Accidents - Leaf blowers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,540
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	231
Year 1998:	19
Year 1999:	212
Year 2000:	239
Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	137
Year 2004:	119
Year 2005:	91
Year 2006:	273
Year 2007:	296
Year 2008:	448
Year 2009:	77
Year 2010:	232

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
61 YOF-STUCK HAND IN LEAF BLOWER & INJURED 3RD/4TH FINGERS DX CT/LAC FINGERS 2/3/4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
53YO M; PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER, FELL BACKWARDS, PT REC. LACERATION TO RT. INDEX FINGER; PT C/O PAIN TO FINGER; DX: FX TO FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
58 YEAR OLD FEMALE PATIENT CUT FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER AT HOME. DX; LAC ERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
59YOF ACCIDENTALLY STUCK LT HAND UNDERNEATH A POWER LEAF BLOWER SUSTAINING INJURY TO LT 3RD FINGER FROM BLADE. DX - LACERATION, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 80 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
ACC CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF MEATL ON THE LEAF BLOWER, +BLD CTR'D >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2009	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
CUT FINGER ON LEAF BLOWER. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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
CAUGHT HAND IN LEAF BLOWER AVULSING AND FX TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
CUT FINGERTIP ON LEAF BLOWER DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 61 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: Avulsion
Product: Leaf blowers
LAC AND AVULSED FINGER TIP IN MOVING PART OF LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 60 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
PUT HAND IN A LEAF BLOWER. DX. FINGER LACERATION, PARTIAL FINGERNAIL AV ULSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
L THUMB SPR/76YOM AT HOME WAS "BLOWING LEAVES" WHEN TRIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AND INJURED L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 58 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 WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB IN THE RUNNIN G MOTOR OF THE BLOWER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
FINGER STRAIN-FELL-HIT A LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Leaf blowers
FELL JAMMING FINGER WHILE LEAF BLOWING >> SPRAIN/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING LEAF BLOWER AND SAFETY SHIELD CAME OFF AND PT WNET TO GRAB IT AND CUT FINGER DX: DEEP LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
PT STATES WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE RING FINGERON IT DX LACERATION 0.5 CM TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 05/02/2007	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: 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

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

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: 10/05/2004	Age: 73 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 TRYING TO CLEAN HIT LEAF BLOWER AND THUMB GOT CAUGHT ON INTAKE VENT C/O PAIN IN LEFT TH UMB LEFT THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2004	Age: 58 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 RT THUMB ON A BROKEN LEAF BLOWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	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: 11/07/2002	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
73 YOMC BLOWING LEAVES WITH LEAF BLOWER, SAFETY GUARD FELL OFF UNNOTICE D, CAUGHT FINGER INLEAFBLOWER/LAC LT 4TH FINGERTIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Leaf blowers
CUT FINGER ON MOTOR OF LEAF BLOWER. ACUTE TUFT OPEN FX/LAC RT RING FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2001	Age: 71 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2000	Age: 83 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2000	Age: 69 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2000	Age: 51 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: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/1999	Age: 75 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: Avulsion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/1999	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1999	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/1998	Age: 67 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/1997	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Leaf blowers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/1997	Age: 76 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1997	Age: 53 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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