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Accidents - Leaf blowers - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:125
50+ years old:448

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
FX FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A BLOWER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
CAUGHT HAND IN LEAF BLOWER AVULSING AND FX TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2008Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
CUT FINGERTIP ON LEAF BLOWER DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Leaf blowers
LAC AND AVULSED FINGER TIP IN MOVING PART OF LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PUT HAND IN A LEAF BLOWER. DX. FINGER LACERATION, PARTIAL FINGERNAIL AV ULSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
FINGER FX-INJURED ON LEAF BLOWER PROPELLOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
L THUMB SPR/76YOM AT HOME WAS "BLOWING LEAVES" WHEN TRIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AND INJURED L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB IN THE RUNNIN G MOTOR OF THE BLOWER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
28 YO M FRACTURED FINGER WITH LACERATION GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN LEAF BLOWER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
FINGER STRAIN-FELL-HIT A LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2008Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
FELL JAMMING FINGER WHILE LEAF BLOWING >> SPRAIN/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
FINGER LAC. PT FELL AND CUT TIP OF FINGER ON THE BLOWER OF LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2008Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING LEAF BLOWER AND SAFETY SHIELD CAME OFF AND PT WNET TO GRAB IT AND CUT FINGER DX: DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PT STATES WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE RING FINGERON IT DX LACERATION 0.5 CM TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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