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Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
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Date: 02/05/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
TWISTED (R) ANKLE WHILE SHOVELING SNOW----FX (R) FIBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
53YOM WAS SHOVELING SNOW AS HE PULLED SHOVEL UP TWISTED LT LEG; LT LEG SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FELL WHILE SHOVELING. DX- FRACTURE L TIBIA #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2009Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HAD SHOVEL FALL ON (R) LEG, TEARING THE SKIN----SKIN TEAR (R) LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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