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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 473
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 61 YOF-STUCK HAND IN LEAF BLOWER & INJURED 3RD/4TH FINGERS DX CT/LAC FINGERS 2/3/4 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 11 YOM AMPUTATED FINGER WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 53YO M; PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER, FELL BACKWARDS, PT REC. LACERATION TO RT. INDEX FINGER; PT C/O PAIN TO FINGER; DX: FX TO FINGER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 58 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT CUT FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. DX; LAC ERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LAC. OF FINGER & NAILBED: 42YOM HAD LEAF BLOWER IN L HAND,IT WAS TURNED ON,THE FAN IN BACK OF IT CAUGHT RIF, LAC. FINGER, AVULSION FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YOM INJURED FINGER FROM LEAF BLOWER. DX-LEFT 2ND FINGER LACERATION 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 59YOF ACCIDENTALLY STUCK LT HAND UNDERNEATH A POWER LEAF BLOWER SUSTAINING INJURY TO LT 3RD FINGER FROM BLADE. DX - LACERATION, FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 47 Y/O FMEALE STATED GOT FINGER SUCKED INTO A LEAF BLOWER MOTOR AT HOME DX; ABRASION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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