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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 273
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2006 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| FELL,LOST BALANCE 2 DAYS AGO WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER AT HOME FX RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2006 | Age: 58 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 |
| BLOWING LEAVES W/ LEAF BLOWER CAUGHT FINGER IN BLOWER RIGHT 3RD FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT HIT FINGER WITH A LEAF BLOWER YESTERDAY AT HOME DX// FX RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN LEAF BLOWER AT HOME TODAY DX// FX AND LAC RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2006 | Age: 71 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 BLADE FROM LEAF BLOWER/ LAC RT 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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