Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 26-50 years old - Year 2003 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,576
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Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 37 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 PUT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER LEFT MIDDLE DIGIT NEARLY AVULSED BURNING PAIN LEFT LONG FINGER LACERATION WITH TUFT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 38 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
AMPUTATED TWO FINGER ON A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT FINGERS IN FAN OF SNOWBLOWER. DX- R MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER HEMA TOMAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	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
36 YOWM INJURED FINGER ON A SNOWBLOWER. DX. FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 31 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
INDEX FINGER LAC-@ PARENT'S HOUSE-CUT ON SNOW BLOWER BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 47 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
RT 2ND,3RD AND 4TH FINGERS AMPUTATION.PT STUCK FINGERS IN A SNOW BLOWER .
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 33 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
PUT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AND LAC 2 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 35 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
SNOWBLOWER JAMMED AND CLEARED IT WITH FINGER FRACTURING AND MACERATING THRE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 29 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
CLEANING ICE FROM SNOWBLOWER AND FORGOT TO DISENGAGE BLADES AND AMPUTAT ED THREE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 50 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 TRYING TO CLEAN SNOWBLOWER AND CAUGHT FINGER IN BLOWER ADMITTED TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 27 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
FX AND LAC 3 FINGERS IN A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA FINGER - 41 YOM REMOVING SNOW FROM SNOW BLOWER AND ST RUCK HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, NAIL WITH ECCHYMOSIS, BLEEDING CONTROLLED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 30 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
PT STATES HE INSERTED HIS FINGER INTO A ROTATING GEAR ON A RUNNING SNOW BLOWER LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 38 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 FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 38 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
CUT BY SNOWBLOWER - REPAIR IN OR THEN DISCHARGED FINGERTIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PATIENT SUSTAINED MALLET FINGER AFTER HE WAS CLEANING SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER DX: R 3RD FINGER LAC./ FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2003	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
CAUGHT FINGERS IN SNOW BLOWER DX: L 3RD & 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 43 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
LAC,CRUSH,FX AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED 3 FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2003	Age: 43 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
LAC/FX FINGER WHEN IT CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
INJ TO L MIDDLE FINGER IN STREET S/P FALL WHILE WALKING A SNOWBLOWER DO WN A HILL. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER FRX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 42 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
RIGHT 4TH FINGER TIP AVULSION. PT NEARLY AMPUTATED FINGER WHEN GETTING IT CAUGHT IN A SNOWBLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 36 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
LEFT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER FX AND CONT. PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A SNOWBLOW ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	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
CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER DX: L MIDDLE FINGER FX. / LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 36 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
PT SUST AMPUTATION TO FINGERS FROM SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 36 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
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER CAUSING INJ DX:FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 41 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
CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND IN A SNOW BLOWER AND CUT HIS LEFT THIRD FINGER. DX LACERATION LEFT THIRD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 39 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
RIGHT 3RD FINGER INJ. PT INJURED FINGER WHEN USING A SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 44 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
PARTIAL AMPUTATION RT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERTIPS.PT INJURED FINGERTIPS ON B LADE OF A SNOW BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 27 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
FIINGER LACS-AT HOME-INJURED ON SNOWBLOWER HE WAS FIXING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 35 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
INJ/AVULSION L MIDDLE FINGER @ HOME, CRUSHED IN SNOWBLOWER, TRYING TO C LEAR SNOW. DX: 6.0CM FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 38 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, Clothing accessories
USING SNOWBLOWER @ HOME, TURNED IT OFF BUT BLADES TURNING, CAUGHT RT 3RD FINGER, WEARING GLOVES BUT DID NOT CUT THRU GLOVE. LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 34 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
PT STATES HE SUSTAINED A BLOW FROM THE AUGER OF A SNOWBLOWER AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 43 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 SNOW BLOWER AMPUTATING 2 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 38 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
CLEARING SNOWBLOWER PARTIAL AMPUTATION 2 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 50 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
STUCK FINGER IN RUNNING SNOWBLOWER/ COMPOUND FX NAILBED WOUND RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 39 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
PARTIAL AMPUTATION FINGER - PATIENT USING SNOWBLOWER CUT TIP OF LEFT MI DDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 38 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
38 YOM WAS USING A MTD SNOW THROWER & CUT FINGER WHILE TRYING TO UNCLOG BLADES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FRACTURE FINGERS - PATIENT REPORTS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER CRUSHI NG HIS RIGHT 3RD AND 2ND DISTAL FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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