Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2010

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,338
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,986	Hand:	313
Upper Trunk:	238	Face:	166
Shoulder:	156	Lower Trunk:	148
Lower Leg:	76	Unkown:	76
Wrist:	71	Upper Arm:	68
Ankle:	17	Knee:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
59YOM SUSTAINED FINGER SPRAIN WHEN ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT IT ON A SNOW BLOWER.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
73 YOM AFTER SNOWBLOWING HAS FROST BITE ON LT MIDDLE FINGER DX##: FROST BITE MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
59 Y/O/F CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX/ RT 4TH FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 56 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
56 YOM WAS CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER BY SNOW BLOWER. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
64YOM-CHEST PAIN-WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
66YOM,C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF RT SIDED CHEST PAIN AFTER OPERATING SNOWBLOWE R>>CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
55 Y/O/F SLIPPED WHILE USING SNOW BLOWER AND HIT FACE AT HOME DX/ FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
64 Y/O/M SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT FACE ON SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX/ FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 63 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
63 YR OLD MALE STUCK HAND IN SNOWBLOWER TO CLEAR IT AND FX AND LAC FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
59YOM, TRIPPED&FELL WHILE PULLING OUT THE SNOW BLOWER LANDING ONTO INVE RTED ANKLE>>FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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
51 YR OLD FEMALE USING SNOWBLOWER AND INJ LOWER BACK STRAINING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 58 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
58YOM, SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP TRYING TO PULL-STARTE THE SNOW BLOWER >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 61 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
STARTING SNOW BLOWER SPRAIN L SHOULDER 61 YO M #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
54YOM, EXCERBATED CHRONIC BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING A SNOW BLOWER >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2010	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
52YOM, SUDDEN ONSET OF LBP LIFTING A HEAVY SNOW BLOWER INTO A TRUCK WIT H A FRIEND>>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2010	Age: 53 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, 53 YOM CUT FINGER ON BLADE OF SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2010	Age: 53 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, 53 YOM REACHING INTO SNOW BLOWER TO RELEASE STUCK SNOW AND CUT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
RT RIB FXS X2.79YOM WAS USING A SNOW BLOWER AND FELL ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 72 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
72YOM INJ FINGER USING SNOW BLOWER DX: OPEN FX RT 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
62 YOF SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER BY CATCHING IT IN A SNOW BLOW ER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 89 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
89YOM WORKING ON HIS SNOW BLOWER LACERATED FINGER ON BLADE; FINGER LACERATION 2.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2010	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LACERATION UPPER ARM - 92 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH 4" CUT TO UPPER RIGHT A RM - LOWERING A SNOWBLOWER & HE RUBBED UP AGAINST A PIECE OF WOOD @ HOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 57 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
57YOM ACCIDENTALY GOT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS AMPUTATED IN SNOW BLOWER TO S URGERY TO COMPLETE AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
68YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER USING SNOW BLOWER AT HOME CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 69 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, 69 YOM STUCK HAND IN WRONG END OF SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2010	Age: 63 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
FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER 63 YO M LACERATION L 3-4 FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2010	Age: 66 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
66 Y/O MALE TRIED TO UNBLOCK SNOWBLOWER WITH HAND & CUT FINGER DX: COMPLETE TIP AMPUTATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 60 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
60YOM INJURED (L) INDEX FINGER WHILE SNOWBLOWING DX;* (L) INDEX FING ER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
51YOF SLIPPED WHILE SNOWBLOWING, INJURED (R) EYE & (L) KNEE DX;* FAC IAL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
70YOM HAS PAIN IN RIGHT CALF AFTER USING SNOW BLOWER LOWER LEG INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LUMBAR STRAIN-58YOM-PAIN SINCE USING A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2010	Age: 82 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: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
82YOM, C/O WORSENING ABDOMINAL PAIN THAT BEGAN A WK AGO WHILE TWSITING/ WORKING ON A SNOWBLOWER>>ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LEFT SHOULDER CONTUSION.52YOM WAS USUBG A SNOW BLOWER AND INJURED SHOUL DER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
56 YOM SUS LACERATIONS TO FINGERS AFTER GETTING IT CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER%
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/17/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
61YOF WAS OPERATING A SNOW BLOWER STUCK FINGER TO UNCLOG IT,LACERATED FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
67 YR OLD MALE SNOWBLOWING SNOW OFF SIDEWALK AND DEVELOPED CHEST DISCOM FORT AND BURNING --ADMIT FOR CHEST PAIN TO R./O MI
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/16/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
52YOM, ACC GOT LT HAND INDEX FINGER CAUGHT INTO A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
53YOM HAS LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER LIFTING / USING SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2010	Age: 51 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
