Lethal accidents - Manual snow or ice removal tools - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,029
See also: Lethal and non-lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products.

Lethal Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	84
Year 1999:	18
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	85
Year 2005:	241
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	95
Year 2009:	70
Year 2010:	228

Lethal Accidents - Sex

Lethal Accidents - Race

Lethal Accidents - Body Parts:

All Of Body:	659	Upper Trunk:	310
Unkown:	59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
58 Y/O/M SHOVELING SNOW DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN EXPIRED DX/ CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/11/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
73YOM, WAS OUTSIDE SHOVELING THE SNOW LATER FD BY WIFE DOWN UNRESPONISV E/PULSLESS>>CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/07/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
51YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW CHEST PAIN/ CARDIAC ARREST/ CTB
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Floors or flooring materials
CARDIAC ARREST, CAUSE UNCLEAR: 52YOM HAD BEEN SHOVELING SNOW, HAD JUST COME IN, COLLAPSED ON FLOOR, CARDIAC ARREST,PRONOUNCED IN ER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/28/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools, Floors or flooring materials
HAD BEEN OUT SHOVELING SNOW AND WAS FOUND ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, CPR IN PROGRESS. DX: CARDIAC FULL ARREST*
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CARDIAC ARREST-COLLAPSED AFTER SHOVELING SNOW-@ HOME-EXPIRED IN ED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
65 YO M CARDIAC ARREST WHILE SHOVELING SNOW*
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT OUTSIDE SHOVELING, COLLAPSED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE/ CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND WAS FOUND BY FAMILY DOWN ON GROUND DOA-CARDIAC ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND WENT DOWN , CARDIAC ARREST DOA
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PT COLLAPSED WHILE SHOVELING SNOW AT HOME, SUSTAINED " CARDIAC ARREST"
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/22/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
SHOVELING SNOW -UNRESPONSIVE CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
FULL ARREST.PT WAS SHOVELING SNOW AND WENT INTO CARDIAC ARREST AND EXPI RED.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
OUTSIDE SHOVELING SNOW, WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE, DX: HEART ATTACK HE DIED IN THE ER
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CARDIAC ARREST W/ EXPIRATION-CHEST PAIN WHILE SHOVELING SNOW-AT HOME
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
CARDIAC ARREST-COLLAPSED AFTER SHOVELING SNOW-AT HOME-PT EXPIRED
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
PATIENT WAS OUT SHOVELING SNOW, RETURNED TO HIS HOUSE AND COLLAPSED IN HIS KITCHEN. DX CARDIAC ARREST.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 02/02/2001	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 03/06/1999	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 01/15/1998	Age: 60 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: Manual snow or ice removal tools
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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