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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,187
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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: 12/30/2007 | 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: 12/28/2007 | 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: 12/24/2007 | 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: 12/20/2007 | 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: 12/16/2007 | 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: 12/14/2007 | 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: 12/13/2007 | 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: 12/03/2007 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 03/18/2007 | 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: 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: 03/05/2007 | 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: 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: 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: 02/26/2007 | 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: 02/25/2007 | 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: 02/20/2007 | 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: 02/18/2007 | 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: 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: 02/15/2007 | 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: 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: 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: 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: 02/13/2007 | 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: 02/06/2007 | 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: 02/04/2007 | 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 |
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