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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 135
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| HIT ON LEAF BLOWER - CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FRACTURED HAND WHEN FELL WITH LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER HAND FROM A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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