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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CHEST WALL PAIN-STRUCK W/ TREE LIMB WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT UP IN A TREE AND USING A CHAIN SAW AND FELL OUT SUSTAINED CLAVICLE RIB FRACTURES AND IOI CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW AND HURT BACK BACK STRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| 61 Y/O FALL 20-30 FT CUTTING LIMB FROM A TREE WITH CHAIN SAW. DX-FX MULTIPLE RIBS, ELBOW ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHEST WALL PAIN. PT DEVELOPED CHEST WALL PAIN WHEN CUTTING LOGS WITH A CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| VENTRAL HERNIA-AFTER USING A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws, Ladders |
| LEFT RIB CONT. PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE WITH A CHAINSAW AND FELL 6 FEET O FF LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS CUTTING A TREE LIMB WITH A CHAIN SAW; LIMB FELL ON UPPER BACK. CONT USION, UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 56Y/O,M,CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW,SUDDEN R CHEST PAIN, R PECTORALIS MUSCLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CLEAR BRUSH - SLIPPED AND FELL; HANDLE OF SAW STRUCK PT. IN CHEST. LEFT CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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