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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 39 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 |
| USING LEAF BLOWER AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN SPRAIN SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE BLOWING LEAVES LT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN.PT SWUNG A GAS POWERED BLOWER ON SHOULDER AND HAD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT INJURED PULLING START ROPE ON LEAF BLOWER; ROTATOR CUFF TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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