Accidents - Leaf blowers - Year 2000

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,459
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	17
6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	96
26-50 years old:	414
50+ years old:	926

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	323	Hand:	241
Lower Trunk:	208	Face:	179
Head:	151	Elbow:	94
Eyeball:	88	Shoulder:	78
Wrist:	77	Upper Trunk:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2000	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2000	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2000	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: Amputation
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2000	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2000	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2000	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: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2000	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers, Gutters, drainpipes, downspouts or run-off pipes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2000	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2000	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2000	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Leaf blowers, Gasoline
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2000	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers, Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2000	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2000	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2000	Age: 59 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: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/03/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2000	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/13/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2000	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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