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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 828
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING CHAINSAW CUTTING WOOD/L-S STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws, Extension or straight ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH CHAIN SAW AND CONTUSED BU TTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LUMBAR STRAIN-AFTER USING CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| HIP LAC-CUTTING TREE W/ CHAIN SAW-HIT LEG W/ SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS GARDENING USING A CHAIN SAW; C/O OF LOW BACK PAIN DX: LEFT LUMBOSACRAL BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE USING A CHAINSAW. UNKNOWN IF WORK RELA TED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS AT HOME STARTING A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LWR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME STRUCK SELF IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN WITH THE SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ABDOMEN TO THE OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ABDOMEN WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME LACERATION ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PRUNING BRANCHES WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME, INJURED BACK. DX: LOW BACK STR AIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK UNKNOWN IF WORK RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PATIENT USED A CHAINSAW FRIDAY, NOW HAS LOW BACK PAIN. DX-LUMBAR SPINE STRAIN WITH MUSCLE SPASMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LEANING OVER TRYING TO START A CHAINSAW LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 45 Y.O. W MALE W/LS STRAIN. PT TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW . E9201 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| STATES CARRYING CHAINSAW AND PULLED CORD W/IMMEDIATE LOW/MID BACK PAIN W/POP IN LOWER BACK AT HOME. DX. LOW BACK PAIN, ACUTE HERNIATED DISC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PULLED ON CHAIN SAW, FELT POP IN BACK, PAIN IN BOTH LEGS. DX. ACUTE MY OFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 53 Y.O. W MALE W/LUMBAR STRAIN. PT STS HE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW @ HOME & FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. E927 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws, Hatchets or axes |
| STATES SPLITTING, CUTTING AND PILING WOOD TUESDAY WITH CHAIN SAW AND AX DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN DORSAL, LUMBAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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