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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 238
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT TRYING TO CLEAN HIT LEAF BLOWER AND THUMB GOT CAUGHT ON INTAKE VENT C/O PAIN IN LEFT TH UMB LEFT THUMB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT LAC RT THUMB ON A BROKEN LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 15 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FINGER TIPS BURNED-USING A LEAF BLOWER-BURNED ON THE MOTOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FINGERS BURNED-@ HOME-TOUCHED HOT MUFFLER ON LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT STUCK HIS LEFT SECOND FINGER IN A "LAWN BLOWER" PAST THE PROTECTIVE SECTION OF THE BLADE SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PLAYING LEAF BLOWER FELLAND SCRAPED HAND DX CONTU FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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