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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 527
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| 71 YO - DX: CERVICAL STRAIN - USED LEAF BLOWER FOR 4 HOURS YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FELL OVER LEAFBLOWER IN CARPORT LANDED ON CONCRETE FLOOR RT PATELLAR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2005 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| LEFT PELVIC FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A LEAF BLOWER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| SLIPPED ON ACORNS WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER, FELL ON LEAF BLOWER, DX; CHEST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT. SLIPPED WHILE OUTSIDE BLOWING LEAVES, SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO L HIP/T HIGH. DX. CONTS L HIP/THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2005 | Age: 53 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 |
| PT AT HOME USING LEAF BLOWER FB EYE DX CONTUSION ABRASION R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| TRIPPED AT HOME WHILE BLOWING LEAVES LT SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT INJURED PULLING START ROPE ON LEAF BLOWER; ROTATOR CUFF TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 76 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 |
| CRUSHED FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER OPEN FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| CUT FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: 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 |
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