Accidents - Leaf blowers - Year 1999

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 933
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	17
16-25 years old:	17
26-50 years old:	477
50+ years old:	420

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	363	Finger:	248
Foot:	80	Wrist:	71
Hand:	52	Lower Trunk:	41
Elbow:	40	Knee:	17
25 - 50% Body:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/1999	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1999	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: 25 - 50% Body		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/25/1999	Age: 75 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: Avulsion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1999	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/1999	Age: 43 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/1999	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/1999	Age: 78 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, Tool sheds
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/1999	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/1999	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/1999	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1999	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/1999	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 05/26/1999	Age: 21 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/1999	Age: 35 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1999	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/1999	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/1999	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/1999	Age: 45 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/19/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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