Since 2003, roughly 9,000 Americans have lost a finger (or two, or three) to a snowblower-related injury, according to estimates derived from Consumer Product Safety Commission data. Overall, about 15 percent of people who go to the E.R. as a result of a snowblower injury end up getting fingers amputated. Simply put, use your head and don't lose a finger!

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>Protip: Don't stick your hand in one of these without turning it off first. (AP Photo/The Herald-Palladium, Don Campbell)