Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 901
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	404	Lower Trunk:	191
Hand:	86	Upper Trunk:	71
Head:	71	Wrist:	15
Face:	15	Foot:	15
Shoulder:	14	Lower Leg:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/02/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SHIN LAC-CUT ON OUTER FRAME OF SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 56 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
SHOULDER STRAIN-STARTED WHILE PULLING ON SNOWBLOWER CORD-@ HOME
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: 05/15/2006	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
MOVING A SNOWBLOWER, WHICH FELL ONTO FOOT " CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS USING A SNOWBLOWER EARLIER IN DAY AND THEN WENT TO TOWN TO GET P ARTS AND HAD NUMBNESS IN ARM AND LEG. DX: TRANS ISCHEMIC ATTACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOWBLOWING, RRF STUCK IN BLADE, CUT TIP OFF/ FX, TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION TIP RRF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
CONTUSION FACE - 78 YOM BRUISE TO LEFT SIDE FACE FOR HITTING SNOWBLOWER 4 DAYS AGO, ONSET CHEST PAIN TONIGHT ALSO
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	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
74YFC BLOWING SNOW WITH SNOWBLOWER SLIPPED AND FELL C/O LOW BACK PAIN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT INJURED BACK WHILE SNOWBLOWING. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SLIPPED&FOOSH PULLING A SNOW BLOWER " WRIST FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 72 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 STUCK LEFT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER INJURING FINGER. DX: LEFT 3RD FINGER L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 51 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 LACERATED 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND ON A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	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
ACUTE OPEN FX R LITTLE FING/55YOM AT HOME STUCK HAND IN SNOW BLOWER AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 70 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
TRIPPED AND FELL OVER SNOWBLOWER AT HOME HITTING R SIDE OF RIBS DX CONTUSIONS R RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 01/22/2006	Age: 70 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
PT UP NORTH A FEW DAYS AGO USING A SNOWBLOWER AND SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO FINGER WHICH GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT USING SNOW BLOWER AND IT BUCKED BACK AT HIM C/O PAIN LOWER TRUNK C/O PAIN HEAMATOMA TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 51 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 THREE FINGERS ON SNOWBLOWER PARTIALLY AMPUTATING THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2006	Age: 64 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
CUT FINGER ON A SNOW BLOWER " FINGER AMPUTATION/MULTI FINGERS FX"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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