Accidents - Leaf blowers - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 925
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	28
26-50 years old:	524
50+ years old:	371

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	146	Eyeball:	140
Hand:	135	Lower Trunk:	94
Upper Trunk:	86	Knee:	86
Mouth:	69	Toe:	68
Shoulder:	47	Lower Arm:	16
Wrist:	16	Upper Leg:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
78 YOM USING LEAF BLOWER SPRAIN FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
DX:R SHOULDER STRAIN AND CONTUSION. FELL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF A HEAVY BACKPACK TYPE OF LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2003	Age: 46 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
46 YOM PULLED CORD TO START LEAF BLOWER STRAIN THORACIC BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
83 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX HIP. PT FELL IN THE YARD WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWE R. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 6 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
6 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EYE. PT'S MOM WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER @ H OME & SOME DEBRIS GOT IN PT'S EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/03/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USED LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY. DX: BILAT TRAPEZIUS STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
STRAIN L KNEE; STEPPED WRONG/TWISTED WHILE PUTTING AWAY LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS UPPER LIP,CHIN,CHEST,HANDS - TOPPLED FORWARD WHEN U SING LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN - C/O EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT AFTER USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
LEG BURN. PT TOUCHED A LEAF BLOWER TO UPPER LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 32 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
CORNEAL ABRASION - 32 YOM C/O LEFT EYE PAIN S/P FOREIGN BODY SUSTAINED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER
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: 08/18/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
PT. DROPPED LEAF BLOWER ONTO TOE FRACTURING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
ABRASION TO EYE FROM FB WHEN USING A 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

Date: 07/11/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER FINGER FROM A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 48 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
LT EYE FB-OPERATING LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
LEAF BLOWER BLEW DEBRIS IN EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
FOREIGN BODY EYE - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF PAIN IN LEFT EYE AFTER USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME - FB REMOVED LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
LACERATION FINGER, TENDON INVOLVEMENT - 31 YOM HAD A WALK BEHIND BLOWER FALL INJURING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, ALSO C/O LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE HE LIFTED HIS LEAF BLOWER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 37 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
LIFTED LEAF BLOWER-DX ACUTE LS SPINE SPRAIN WITH MUSCLE SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
50 YOM TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER SPRAIN WRSIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 50 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
PT ACCIDENTALLY PUT FINGER NEXT TO LEAF BLOWER INTAKE. D: FINGER AMPUTA TION, 2ND FINGER; 3RD FINGER EXTENSIVE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
DX CONTUSIONS TO KNEES: TRIPPED WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME, FELL ONTO BOTH KNEES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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