Accidents - Leaf blowers - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,069
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	105
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	96
Year 2001:	76
Year 2002:	5
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	182
Year 2006:	218
Year 2007:	30
Year 2008:	43
Year 2009:	188

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	279	Finger:	270
Shoulder:	109	Hand:	94
Lower Leg:	86	Knee:	83
Face:	75	Foot:	71

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: 10/26/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Leaf blowers
WAS BLOWING LEAVES AND FACE BECAME SWOLLEN ALLERGIC REACTION FACE
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: 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: 10/22/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
C/O R EYE PAIN AND D/C X 2 DAYS, PT REPORTS USING LEAF BLOWER OUTSIDE. DX. R EYE W/RESIDUAL CORNEAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 20 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
20 YO CUT FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 24 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
PT USING A BLOWER THREE DAYS AGO STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS AT HOME USING A BACK PACK LEAF BLOWER ON THE ROOF, FELL OFF CAUS ING A CONTUSION TO LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers, Eye protection devices
BLOWING LEAVES AND WEARING GOGGLES AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABR ASION/FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
18YOM USING LEAF BLOWER FB IN EYE MILD 2 DEGREE PROBABLE FB CONJUNCTI VITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Leaf blowers
RT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS.PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER TO BLOW LEAVES AND SOM ETHING FLEW IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 17 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN.PT SWUNG A GAS POWERED BLOWER ON SHOULDER AND HAD PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME ON 1-11 AND TWISTED WRONG CONTINUED PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE STRAINED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
PT BURNT LOWER LEG ON MUFFLER OF A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers, Golf carts
PT SMASHED LT THUMB B/W FRAME OF GOLF CART AND DOOR OF A LEAF BLOWER MA CHINE, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2000	Age: 25 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/1997	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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