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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 465
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CUTTING A TREE BRANCH USING A CHAIN SAW THEN ACCIDENTALLY THR BRANCH FE L ONTO PT'S HEAD/NECK, +LOC FOR UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME>>CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WALKED INTO CHAINSAW THAT HER HUSBAND WAS USING AT HOME LACERATION LT PARIETAL SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND IT KICKED BACKWARDS STRUCK IN THE HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING AGAINST A ROCK WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND LACERA TED SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS USING A CHAINSAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND GOT HIM/ LAC TO SCALP AN D EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION BY FALLING FROM CHERRY PICKER ONTO CHAIN SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO SCALP AND FRACTURE LOWER LEG WHEN CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH CHAINSAW AT HOME AND LIMB HIT HEAD KNOCKED HIM DOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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