Lethal accidents - Snow throwers/blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2005

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:

Upper Trunk:

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Snow throwers/blowers
FOUND FACE DOWN IN THE SNOW, HAD BEEN SNOWBLOWING/ CPR UNSUCCESSFUL
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 82 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/blowers
CARDIAC ARREST: BLOWING SNOW AT HOME, CAME INTO HOUSE THEN COLLAPSED SQUAD CALLED, ASYSTOLE ON ARRIVAL, EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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