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Accidents - Leaf blowers - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,041
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/27/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
62YOM INJURED WRIST WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER ON SATURDAY. DX. R WRIST INJURY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
WRIST FX. 80 YOF FELL WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
56YOF WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER LOST BALANCE FELL USED LT HAND TO BRACE SELF INJURED WRIST;WRIST FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2009Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER A LEAF BLOWER CAUSNG A LT WRIST SPRAIN LT HAND HEMATOMA AND LWR BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
USING LEAF BLOWER IN YARD SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
36 YOM JAMMED LEFT WRIST ON LEAF BLOWER SUSTAINING A FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
WRIST FX-FELL WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2007Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER A FEW DAYS AGO & DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN DX TENDONITIS RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
HURT WRIST PULLING ON CORD OF LEAF BLOWER DX CONTUSION TO WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2004Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT. STATES HE WAS STARTING HIS LEAF BLOWER AND WHEN HE PULLED THE ROPE, HE HIT BACK OF R HAND ON RAILING. DX. LAC, CONT R WRIST/HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
PT. TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER IN YARD AT HOME. DX. R WRIST FX, LAC R WR IST.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/26/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
PT OPERATING A *** AND A LEAF BLOWER THIS AM SEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST THIS EVENING STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
50 YOM TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER SPRAIN WRSIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
74-YOF FRACTURED HER WRIST AS A RESULT OF FALLING WHILE USING A LEAF B LOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Leaf blowers
HIT WRIST ON BLOWER; HEMATOMA WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2001Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2001Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2000Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/1999Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/1998Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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