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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 461
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| BEEN BLOWING LEAVES X6HRS, WENT TO BED&AWOKE C SEVERE NECK/BACK PAIN >> MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 49 YOM WAS BLOWING LEAVES AND STRUCK ON RIGHT EYE BY A TREE BRANCH SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| ACC STRUCK ONTO FLANK BY A LEAF BLOWER, ?MECH >>CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| BLOWING LEAVES&BRANCH HIT SIDE OF THE HEAD TO EAR CANAL >> EDP, EDP:EARDRUM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT STARTING UP A LEAF BLOWER AND THREW LOWER BACK OUT OF PLACE STRAINED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 49 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 |
| WK IN THE BACKYARD, BLOWING LEAVES, GOT ?STH INTO EYE >> FBR/EYE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| R EYE RED AFTER BLOWING LEAVES - DID NOT WEAR EYE PROTECTION. DX. CORN EAL ABRA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 32 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - 32 YO MALE CO LOW BACK PAIN AND REPORTS HE SLIPPED ON WET GRASS AND FELL WITH USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2007 | Age: 27 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 |
| DOING YARD WK, USING BLOWER, DURING WHICH DEV EYE FBS >> FBR |
| 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: 06/18/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| PT WAS USING LEAF BLOWER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| STARTING A BLOWER, PULLED THE WHOLE CASING TOWARDS FACE ' LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2007 | Age: 47 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 |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE TRYING TO START LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| TOES FXS-DROPPED LEAF BLOWER ON FOOT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 36 YO MALE HIT LEFT EYE ON LEAF BLOWER FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 38 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 |
| C/O PT STATES WAS USING LEAF BLOWER AND TRASH BLEW IN EYE DX F.O.B IN RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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