Accidents - Leaf blowers - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,009
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	296	Upper Trunk:	211
Shoulder:	139	Head:	131
Wrist:	95	Hand:	87
Face:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - TIGHTNESS IN CHEST AND LEFT ARM PAIN - STARTED WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 79 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
TRIPPED OVER LEAF BLOWER LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	Age: 67 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
PT FELL WHILE HOLDING LEAF BLOWER AIND INJURED HAND DX; SPRAINED LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
RIGHT HIP FX. PT FELL WHEN LEAF BLOWER SHIFTED INJURING HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
CUT (L) RIBG FINGER AT DISTAL KNUCKLE WITH A LEAF BLOWER DX- FINGER LA C OPEN FX AMPUTATION AND AVULSION OF FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 73 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
PT LAC LT 3RD DIGIT WHILE USING A LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
WRIST FX-FELL WHILE USING LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS CLEANING CARRIAGE HOUSE WHEN LEAF BLOWER FELL ON HER HEAD - LAC TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
77 YOM HIT HEAD ON LEAF BLOWER LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 76 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
PT WAS BLOWING THE LEAVES OFF HIS YARD AND FELL STRIKING CHEST AGAINST THE BLOWER CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
STRUCK IN RIBS WITH HANDLE OF LEAF BLOWER WHILE TRYING TO START IT 4 DAYS PRIOR // FRACTURED RIBS (4-8)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER A FEW DAYS AGO & DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN DX TENDONITIS RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Leaf blowers, Garden tractors
RIGHT 5TH FINGER AMP. PT WAS USING A LARGE LEAF BLOWER ATTACHED TO HIS GARDEN TRACTOR AND GOT HAND CAUGHT IN IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
LEFT THUMB LAC, PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AND STRUCK FINGER ON THE FAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 62 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: Amputation
Product: Leaf blowers
USING LEAF BLOWER WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT IN IT MACERATING,AMPUTATING FING ER TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
PT INJURED SHOULDER 2 WEEKS AGO TRYING TO START LEAF BLOWER DX// LEFT SHOULDER SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
54 YO F LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON BLADE TO WEED BLOWER/VAC **** DECKER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 75 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-CUT ON LEAF VACUUM-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT HIT KNEE ON CONCRETE WHILE TRYING TO START A LEAF BLOWER. DX: R KNEE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT RECEIVED MUTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO SHOULDER, ELBOW, WRIST, HAND AND FACE WHEN BLOWING OFF CARPORT WITH BLOWER AND TRIPPED OVER CORD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PATIENT BUT FINGER IN LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO 3RD LT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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