Accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,822
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	260
Year 2005:	124
Year 2006:	191
Year 2007:	277
Year 2008:	362
Year 2009:	458
Year 2010:	148

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 12/21/2010	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: 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: 02/15/2010	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: 12/29/2009	Age: 72 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, Ceilings and walls
72YMC REACHING OVER HEAD TO UNHOOK A SNOWBLOWER FROM HOOKS ON GARAGE WALL C/O LOWER BACK PAIN/STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 54 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
LS STRAIN-54YOM-PAIN SINCE LIFTING A SNOW BLOWER-@ HOME-1 DAY PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE SNOWBLOWING, ETOH ON BOARD/ RT HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 58 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
58 YOM LUMBAR STRAIN AFTER LIFTING HEAVY SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 82 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
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN FALLING AGAINST A SNOW BLOWER IN GARA GE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 51 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
51 YOM HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING SNOW BLOWER LUMBAR SPINE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 87 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, Mattresses
LIFTED MATTRESS AND USED SNOWBLOWER NOW HAS HIP PAIN, ? OF SEPSIS AND A DMIT FOR PAIN CONTROL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	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
PT SLIPPED ON ICE YESTERDAY WHILE SNOW BLOWING DX; CONTUSION WITH HEMATOMA TO BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LEFT HIP FX.PT USING A SNOW THROWER AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
USING SNOW BLOWER AT HOME HAS LOW BACK PAIN.....LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT FELL BACKWARDS WHILE WORKING WITH SNOWBLOWER LAST WEEK, LOW BACK PAI N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2009	Age: 79 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
79YOM WAS AT HOME USING A SNOW BLOWER TO REMOVE SNOW,DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN;BACK SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 77 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
FELL IN GARAGE WHILE OPERATING SNOWBLOWER WHEN SLIPPED ON ICE. DX: ACUT E LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT WAS CLEARING DRIVEWAY WITH SNOWBLOWER NOW PRESENTS WITH ABDOMINAL PA IN. DX: ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
60YMC SNOWBLOWING SLIPPED ON ICE HITTING HIP/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2008	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: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT HAD SPASM OF LOW BACK MUSCLE AFTER SNOW BLOWING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
LOW BACK PAIN WHILE SNOWBLOWING/ LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 56 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
WAS BLOWING SNOW OUTSIDE HOUSE TODAY WHEN HAD SUDDEN LOWER BACK PAIN. D X: RIGHT LOWER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
68 YOF STRAINED LOWER TRUNK USING SNOW BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 78 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
78 YOM STRAINED L HIP WHILE USING SNOW THROWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER AND FELL S/P 6DYS. PAIN IN LEFT HIP HAS BECOME WORSE, HAS BEEN IN BED SINCE.DX=LEFT HIP PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 52 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: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
52 YOF HAD SCIATICA AGGRAVATED BY SNOWBLOWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	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, Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS SNOWBLOWING HIS DRIVEWAY IN MAINE A WEEK AGO AND FELL ONTO HIS H IP HIS CELL PHONE WAS IN HIS POCKET AND BRUISED HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 01/24/2005	Age: 52 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 WAS USING SNOWBLOWER AND INJURED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 51 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
PT PUSHING SNOW BLOWER AND INJURED LOWER BACK C/O PAIN LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
PT MOVED SNOWBLOWER SLIPPED INJURING LOW BACK, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/25/2003	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
LUMBAR STRAIN-FELL ON UNEVEN CONCRETE-AT HOME-USING A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
WAS STARTING A SNOWBLOWER & INJURED BACK TODAY-THEN SLIPPED & FELL. EXA CERBATION LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 80 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
ACUTE LS STRAIN - LOW BACK PAIN AFTER PUSHING SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 60 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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
L HIP FX/60YOM TWISTED L LEG WHILE SNOWBLOWING. PT WEARS PROSTHESIS ON L LOWER LEG. INJURED HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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