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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 177
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| INJURED FINGER ON A LEAF BLOWER. DX. FINGER FX. AND LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FINGER LAC-40 Y/O M-TRYING TO REMOVE A STICK FROM NON RUNNING LEAF BLOW ER-GOT CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN LEAF BLOWER. DX FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WORKING WITH LEAF BLOWER WHEN INDEX FINGER WAS HIT BY PART OF LEAF B LOWER MOTOR. DX: FINGER LACERATION AND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER WHEN FINGER WENT INSIDE AND CUT IT ON FAN DX- LAC TO L 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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