Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2007 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,303
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Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	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
CAUGHT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER AMPUTATING FOUR FINGERS WITH CRUSHED TENDON A ND FX'S
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/29/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	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 LACERATED FINGER ON A SNOWBLOWER. DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2007	Age: 51 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
FINGRS ON LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN A SNOW BLOWER, MISSING BONE AND PAD FROM 3RD FINGER AND PAD FROM 4TH FINGER, TRAUMATIC INJURY, TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 61 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 WAS AT HOME TRYING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED SNOW BLOWER CAUSING A LACERATI ON TO LT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2007	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
R THUMB FX;AMP. R IND FING/55YOM AT HOME STUCK R HAND INTO IMPELLOR OF RUNNING SNOWBLOWER. SUSTAINED LAC'S, FRACTURE & AMPUTATION R IND FING.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 55 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 2ND DIGIT ON SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 59 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
TRIED TO CLEAR CLOGGED SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED FOUR FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
USING SNOWBLOWER, STUCK HAND INTO MOVING PART/ AMPUTATION LMF TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 52 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
HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX,LAC LIF,LMF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
STUCK HAND IN SNOWBLOWER/ FX/LACLMF/ AMPUTATION DITAL TIP LIF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 58 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
SNOWBLOWER ACCIDENT/ OPEN FX/LAC LT 5TH DIGIT, AVULSION LT 4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2007	Age: 59 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
CUT FINGER TIP ON SNOWBLOWER/ AVULSION DISTAL ASPECT RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 65 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
PUT HAND INTO SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED THREE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 52 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
52 YO M FRACTURE AND LACERATON L MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 55 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
LACERATED AND FX L SMALL FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER AND AMP TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 62 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
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A SNOWBLOWER, ?MECH " FINGER AMPUTATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 53 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
CLEANING SNOW FROM SNOW BLOWER AND AUGER WAS STILL MOVING/ OPEN FX WITH TENDON LAC RT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SNOWBLOWER BLADE FROM TIRE BLEW UP STRIKING HAND LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 88 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
CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER DISTAL AMPUTATION R LONG FINGER TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 60 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
CAUGHT TIP OF FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER AMPUTATING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 54 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
TRYING TO UNCLOG SNOWBLOWER. DX AMPUTATION FINGERS ON R HAND#
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/07/2007	Age: 61 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
FINGER LAC PT CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS ATTACHED TO SNO W BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2007	Age: 66 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
66 YOM, WORKING ON A SNOWBLOWER WHEN FINGER ACTUALLY HIT THE MOVING BLADE. DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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