51 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER AFTER PUTTING HIS HAND INTO A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
54YO MALE WITH FRACTURED FINGER FROM A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 71 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
CUT WITH SNOW BLOWER. DX-FRACTURE AND LACERATION L 4TH FINGER 71 YO M#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
57YOM CHEST PAIN + MI, DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE PUSHING HIS SNOWBLOWE R AT HOME TRANSFERED FOR HEART CATH*
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 64 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. 64 YOM INJURED FINGER WORKING ON A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 54 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, 54 YOM INURED FINGER TRYING TO UNCLOG A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
52 Y/O/M CAUGHT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX/ LEFT HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	Age: 52 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
52 Y/O/M INJURED FINGER ON SNOW BLOWER AT HOME DX/ LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 76 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, Air compressors
76YOM FRACTURED/LACERATION TO FINGER INJURED WHEN PLASTIC RIM OF SNOWBL OWER TIRE BLEW UP WHEN USING COMPRESSOR TO FIX IT, HELPING WIFE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 52 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
52YOM TO ER FOR RT 3RD DIGIT SKIN AVULSION FROM SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Air compressors
68YOF FRACTURED HAND LACERATTION TO LEG, PUMPING UP TIRE OF SNOWBLOWER WITH COMPRESSOR WHEN PLASTIC RIM EXPLODED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 62 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
62 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT HAND FINGERS AFTER STICKING THEM INTO A SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
64YO MALE WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 79 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
79YOM SNOWBLOWING AT HOME SNOWBLOWER PLUGGED WITH SNOW TRIED TO REMOV E SNOW INJURED FINGER TO OR FOR REPAIAR OF LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
78YOM WAS USING HIS SNOW BLOWER AND TWISTED L KNEE DX- KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 54 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
54YOM WAS USING SNOW BLOWER STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE BLADES, INJURED FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 51 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
51 YOM-L INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS LAC FROM SNOWBLOWER @ HOME DX FX 2,3,4TH PHALANX L/AMPUTATION DISTAL TIP RING-SOFT TISSUE & MIDDLE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 68 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
68YOM LACERATION TO THUMB CUT WHILE ADJUSTING PLATE ON SNOWBLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 59 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
59YOM WAS SNOWBLOWING SNOW PACED INSIDE SNOWBLOWER PT ATTEMPTED TO RE MOVE SNOW INJURED FINGER ..AVULSION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 51 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, Clothing accessories
51YOM WAS USING A SNOW BLOWER WENT TO REMOVE SNOW IN THE MOUTH OF THE SNOW BLOWER,HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT INJURED FINGER;FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
51YOM OPEN FRACTURE HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 51 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
51YOM FRACTURED FINGER WITH LACERATION CAUGT HAND IN SNOWBLOWER, PT HA D BEEN DRINKING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 61 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
61YOM FRACTURED FINGER MULTIPLE LACERATIONS STUCK HAND IN RUNNING SNOW BLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 54 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
LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON SNOW BLOWER BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CONT. 53 YOM INJURED FINGER GETTING IT PINCHED IN SN OW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	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
55 YR OLD MALE CLEANING SNOW BLOWER & INJURED FINGER DX: FRACTURED LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2010	Age: 67 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
RT 4TH FINGER FX. 67 YOM WAS TRYING TO UNCLOG A SNOW BLOWER AND INJURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2010	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
81YOM, SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE PUSHNG SNOWBLOWER, HURT SHOULDER, R SHOULDE R PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2010	Age: 51 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
51 YOM PLACED HAND INSIDE SNOW BLOWER AND LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 64 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
64YOM,AMPUTATION OF DISTAL TIP OF RIGHT 3RD FINGER,FINGER CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER,FINGER NAIL & NAIL BED REMOVED,ALUMINUM SPLINT APPLIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 81 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
81YOM USING SNOWBLOWER INJURED FINGER ON SNOWBLOWER ..OPEN FX TO FINGE R..TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Manual snow or ice removal tools
70 YOF-R WRIST SWELLING DEVELOPED SEVERAL WKS AGO-USING SNOWBLOWER & SH OVELING DX POSS SUBACUTE FX DISTAAAL ULNA *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 74 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: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
74 YR OLD MALE WITH PREVIOUSLY INJURED FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER AND NOW HAN D IS INFECTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 75 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
75 YR OLD MALE STUCK HAND INTO CLOGGED SNOWBLOWER AND AMPUTATED 2 FINGE RS WHEN IT FREED UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers, Clothing accessories
74YOM WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVE WHEN STUCK HAND IN SNOW BLOWER EXIT CHUTE DX: HAND INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2010	Age: 63 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 FINGER LAC.63YOM WAS MESSING AROUND WITH SNOW BLOWER AND LACE RTED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
76 YOM, SNOWBLOWING, WENT IN HOME DUE TO SHORTNESS OF BREATH PRESENTED IN E.D. DEAD ON ARRIVAL, CAUSE OF DEATH NOT STATED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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