Accidents - Leaf blowers - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,234
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	52
Year 2000:	241
Year 2001:	76
Year 2002:	31
Year 2003:	135
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	75
Year 2007:	102
Year 2008:	189
Year 2009:	172
Year 2010:	55

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	119
6-15 years old:	6
16-25 years old:	94
26-50 years old:	637
50+ years old:	376

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/30/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
46YOBF PT STATES SHE DEVELOPED PAIN AND SWELLING TO BOTH HANDS AFTER BLOWING LEAVES TODAY. DX. ALLERGIC REACTION, FLUID RETENTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers, Clothing accessories
40YOF, HAD GLOVES ON&ACC GRABBED THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE OF LEAF BLOWER >>BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	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
MULT. CONT'S S/P FALL:POSS OCCULT FX SCAPHOID R WRIST;WORKING IN YARD, BLOWING LEAVES,LOST BAL.FELL FORWARD,SWELLING HAND,R WRIST TENDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
RIGHT HAND STR . PT STRAINED HAND WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
HELPING MOM W/LEAF BLOWING & CUT HAND ON THE EXPOSED FAN-COVER CAME OFF DX MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS R HAND *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 56 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
C/O SUDDEN ONSET ONSET OF LT HAND NUMBNESS WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER&THEN DEVELOPED LIGHTHEADNESS>>HAND NUMBNESS/NEAR-SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT STATES WAS BLOWING LEAVES AT HOME AND HAND BECAME NUMB WITH WEAKNESS DX: NEUROPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 91 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
91YO WHITE MALE AT HOME USING BLOWER IN DRIVEWAY,TRIPPED ON CORD,NLOC ABRA L HAND-ARM-L KNEE, DX ABRASIONS & SKIN TEARS-FALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PT CAUGHT HAND IN FAN OF LEAD BLOWER AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT FELL WHILE HOLDING LEAF BLOWER AIND INJURED HAND DX; SPRAINED LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 33 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
HIT HAND ON TRAILER WHILE TRYING TO START BLOWER RT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
CAUGHT HAND IN LEAF BLOWER DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 4 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
BURN HAND - 4 YOM TOUCHED HOT EXHAUST OF A LEAF BLOWER SUSTAINING BURN TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 27 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
27 YOM CONTUSION HAND WHILE PULL STARTING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Leaf blowers
BURNT HAND ON HOT LEAF BLOWER MUFFLER " BURN"
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: 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

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 65 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
RT HAND LAC-CUT ON BLADE OF LEAF BLOWER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
LT HAND BURNS-AT HOME-TOUCHED HOT METAL PART ON GARDEN TOOL(GAS BLOWER)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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: 11/24/2000	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: 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: 10/24/2000	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: 10/02/2000	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: 10/31/1999	Age: 78 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, Tool sheds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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: 10/23/1999	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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: 02/26/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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

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