Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,458
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	131
26-50 years old:	785
50+ years old:	542

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2006	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
USING A CHAIN SAW LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 30 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
CONTUSION FOREARM WHEN STRUCK WITH A TREE LIMB USING A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 59 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
LAC TO L FA W/CHAINSAW AT HOME DX: L FA LAC 10 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 35 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 WITH CHAIN SAW LAC TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 43 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: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
TRIPPED AND CHAINSAW LANDED ON FOREARM PARTIALLY AMPUTATING IT WHILE CU TTING BOARDS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 62 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
62 YO INJURED ARM WHILE USING CHAIN SAW LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2006	Age: 92 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT TREE BRANCH AT HOME WHEN BRANCH HIT CHAINSAW WHI CH CUT L FOREARM NOW ARM IS GETTING RED&SWOLLEN D L ARM LAC W CELLULITI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 75 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
TRIPPED OVER CHIANSAW AND FELL ONTO IT/ LAC RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 49 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 WAS AT HOME USING A CHAIN SAW, LACERATED RT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 46 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 CUT FOREARM W/CHAIN SAW 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L FOREARM CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 44 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
L FOREARM LACERATION:CUTTING DOWN TREES WITH CHAINSAW, LINK BROKE, CAHIN CAME AROUND AND CUT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 46 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 SUS LAC TO LOWER ARM FORM A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	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
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON CHAIN SAW CUT TO FOREARM DX// LAC LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2006	Age: 59 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 LACERATION CUT WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 81 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 WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW - HIT ARM ON STUB OF A BRANCH 5 CM FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 25 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 CUTTING FIREWOOD AND SLIPPED WITH SAW AND CUT HIS LT FOREARM DX: 2 CM LAC TO LEFT FOREARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 32 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
L FOREARM LACERATION - CHAINSAW BOUNCED AND CUT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 49 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 TO RIGHT FOREARM SECONDARY TO CUTTING WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 63 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT ARM WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: L FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2006	Age: 54 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 WAS INJURED WHILE SHARPENING HIS CHAINSAW BLADE DX: 2.0 CM. LACERATION TO THE RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2006	Age: 26 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/FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 28 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
28 YOM LACERATED RIGHT LOWER ARM WITH CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/15/2006	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
CUT BY CHAIN SAW DX L FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PULLING A CORD ON A CHAINSAW,SPRAIN TO R FOREARM#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 45 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, Fences or fence posts
RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW AROUND WOOD OF A FENCE WHEN IT GOT HUNG UP IN HER SHIRT CUTTING ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 44 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
LACERATED UPPER FOREARM WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 52 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 FOREARM LAC, PT WAS HOLDING A BRANCH AND CUT ARM USING A CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 41 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: 04/05/2006	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
PT WORKIGN WITH A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER A RM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2006	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
EXTENSIVE ARM LACERATION WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMB. COMP LEX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 48 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
CONTUSION TO ARM WHEN STRUCK BY A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/04/2006	Age: 20 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 HIT LT FOREARM WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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