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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 524
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/03/2003 | 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: 10/13/2003 | 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: 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: 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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