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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 332
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 YOM CRANKING LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY THINKS HE PULLED SOMETHING. C/O SHOULDER PAIN AT HOME. DX-STRAIN SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 75YOF SPRAINED SHOULDER TRIPPED OVER TREE ROOT WHILE BLOWING LEAVES AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 14YOM CLEANING UP LEAVES IN YARD W/ LEAF BLOWER YEST. HOLDING IT ON R S HOULDER. PAIN IN SHOULDER SINCE. DX R SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 64YOF-SHOULDER STRAIN-PAIN SINCE USING A GAS LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 36YOF A WEEK AGO USING A LEAF BLOWER DEVELOPED PAIN IN LT SHOULDER; SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 48 Y/O FEMALE USING A LEAF BLOWER AND DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN DX: TENDONITIS RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 30YOM HAS SHOULDER PAIN AFTER CARRYING LEAF BLOWER SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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