Accidents - Snow throwers or blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 748
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
PAIN IN R HAND AFTER STICKING HAND IN SNOWBLOWER YESTERDAY. DX. R HAND 3RD AND 4TH FINER CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2002	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
FINGER FX;FINGER LAC'S/52YOM GOT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER ABOUT 10 MINUTES A GO. HAS LAC ALL THE WAY ACROSS HAND UNDER SIDE OF FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 51 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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
PUT HAND INTO SNOWBLOWER TO REMOVE OBSTRUCTION AND FX 3 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 67 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 or blowers
PUT HANDS INSIDE SNOWBLOWER CHUTE AND AMPUTATED 2 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	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 or blowers
TIP OF LE 3RD FINGER TIP AMPUTATED BY SNOW BLOWER=DX=ACUTE L 3RD FINGER DISTAL PHALANX PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
HAND CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER OPEN FX 3 FINGERS/AMPUTATION TIP OF INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers or blowers, Clothing accessories
CAUGHT FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER, WAS WEARING GLOVES. NONWORK. LACERATION LEFT 3RD FINGER WITH COMMUTED FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 78 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 or blowers
OPEN FX L 3RD FINGERTIP/78YOWM CAUGHT FINGERTIP IN SNOW BLOWER. NO OTHE R INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2002	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
LACERATION R LONG FINGER - STUCK FINGERS IN SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
PT. HAD IS FINGER STUCK IN A SNOW BLOWER, RESULTING IN A FX. FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 71 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 or blowers
AMPUTATED 3 FINGERS ON A SNOWBLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 66 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 or blowers
AMPUTATED FINGER IN SNOWBLOWER ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 56 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: Fracture
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
56 YOM HAS A CUT TO RIGHT HAND 2ND, 3RD, 4TH DIGIT CAUGHT IN SNOWBLOWER/ DX: OPEN FRACTURE ON 2ND, 3RD, 4TH DIGIT RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 74 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 or blowers
AMPUTATION RT 2ND, 3RD, & 4TH FINGERS-CAUGHT HAND IN SNOW BLOWER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
LT THUMB PARTIAL AMPUTATION-"HE SLIPPED WHILE USING SNOW BLOWER @ HOME"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN SNOW BLOWER CAUSING INJURY TO FINGERS DX;L INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS AMPUTATED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Snow throwers or blowers
PT UNCLOGGING SNOWBLOWER AND CAUGHT FINGER, FINGER AMPUTATION LONG FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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