Accidents - Leaf blowers - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,221
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	103
Year 1999:	41
Year 2000:	208
Year 2001:	127
Year 2002:	316
Year 2003:	94
Year 2004:	173
Year 2005:	46
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	278
Year 2008:	121
Year 2009:	241
Year 2010:	350

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	76
26-50 years old:	1,362
50+ years old:	782

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
88YOM INJURED LOW BACK WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER LUMBAR SPINE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Leaf blowers
87YOWF PT BLOWING LEAVES, TRIPPED, NOW HAS PAIN TO L HIP, SKIN TEAR TO L ARM. DX. HEMATOMA L BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
15 YOM INJURED LOW BACK USING LEAF BLOWER. DX-ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers, Bags
93YOF, WAS USING LEAF BLOWER&BAGGING LEAVES&DEV. HIP PAIN >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
79 YOM-C/O HIP/BUTTOCK PAIN AFTER FALLING ONTO CONCRETE OUTSIDE WHILE U SING LEAF BLOWER FOR LEAVES DX CT HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers, Ladders
39 Y/O WM WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO USE LEAF BLOWER ON ROOF AND FELL OF F LADDER CONTUSED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT FELL YEST WHILE BLOWING LEAVES, NOW HAS PERSISTENT L HIP PAIN. DX. HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers, Other unpowered garden tools
ABDOMINAL WALL CONT: STATES HIT LOWER ABD WALL WITH A BLOWER WHILE RAKING LEAVES, C/O PAIN AROUND STOMACH FROM COLOSTOMY, CONCERN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Leaf blowers
49YO HISP MALE AT HOME USED HEAVY BLOWER OVER WEEKEND,C/O THIGH PAIN SHOULDER PAIN,HEADACHE,DX R SHOULDER PX-ARTHRITIS,R BACK PX-SCIATICA,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
WAS OUTSIDE USING THE LEAF BLOWER, TRIPPED&FELL FROM STANDING, C/O LBP >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
PT FELL WHILE PUTTING UP LEAF BLOWER FRACTURE HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING A LEAF BLOWER BACK HOME IN *** AND SINCE THEN HAVING PAI N IN LOWER BACK BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
FX HIP- TRIPPED LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
34 YOM HAS LOW BACK PAIN AFTER WORKING IN YARD WITH LEAF BLOWER LOWER BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
REPORTS PULLED BACK COUPLE WEEKS AGO WHICH WAS AGGRAVATED TODAY WHILE T RYING TO START LEAF BLOWER>>MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PULLING A LEAF BLOWER STRAIN LUMBOSACRAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
RIGHT LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN USING A BACKPACK TYPE LEAFBLOWE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
RIGHT HIP FX. PT FELL WHEN LEAF BLOWER SHIFTED INJURING HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
ACC STRUCK ONTO FLANK BY A LEAF BLOWER, ?MECH >>CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT STARTING UP A LEAF BLOWER AND THREW LOWER BACK OUT OF PLACE STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
STRAIN LOW BACK - 32 YO MALE CO LOW BACK PAIN AND REPORTS HE SLIPPED ON WET GRASS AND FELL WITH USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING LEAF BLOWER. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE TRYING TO START LEAF BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
BACK STRAIN-SUS INJ WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT HAD A LEAF BLOWER BACK PACK ON AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
45 YO USING LEAF BLOWER INJURED BACK BACK PAIN(LOW BACK)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
43 YO USING LEAF BLOWER INJURED BACK BACK PAIN(LOW BACK)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
LEFT PELVIC FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A LEAF BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers, House repair or construction materials
PT ON HIS ROOF WITH A LEAF BLOWER SLIPPED ON THE INCLINE AND FELT A PUL L IN LOPWER BACK STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
RIGHT HIP STR. PT STRAINED HIP WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS CUT USING LEAF BLOWER. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers, Gasoline
BURN TO LEFT HIP FROM LEAF BLOWER SPILLING GAS BURN LEFT HIP 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE USING GAS LEAF BLOWER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
83 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX HIP. PT FELL IN THE YARD WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWE R. PT ADM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/18/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
LOW BACK PAIN-SINCE HE LIFTED HIS LEAF BLOWER-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LIFTED LEAF BLOWER-DX ACUTE LS SPINE SPRAIN WITH MUSCLE SPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LOWER BACK PAIN ONSET TODAY WHILE BLOWING LEAVES AND EARLIER IN WEEK WH ILE CLEANING UP DOWNED TREES. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, LOW BACK PA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
BACK SPASMS STARTED YESTERDAY WHILE BLOWING LEAVES. DX. ACUTE LUMBAR ST RAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers, Wire
PATIENT FELL ONTO LEAF BLOWER HANDLE AFTER TRIPPING ON WIRES AT HOME. D: ABDOMINAL WALL CONTUSION, POSSIBLE HEPATIC MASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
57-YOM SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HIS LOWER BACK AS A RESULT OF FALLING W HILE BLOWING LEAFS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS LIFTING A USING A LEAF BLOWER AND INJURED BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
50 YO BF - ACUTE L LUMBAR BACK STRAIN - AFTER BLOWING LEAVES THIS MORNI NG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2001	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2001	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2000	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers, Power lawn mowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1999	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/1997	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1997	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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