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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,571
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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: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| LEFT FIB FX; LEFT KNEE SPR. PT WAS PUSHING A SNOW BLOWER AND FELL DOWN |
| 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: 12/05/2002 | Age: 55 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 or blowers |
| PT STATES HE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AFTER SNOW BLOWING HIS SIDEWALK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | Age: 59 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 or blowers |
| LOW BACK PAIN AFTER SNOWPLOWING YESTERDAY/ INTRACTABLE BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| 59YOM-AVULSION RIGHT HAND-INJURED AT HOME CUT ON SNOW BLOWER GEAR- |
| 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: 11/05/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers, House repair or construction materials |
| WORKING ON A RUNNING SNOWBLOWER IN GARAGE WITH DOORS CLOSED DX: CO POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers, Footwear |
| NAIL AVULS DIST.TUFT FX (OPEN FX)/56YOF WAS WEARING SANDALS AND DROPPED SNOW PLOW ON R 1ST TOE APPROX 30 MINUTES AGO. |
| 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: 03/14/2002 | Age: 55 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| STRAIN CHEST - VICTIM STATES HE HAD ONSET OF CHEST PAIN AFTER HE LOADED A SNOW BLOWER INTO HIS TRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| SPRAIN R WRIST; FELL BACKWARD WHILE USING SNOWBLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 81 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 or blowers |
| =81YOM SNOWBLOWING AT HOME FELL INJ HIP DX/FRACTURE RIGHT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 02/14/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers, Eye protection devices |
| WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, USING BLOWER TO CLEAN DEBRIS OFF VEHICLE AND GO T FB IN EYE. DX: FB EYE REMOVED. AT HOME. |
| 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: 01/29/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| 72 Y M FELL ON SNOW WHILE USING SNOWBLOWER.DX: RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| PT FELL ON STREET HITTING HEAD ON SNOW BLOWER CAUSING INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Snow throwers or blowers |
| ELBOW CONTUSION - SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE USING A SNOW BLOWER INJURING LEFT ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 56 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 or blowers |
| USING SNOWBLOWER - CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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