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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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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