Accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,500
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	81
Year 1999:	171
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	98
Year 2003:	16
Year 2004:	47
Year 2005:	231
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	31
Year 2008:	118
Year 2009:	213
Year 2010:	333

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
57YOM JAMMED HAND SHOVELING SNOW/ LT HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2010	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
LACERATION HAND - 66 YO FEMALE CUT HER RIGHT HAND ON EDGE OF METAL SHOV EL WHEN WORKING OUT IN HER GARDEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
75YOF DERMATITIS/CONJUNCTIVITIS TO HANDS S/P SHOVELING SNOW HANNDS ALSO COLD & NUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
65 YO M WAS SHOVELLING SNOW AND NOTICED HAND SWELLING DX HAND SWELLING***
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/14/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
65 YO M C/O HAND PAIN X 1 WEEK AFTER SHOVELING SNOW DX RT HAND PAIN***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
51YOM USING WOODEN SHOVEL, GOT SLIVER IN (L) HAND, UNABLE TO REMOVE DX;# FB REMOVAL (L) HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT REPORTS HE WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE. DX. DISLOCAT ION 4TH FINGER, FX METACARPAL 3RD PROXIMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
65Y/O,M,HAND & WRIST SWELLING AFTER SHOVELING SNOW, SWELLING & REDNESS L HAND & WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CUT HAND WITH A PLASTIC ICE SCRAPER. DX. HAND LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
72YOM WAS USING A SNOW SHOVEL AT HOME SHOVELING SNOW WITHOUT GLOVES, DEVELOPED INJURY TO HANDS;CELLULITIS TO THE HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 73 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT HAD BEEN SHOVELING SNOW, TO ER WITH HAND PAIN, TWISTED HAND WHILE SH OVELING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT CONTUSED R HAND WHILE SHOVELING SNOW, STRIKING WALL WITH HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HAND CT-FELL ON ICE W/ 2 SNOW SHOVELS IN HAND-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
59 YOM WAS TRYING TO SHOVEL AND BREAK UP ICE AND HIT RIGHT HAND SUSTAIN ING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2006	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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING/CHOPPING ICE - "USED TOO MUCH FORCE" - PREV HAND FX HAND CONT WITH TRAUMATIC TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
PT SHOVELING PORCH WITH NO GLOVES AND GOT FROSTBITE RT HAND C/OPAIN FRO ST BITE RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE SHOVELING SNOW/ AVULSION FX LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SHOVELING SNOW WITH SHOVEL AND CUT LEFT HAND ON SHOVEL C/O PAIN LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2005	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT. C/O PAIN ABD SWELLING OF R. HAND. AFTER SHOVELING SNOW, DX. CELLULI TIS OF R. HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Clothing accessories
HAND PAIN. PT DEVELOPED HAND PAIN WHEN SHOVELING SNOW WEARING GLOVES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Fences or fence posts
HAND LAC-FELL-@ HOME-WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-HIT FENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HAND TENDONITIS-PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW & CARRYING FIREWOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SHOVELLED SNOW ON ~5D AGO, WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY WITH L 3RD/4TH DIGIT PN AND SWELLING. DX:TENDONITIS, UNSPECIFIED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
HAND PAIN - 58 YOF C/O RIGHT HAND PAIN AFTER SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT SPRAIN LT HAND WHILE SHOVELING SNOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT. HAS BEEN DRINKING ETOH AND SHOVELING RESULTING IN A SWOLLEN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2001	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/1999	Age: 60 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/1999	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Windows or window glass
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/1999	Age: 67 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/1997	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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