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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 395
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 19 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: Amputation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 19YOM CLEANING OUT A LEAF BLOWER WITH THE FAN GOING AND SUSTAINED AN AM PUTATION TO TIP OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| INJURED FINGER ON A LEAF BLOWER. DX. FINGER FX. AND LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FINGER LAC-40 Y/O M-TRYING TO REMOVE A STICK FROM NON RUNNING LEAF BLOW ER-GOT CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN LEAF BLOWER. DX FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LEAF BLOWER WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER, NOW W/ABRASION TO FINGER; ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| ACC CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF MEATL ON THE LEAF BLOWER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WORKING WITH LEAF BLOWER WHEN INDEX FINGER WAS HIT BY PART OF LEAF B LOWER MOTOR. DX: FINGER LACERATION AND CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS WORKING ON ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWER AND CUT FINGER ON BLADE DX: LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT TIP OF TWO FINGERS ON PLASTIC COOLING FAN OF A LEAF BLOWER, DX LAC OF FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 11 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWER. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER WHEN FINGER WENT INSIDE AND CUT IT ON FAN DX- LAC TO L 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | 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 LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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