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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 234
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 11 YOM AMPUTATED FINGER WHEN USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LEAF BLOWER WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER, NOW W/ABRASION TO FINGER; ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT TIP OF TWO FINGERS ON PLASTIC COOLING FAN OF A LEAF BLOWER, DX LAC OF FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT FINGER ON AN ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWER. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 14 YOM WAS USING THE LEAF BLOWER AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY PLACED LEFT H AND INTO THE BLOWER'S FAN SUSTAINING LACERATIONS TO RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| INJURED 2 FINGERS WITH A LEAF BLOWER DX: R INDEX & 3RD FINGER CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 15 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FINGER TIPS BURNED-USING A LEAF BLOWER-BURNED ON THE MOTOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT STUCK HIS LEFT SECOND FINGER IN A "LAWN BLOWER" PAST THE PROTECTIVE SECTION OF THE BLADE SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PLAYING LEAF BLOWER FELLAND SCRAPED HAND DX CONTU FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2000 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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: 05/11/1997 | Age: 6 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: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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