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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 105
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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 |
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