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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 539
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LOWER BACK PAIN ONSET TODAY WHILE BLOWING LEAVES AND EARLIER IN WEEK WH ILE CLEANING UP DOWNED TREES. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, LOW BACK PA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 45 YO M LACERATION TO R THUMB WITH LEAF BLOWER. DX OPEN JOINT L DISTAL THUMB, DISTAL PHALANX FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| BACK SPASMS STARTED YESTERDAY WHILE BLOWING LEAVES. DX. ACUTE LUMBAR ST RAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN A LEAF BLOWER DX: R RING FINGER TIP AMPUTATION / FINGER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 46 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A USING A LEAF BLOWER AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2002 | Age: 40 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 CORNEAL FB-USING LEAF BLOWER- AT HOME-FB BLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY AFTER HER HAIR GOT CAUGHT IN THE LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 50 YO BF - ACUTE L LUMBAR BACK STRAIN - AFTER BLOWING LEAVES THIS MORNI NG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 41 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 |
| 0LAC FINGER TIP ON BLADE OF LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 37 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 |
| WORKING OUTSIDE WITH A LEAF BLOWER AND SOMETHING FLEW IN HIS EYE.DX FOR EIGN BODY SENSATION TO LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| HIT WRIST ON BLOWER; HEMATOMA WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| BLOWING LAWN AREA W/DIRT BLOWER GOT DUST IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY TOE YE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YO M HIT IN EYE W/CORD FROM LEAF BLOWER CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 42 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 |
| PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN BLOWER MOTOR WHILE AT HOME. D: LACERATION TO RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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