SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FELL HITTING FACE ON SNOWBLOWER. DX LIP LACERATION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 46 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 A SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 42 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
FINGER SLIPPED INTO BLADE WHILE WORKING ON SNOWBLOWER DX: AVULSION INJ TO LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
STEPPED BACKWARDS FELL OVER SNOWBLOWER LAC TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 54 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
LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS USING A SNOW BLOWER AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO H URT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2007	Age: 61 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 PT CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS ATTACHED TO SNO W BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 48 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
RT ULNA FRACTURE.PT WAS USING A SNOW BLOWER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 44 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 AND INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGERS ON A SNOW BL OWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LOWER LIP AND CHEEK LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
TRIPPED&FELL HITTING EYE ON THE HANDLBAR OF SNOWBLOWER " EYE INJ" S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 16 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
STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON THE HANDLEBAR OF SNOWBLOWER, DIZZY&HA " CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
66 YOM, WORKING ON A SNOWBLOWER WHEN FINGER ACTUALLY HIT THE MOVING BLADE. DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT AT HOME USING A SNOW BLOWER INJ R ARM / DX R ELBOW SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 72 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, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS SNOWBLOWING HIS DRIVEWAY IN MAINE A WEEK AGO AND FELL ONTO HIS H IP HIS CELL PHONE WAS IN HIS POCKET AND BRUISED HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF THE FOREHEAD BY SLIPPING ON ICE WHILE PUSHI NG A SNOW BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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