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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,598
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/26/2003 | Age: 36 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 USING A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 34 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 CUTTING A PLAM TREE AT HOME IN HIS YARD WITH A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/27/2003 | Age: 10 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 |
10 YOWM INJURED ARM ON A TURNED OFF CHAINSAW. DX. LACERATION FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Chain saws |
CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN BRANCH OF TREE AND A CHAIN SAW DX: FOREARM & WRIST CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Chain saws |
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW IT KICKED BACK PAIN IN RT FOREARM AND SHOULDER |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 51 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 |
CUT ARM WITH CHAINSAW/ LT FOREARM LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 14 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 CHAIN SAW DX. FOREARM LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/27/2003 | 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 LEFT FOREARM WITH CHAINSAW THAT WAS STOPPED LEFT FOREARM LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 28 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 |
PT CUTTING DOWN A BRANCH OF A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN THE BRANCH FEL L ONTO LEFT LOWER ARM ABRASION THEN INFECTION CELLULITIS ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 71 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 |
LACERATION L FOREARM, CUTTING DOWN TREES WITH *** CHAINSAW, CUT LTFOREA RM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Chain saws |
LACERATED LOWER ARM WITH CHAIN SAW AT HUNTING CLUB |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 54 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 |
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/21/2003 | Age: 24 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: Nerve Damage |
Product: Chain saws |
PT. WAS PLACING BRANCHES IN A CHIPPER AND ANOTHER WORKER TRIED TO CUT THE BRANCH WITH A CHAISAW AND CUT PT. LOWERARM. DX. LAC WITH NERVE INVO |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 43 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 |
LACERATION FOREARM - 43 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A CHAIN SAW T HAT WAS NOT RUNNING |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 53 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 |
USING CHAINSAW TO CUT DOWN TREES, APPARENTLY SAW CUT THRU PORTION OF TREE & DIRECTLY INTO FOREARM. DX LAC RT FOREARM 4.5 CM W/TENDON LAC. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 07/27/2003 | 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 WITH CHAIN SAW; LAC ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/18/2003 | Age: 30 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 |
SUSTAINED A KICKBACK INJ ON CHAINSAW AND LAC FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/12/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
PT CUT ARM ON A CHAIN SAW, LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/28/2003 | Age: 43 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 |
CHAIN SAW SLIPPED AND LAC LT FOREARM 6 INCH |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Chain saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
CHAIN SAW FELL OFF SHELVES HIT LOWER ARM AND SUSTAINED A CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/18/2003 | Age: 38 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 WITH CHAIN SAW C/O BLEEDING DX: LAC FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
57 YOM SEEN FOR LT FOREARM LAC WHILE PRUNNING HIS TREE W/ A CHAIN SAW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 72 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 |
FELL OUT OF 40 FT. TREE WHILE CUTTING LIMBS W/CHAIN SAW. DX. CONT CHES T, SPRAIN L HAND, LAC L FOREARM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Chain saws |
RIGHT FOREARM FX. PT INJURED FOREARM WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 35 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 |
ARM LAC, PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO TRIM TREE WHEN HE DROPPED IT ONTO ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 30 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 50 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 |
DEEP LAC TO FOREARM USING CHAINSAW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 26 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 |
LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/23/2003 | 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 USING CHAINSAW WHICH KICKED BACK LACERATING ARM, LACERATION L FOREAR M SECONDARY TO CHAINSAW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Chain saws |
PT. WAS USING A CHAINSAW CUTTING A TREE- THE TREE FELL BACK ON THE PATIENT'S FOREARM - CONTUSION ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/19/2003 | 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 |
LAC L ARM - CUT ARM WITH A CHAIN SAW |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 33 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 |
33 YOM CUT WITH CHAIN SAW LAC ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Chain saws |
PT CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN A BRANCH FELL ONTO RIGHT LOWER ARM CONTUSION ARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 39 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 |
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: 01/02/2003 | Age: 47 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 |
CUT RT. FOREARM USING A CHAIN SAW DX: MULTIPLE LACERATION RT. FOREARM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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