Accidents - Leaf blowers - Years 1997-2010 - Shoulder

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,094
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 2000:	78
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	83
Year 2003:	47
Year 2004:	32
Year 2005:	167
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	154
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	332

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	5
16-25 years old:	109
26-50 years old:	375
50+ years old:	604

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/04/2010	Age: 53 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
53 YOM CRANKING LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY THINKS HE PULLED SOMETHING. C/O SHOULDER PAIN AT HOME. DX-STRAIN SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 75 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
75YOF SPRAINED SHOULDER TRIPPED OVER TREE ROOT WHILE BLOWING LEAVES AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
14YOM CLEANING UP LEAVES IN YARD W/ LEAF BLOWER YEST. HOLDING IT ON R S HOULDER. PAIN IN SHOULDER SINCE. DX R SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 64 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
64YOF-SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN SINCE USING A GAS LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 36 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
36YOF A WEEK AGO USING A LEAF BLOWER DEVELOPED PAIN IN LT SHOULDER; SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
48 Y/O FEMALE USING A LEAF BLOWER AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN DX: TENDONITIS RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
30YOM HAS SHOULDER PAIN AFTER CARRYING LEAF BLOWER SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 55 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 HAD SHOULDER PX WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER. DX: R SHOULDER STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Leaf blowers
FELL OFF A WALL WHILE BLOWING LEAVES. DX. SHOULDER DISLOCATION, FINGER FX., CHEST AND ABDOMINAL WALL CONTUSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT INJURED SHOULDER 2 WEEKS AGO TRYING TO START LEAF BLOWER DX// LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT RECEIVED MUTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO SHOULDER, ELBOW, WRIST, HAND AND FACE WHEN BLOWING OFF CARPORT WITH BLOWER AND TRIPPED OVER CORD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING A BLOWER THREE DAYS AGO STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 79 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
STRAINED SHOULDER TRYING TO START A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 39 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
USING LEAF BLOWER AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN SPRAIN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Leaf blowers
TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE BLOWING LEAVES LT SHOULDER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN.PT SWUNG A GAS POWERED BLOWER ON SHOULDER AND HAD PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 51 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 INJURED PULLING START ROPE ON LEAF BLOWER; ROTATOR CUFF TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 50 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
SHOULDER STRAIN, POSSIBLE BURSITIS - 50 YOM C/O LEFT SHOULDER PAIN AFTE R USING A LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 53 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
LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO H URT.
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: 11/03/2003	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: 12/02/2002	Age: 78 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 USING A POWER LEAF BLOWER AT HOME STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/05/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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: 11/05/2000	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: 11/01/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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