Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,744
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	13
16-25 years old:	393
26-50 years old:	1,083
50+ years old:	1,254

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
40 YOM LACERATED RIGHT HAND WHILE USING A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT IN GARAGE AT HOME, FELL AND LANDED ON CHAIN SAW ON FLOOR; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
L HAND CUT W/CHAIN SAW DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Chain saws
PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO HAND WHEN CHAINSAW FELL ONTO HAND AT H OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
76 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX; L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
56 Y/O C/O HAND PAIN FELL WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH CHAIN SAW. DX-CONTUSION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUTTING A FICU TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L EFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
LAC TO HAND WHEN CUTTING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FELL ON CHAIN SAW HANDLE, LACERATING L HAND#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FELL ON A CHAINSAW LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LAC RT HAND WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
62YO WHITE MALE STS TRIMMING TREES W/ CHAIN SAW-SAW CAUGHT LEAF-BOUNCED BACK-CUT L HAND,DX HAND LACERATION, NO FINGER INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2008	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE SMASHED HAND WITH A CHAINSAW WHILE TRIMMING/ DX LAC AND HEMATOMA L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS AT HOME WORKING ON A CHAIN SAW CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING BUSHES @ HOME W CHAIN SAW STRUCK LFT HAND DX 9 CM LACERATION TO LFT HAND**
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT WITH CHAIN SAW. DX- 1.5 CM L HAND LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
RT HAND CONTUSION: WHILE CUTTING UP A TREE, *** CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK, TWISTING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LOST CONTROL OF CHAINSAW HE WAS USING AND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws, House repair or construction materials
HAND CT-CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK & HIT DECKING MATERIAL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Chain saws
PT INJURED HAND FROM A CHAIN SAW. DX: CRUSH INJURY TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Chain saws
R HAND PAIN, STATES HE HIT TREE BY ACCIDENT W/CHAINSAW IN HAND. DX. CR USH INJURY R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW/PALM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW-LA C RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS INJURED WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: CHAIN SAW INJURY TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW AND CUT HAND DX: LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUT W/CHAINSAW. DX: L HAND LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT TO THE HAND WITH CHAIN SAW DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION HAND - 34 YO MALE STATES THAT THIS AFTERNOON HE CUT HIS RIGH T HAND ON A CHAINSAW BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT RT HAND ON CHAIN SAW,BLADE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME. CAN MOVE ALL FINGERS;BLEEDING CONTROLLED. - DX: 9CM LACERATION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE DOING YARD WORK AT HOME. DX-LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FELL ON CHAINSAWAND LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT HAND LAC, PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK CUTTING HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS GETTING A CHAIN SAW STUCK IN A LOG AND HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING IT ON THE BLADE. DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION, SMALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
ACCIDENTALLY HIT HAND ON A CHAIN SAW CUTTING IT >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUTTING DOWN A TREE BRANCH, LOST CONTROL&FELL FORWARD ONTO CHAIN SAW CU TTING HAND>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
46 YOM LACERATED RIGHT HAND ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT RIGHT HAND WITH A CHAINSAW ACCIDENTALLY. DX-LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
42 YO INJURED HAND USING CHAIN SAW FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND ON A CHAIN SAW AT HOME ..LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
TRIED TO PICK UP A RUNNING CHAIN SAW WHILE CAMPING, NO GLOVES ON, INJUR ING HAND. DX; LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND WITH A CHAINSAW. DX MULTIPLE COMPLEX LACERATIONS L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
23YOM WAS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE A WEEK AGO,ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND ON A CHAIN SAW;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW ACCIDENT WITH LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW;DX LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO HAND, EXSTENOR TENDON, USING CHAIN SAW TO TRIM BRANCHES , SAW CAME DOWN ON HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A ***N SAW AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws, Gasoline
2ND AND 3RD DEG BURNS HANDS AND ABDOMEN. PT WAS USING A CHAINSAW THAT W AS LEAKING GAS AND WHEN HE LIT A CIGARETTE, IT CAUGHT FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
53 YO MALE CUT LEFT HAND CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CRANKING CHAIN SAW AND HAND HIT PIECE OF TIN CUTTING IT LACERATION HAND #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAIN SAW AND LAC BACK OF HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
40 YO INJURED HAND ON CHAIN SAW LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
HELPING A FRIEND WITH A CHAIN SAW WHICH KICKED BACK CUTTING HAND >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT C/O LAC TO HAND. PT CUT HAND WITH CHAINSAW. DX LAC RT HAND WITH TEND ON INVOLVMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WORKING ON AN ICE SCULPTURE WITH A CHAIN SAW AND THE SAW SLIPPED SUS TAINED A HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
55 Y/O M INJURED L HAND WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; OPEN FX L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
WALKING IN WOODS AFTER CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW, SLIPPED FELL ON CHAI NSAW, HURT HAND. DX HAND FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
HOLDING PIECE OF WOOD HUSBAND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HER HAND WITH CHAIN SAW. DX-SEVERE LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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