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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,349
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| 54YOM GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A METAL DRAIN SNAKE - FINGER TIP AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drain snakes, Pipes |
| 65YOWM PT C/O PAIN TO 5TH DIGIT ON R HAND, GOT WRAPPED UP WITH A SNAKE WHEN CLEANING PIPE. DX. FX 5TH DIGIT R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| 72YOM WAS SNAKING OUT A DRAIN AND SNAKE KICKED BACK AND HIT LT FINGER DX: FINGER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2009 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG PIPES USING A METAL "SNAKE" & LAC R THUMB DX LAC R FINGER # 1 * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| PT CAUGHT THUMB IN DRAIN SNAKE. DX: THUMB SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| 60 YO INJURED FINGERS ON DRAIN SNAKE OPEN FX FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/14/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN AN ELECTRIC SEWER SNAKE AT HOME SOFT TISSUE AVULSION RIGHT 5TH FINGER ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| PATIENT WAS USING A SNAKE TO UNCLOG DRAINS, WAS WINDING IT BACK WHEN A WIRE WRAPPED IT UP WITH LACERATION TO FINGER. DX-5TH DIGIT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/27/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON ***-IN RAW SEWAGE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes, Tools |
| ACC CUT FINGER ON A PLUMBING TOOL SNAKING A DRAIN >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| AVULSION TO LEFT THIRD FINGER WHILE USING A PLUMBER'S SNAKE TO UNSTOP SEWAGE LINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC DRAIN TOOL HEMATOMA RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drain snakes, Pipes |
| USING ELECTRIC EEL TO UNCLOG DRAIN PIPE AND CORD WRAPPED AROUND FINGER FRACTURE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| FACIAL CONT. PT WAS TRYING TO CLEAN OUT A DRAIN USING A DRAIN SNAKE AND IT CAME UP HITTING HIM IN FACE AND THROWING HIM BACKWARDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 53 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: Drain snakes |
| PT USING DRAIN SNAKE AND CAUGHT CABLE WRAPPING AROUND THUMB DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drain snakes, Pipes |
| PATIENT WAS CLEARING OUT HIS MAIN LINE FOR PIPING & THE DRAIN SNAKE WRAPPED AROUND HIS LT THUMB CUTTING IT. DX - LT THUMB & HAND CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| PT. HAD PUNCTURE WOUND FROM A PIECE OF METAL WIRE ON A SEWER TAPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| HIT SELF IN FACE WITH A PLUMBING SNAKE DX: FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2004 | Age: 69 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: Dislocation |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| WAS PULLING A DRAIN SNAKE INJURED FINGER...DISLOCATION OF PIP JOINT OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO CALF WHEN SEWER SNAKE UNCOILED AND HIT HER. D: INTERMEDIATE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 70 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: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes, Toilets |
| MULTIPLE AVULSIONS/FLAP LACERATIONS OF HAND, USING SNAKE ON PLUGED TOILET AND HAND GOT CAUGHT IN DEVICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| FINGER CAUGHT IN DRAIN SNAKE-NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2001 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drain snakes, Pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2001 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/1999 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/1999 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Drain snakes, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/1999 | Age: 59 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drain snakes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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