Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,147
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	116
16-25 years old:	384
26-50 years old:	1,088
50+ years old:	557

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK SUSTAINED A COMPLEX LACERATION TO LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT A FRIENDS HOUSE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING TREES W/A CHAINSAW, LACS TO L FOREARM. DX. LAC L WRIST, FX R R ADIUS DISTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
RIGHT ARM PAIN. PT DEVELOPED PAIN WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SHARPENING THE BLADES OF HIS CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATIO N TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT WOOD AND CUT ARM. DX: 14 CM COMPLEX LAC L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT-GATHERING FIREWOOD, CUT FOREARM WITH CHAIN SAW DX-CHAIN SAW LACERATION L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT SELF WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
29 Y.O. W MALE W/FOREARM LAC. PT CUT SELF W/CHAIN SAW. E9201
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW ACCIDENT LG DEEP LAC LFA. OPEN FX LT ULNA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
52 YO M USING CHAINSAW CUT FOREARM LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED L WRIST WITH CHAINSAW, ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT R FOREARM ON CHAINSAW, HIT KNOT IN WOOD SAW KICK BACK, LACERATIO N R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CRAWLING OVER BUCKET OF FRONTEND LOADER, FELL ON IDLE CHAINSAW BLADE//LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT R ARM ON CHAINSAW AT HOME, R ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, House repair or construction materials
WORKING WITH CHAIN SAW ON ROOF, SLIPPED LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT SELF WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Day wear
LEFT FOREARM LACERATION OBTAINED FROM CHAIN SAW WHEN SHIRT GOT CAUGHT DX: LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LT. FOREARM ON CHAIN SAW DX: LACERATION LT. FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT LOWER ARM LACERATION.PTS HUSBAND WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND PT WAS STANDING BEHIND HIM AND HE TURNED AROUND AND LACERATED PTS ARM ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT LACERATED FOREARM WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FOREARM ON CHAINSAW, LACERATION R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT ARM ON DAD'S CHAIN SAW. DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING TREE WITH A CHAINSAW. LIMBS FELL PUSHING ARM INTO SAW. 6 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT.C/O CUT TO LT.ARM SUSTAIN WHEN CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME DX-LACERATION OF LT.FORARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT TRIMMIMG BRANCHES WITH ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW, LAC. ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION LEFT FOREARM-CHAINSAW "KICKED BACK" AND CUT LEFT FOREARM WHI LE CUTTING TREE LIMBS. HAS JAGGED LACERATION SLOWLY OOZING BLOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT ARM LAC - CUT ARM ON A SMALL CHAIN SAW @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
NOT STATED, LACERATION RT FOREARM, USING *** ELECTRIC SAW, ELOPED,NOOTH ER DETAILS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING A TREE LIMB WITH A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINING A LEFTFOREA RM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING TREES-CUT FOREARM WITH CHAINSAWDX LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
DX LEFT FOREARM LACERATION: CUT HAND ON CHAINSAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAINSAWARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC RT FOREARM - CUT FOREARM ON A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT CUT ARM ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
28 Y/O MALE WAS AT HIS FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE CAUSED MULTIPLE LACERATION S TO HIS LT FOREARM WITH A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT. CUT ARM WITH CHAINSAW., DX: LACERATION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FOREARM LACERATION - LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM WITH A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT PALM FRONDS, LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
68 YOM CUT LOWER ARM WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
42 Y/O M C/O LAC R- ARM - CUT WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
RT DEQUERVAIN'S TENOSYNOVITIS (FOREARM)-AFTER ALOT OF WORK W/ CHAIN SAW @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FOREARM ON CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING A LIMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT CUT HIS FOREARM WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX-LACERATION 4" RIGHT PROXIMAL FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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