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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 572
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 34 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 |
| INJURED FINGER ON A LEAF BLOWER. DX. FINGER FX. AND LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAS BLOWING THE LEAVES IN THE YARD WHEN SUDDENLY DEVELOPED LIGHTHEADNES S THE COLLAPSED&FELL>>SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FINGER LAC-40 Y/O M-TRYING TO REMOVE A STICK FROM NON RUNNING LEAF BLOW ER-GOT CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAD DOING HEAVY YARDWORK TODAY USING LARGE MACHINARY THEN LEAF BLOWER&L ATE DEVELPED SHAKNESSS IN ARMA&LEGS>>FATIGUE/TREMORS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 11/16/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT CALF STR. PT STRAINED LEG WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| RIGHT HAND STR . PT STRAINED HAND 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: 11/01/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN LEAF BLOWER. DX FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/30/2009 | Age: 36 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 |
| 36 YR OLD USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE DX// FB RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WORKING WITH LEAF BLOWER WHEN INDEX FINGER WAS HIT BY PART OF LEAF B LOWER MOTOR. DX: FINGER LACERATION AND CONTUSION. |
| 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: 08/07/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| SPIDER BITE (BLACK WIDOW CONFIRMED) - WAS BLOWING LEAVES FROM CARPORT, FELT A STING ON RIGHT FIFTH TOE, DISCOVERED BLACK WIDOW SPIDER BENEATH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER WHEN FINGER WENT INSIDE AND CUT IT ON FAN DX- LAC TO L 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FX LEG- FELL USING LEAF BLOWER |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT WAS AT HOME CLEANING THE GARAGE, STOOD UP HITTING A LEAF BLOWER CAUSING A LACERATION TO FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 42 Y/O GOT SAW DUST IN EYE CAUSED BY A LEAF BLOWER. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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