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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 347
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14YOM GOT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER WHILE TRYING TO UNCLOG IT AT HOME, NOW W/LACS TO 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS; FINGER FRACTURE, FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A SNOW BLOWER, TRIED TO CLEAR SHOOT WHILE STILL RUNNING CAUISNG AN AMPUTATION TO LT MIDDLE FINGER TIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 15 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 |
| PRESENTS WITH MULTI FINGERS BLEEDING&DEFROMITY AFTER STUCK HAND IN A RU NNING SNOW BLOW >> FX/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 14 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, Clothing accessories |
| PT USING A SNOW BLOWER WHEN HE SLIPPED & OUTSTRETCHED R HAND GOT CAUGHT IN BLADE GLOVE WAS SUCKED IN, STOPPED BLADE. MULT LACS, FXS. DX FING FX |
| 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: 01/01/2006 | Age: 13 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 |
| REACHED INTO CHUTE OF SNOWBLOWER TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTION, CUT FINGERS ON B LADES/ OPEN FX RT 3RD DIGIT, TUFT FX RT 3RD AND 4TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER , FRACTURING INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers/blowers |
| 10 YO MALE GOT FINGER STUCK IN SNOW BLOWER OPEN FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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