Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,441
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	212
Year 2005:	366
Year 2006:	158
Year 2007:	218
Year 2008:	553
Year 2009:	370
Year 2010:	562

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	239
26-50 years old:	937
50+ years old:	1,264

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 50 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
50 Y/O/M PUT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX/ RT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2010	Age: 49 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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
MULT FX'S W/LAC'S/49YOM PRESENTS AFTER GETTING R HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW BL OWER AT NOON TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/13/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
45YO MALE WITH FRACTURED HAND USING A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 26 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
HAND LAC, 26 YOM CUT HAND ON A SNOW BLOWER WHEN UNCLOGGING IT
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: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
52 Y/O/M CAUGHT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Air compressors
68YOF FRACTURED HAND LACERATTION TO LEG, PUMPING UP TIRE OF SNOWBLOWER WITH COMPRESSOR WHEN PLASTIC RIM EXPLODED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
50YOM WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER FOR 11 HOURS TODAY DEVELOPED PAIN IN HAND;TENDONITIS HAND
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: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
51YOM OPEN FRACTURE HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 19 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
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN UNCLOGGING SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 54 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
LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON SNOW BLOWER BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 74 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: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
74 YR OLD MALE WITH PREVIOUSLY INJURED FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER AND NOW HAN D IS INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Clothing accessories
74YOM WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVE WHEN STUCK HAND IN SNOW BLOWER EXIT CHUTE DX: HAND INJ
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: 12/09/2009	Age: 30 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: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER AND IT TOOK 45 MINUTES TO EXTRICATE IT AMPUTA TING AND DEGLOVING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOWBLOWER BURNED HAND ON. DX-SECOND DEGREE BURN L HAND #
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: 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: 01/30/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS CHIPPING ICE WITH SNOW BLOWER 2 DAYS PREVIOUS NOW WITH STREAKIN GON HAND. DX: CELLULITIS OF HAND
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: 12/21/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HAND CAUGHT IN THROWER OF SNOWBLOWER WITH 3 MULTIPLE FINGER FX'S AND CR USH INJURIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 60 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
PUT HAND IN A SNOW BLOWER, (R) HAND HAS MANY LACS----(R) HAND FX, MULTI PLE LACS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 41 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
INJURED (R) INDEX FINGER, TRYING TO START THE SNOW BLOWER----(R) HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
R HAND LAC/38YOM CUT R HAND TODAY AT HOME ON SNOW BLOWER. HAPPENED AT A BOUT 3PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT HIT LT HAND STARTING A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJURED HAND ON A SNOW BLOWER. DX: HAND CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 43 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 PUT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND CUT HAND DX// RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 77 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, Tools
CUT HAND ON A SHEET METAL LEVER VS SNOW BLOWER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
63 YO M PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO HAND FROM SNOWBLOWER MANIFOLD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Clothing accessories
SNOWBLOWER PINCHED HAND OVER GLOVE/ LAC LT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HAND CT-SNOW BLOWER INJURY-1 WEEK PTA-@ HOME
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: 03/03/2007	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: 03/02/2007	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: 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: 02/23/2007	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: 11/14/2006	Age: 58 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
58YMC HIT SNOWBLOWER WITH HAND 5 DAYS AGO IN ATTEMPT TO UNPLUG SNOWBLOWER/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 18 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 WAS USING A SNOWBLOWER AND PUT HIS HAND IN IT TO GET THE SNOW OUT/ L AC TO HAND AND FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/25/2006	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PUT HAND INTO A SNOW BLOWER, " HAND DEGLOVING" /SKIN AVULSION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 39 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
WORKING ON SNOW BLOWER TODAY. RT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 45 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
PT DROPPED SNOW BLOWER ON LEFT HAND C/OPAIN LEFT HAND FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2005	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
PT GOT HAND STUCK IN SNOW BLOWER C/OP AIN RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 01/30/2005	Age: 29 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
PT INJURED HAND SNOW BLOWING SNOW C/O PAIN RT HAND FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2005	Age: 23 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
R HAND INJ/23YOM STS SNOWBLOWER FELL ONTO R HAND YESTERDAY WHILE AT GRA NDFATHERS HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 42 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 LACERATED HAND ON A SNOWBLOWER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 27 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
CUT ON SNOW BLOWER - LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SUS LACERATION TO HAND BY A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 39 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 CUT L HAND ON SNOWBLOWER WHILE MOVING IT, L HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LACERATION HAND - 46 YOM LACERATED RIGHT HAND ON METAL PIPE OF SNOW BLO WER THIS MORNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 51 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
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER DX: HAND FX / OPEN FINGER FXS. ( INDEX, MIDDLE, RING FINGERS)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LEFT HAND INJ. PT INJURED HAND WHEN PULLING A SNOWBLOWER OUT OF GARAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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