Accidents - Leaf blowers - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,391
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	23
6-15 years old:	102
16-25 years old:	86
26-50 years old:	642
50+ years old:	536

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	255	Finger:	238
Lower Trunk:	173	Upper Trunk:	113
Wrist:	103	Knee:	102
Lower Leg:	101	Face:	92
Lower Arm:	74	Ankle:	69
Shoulder:	32	Mouth:	15
Elbow:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT SLIPPED&FELL WHILE BLOWING LEAVES YESTERDAY, STRICKING ELBOW ON ROCK S, SUSTAINED" ELBOW CONTUSION"+" ELBOW BURSITIS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT. STATES HE WAS STARTING HIS LEAF BLOWER AND WHEN HE PULLED THE ROPE, HE HIT BACK OF R HAND ON RAILING. DX. LAC, CONT R WRIST/HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
PT BURNT LOWER LEG ON MUFFLER OF A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING A LEAF BLOWER, WALKING ON SEA WALL, DIDNT SEE SOMETHING ON SEA WALL, FELL OFF, FX LT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Leaf blowers
WAS BLOWING LEAVES TODAY, RT EYE RED. ACUTE RT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
PT SLIPPED&FELL TWISTING ANKLE WHILE BLOWING LEAVES, SUSTAINED " LT FIBULA FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
USED A LEAF BLOWER THIS AM AND BACK BEGAN HURTING SEVERLY. DX. ACUTE M YOFASCIAL STRAIN DORSAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LEFT KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
RIGHT HIP STR. PT STRAINED HIP WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 50 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
SHOULDER STRAIN, POSSIBLE BURSITIS - 50 YOM C/O LEFT SHOULDER PAIN AFTE R USING A LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
UPPER BACK PAIN;HYPERTENSION/65YOM C/O L UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER USING A LEAF BLOWER TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS CUT USING LEAF BLOWER. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
TRIPPED OVER A BLOWER AND LANDED ON SHOULDER AND WRIST DX KNEE SPRAIN , WRIST INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
PT. TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER IN YARD AT HOME. DX. R WRIST FX, LAC R WR IST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 39 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
PT SPENT THE WHOLE DAY BLOWING LEAVES&DUST, WENT INSIDE, TOOK OFF THE C ONTACT LENSES, FB SENSATION SINCE THEN, SUSTAINED" RT CORNEAL ABRASION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PATIENT FELL AND HIT ON FACE WITH LEAF BLOWER; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 10/01/2004	Age: 72 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
PT USING LEAF BLOWER FB IN EYE
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: 09/26/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
BLOWER FELL OFF SHELF DX. LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT HAD PX SINCE HOLDING HEAVY LEAF BLOWER. DX: TENOSYNOVITIS L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers, Lawn mowers
FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO RT EAR AFTER USING A BLOWER TO CLEAN UP AFTER MOWING LAWN. THINKS SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE.
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: 08/26/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers, Gasoline
BURN TO LEFT HIP FROM LEAF BLOWER SPILLING GAS BURN LEFT HIP 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
INJURED USING LEAF BLOWER DX. EYELID ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers, Crutches, canes or walkers
50 YOM WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER; DROPPED HIS CANE AND FELL ON CEMENT DRI VEWAY. LEFT KNEE CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LEFT SHOULDER STRAIN.PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO H URT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WITH PROBABLE SPIDER BITE WHILE USING BLOWER. NEST OF BLACK WIDOW SP IDERS IN AREA HE WAS BLOWING. ARM/HAND NUMB. D:ULNAR NEUROPATHY.
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: 05/13/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
LAC FOREHEAD; TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER IN GARAGE & FELL STRIKING EDGE OF CAR DOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT OPERATING A *** AND A LEAF BLOWER THIS AM SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST THIS EVENING STRAINED WRIST
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

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE USING GAS LEAF BLOWER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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