Accidents - Chain saws - 16-25 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,714
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Knee:	879	Finger:	476
Hand:	256	Lower Leg:	235
Lower Arm:	156	Eyeball:	152
Wrist:	146	Upper Leg:	95
Lower Trunk:	69	Toe:	69
Shoulder:	68	Foot:	68
Elbow:	34	Ankle:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT CUT WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX: LACERATION LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
17 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO LEG. PT CUT SELF W/CHAIN SAW @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 20 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 W/CHAIN SAW DX: 5 CM L HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
16 Y.O. W MALE W/WRIST LAC. PT CUT SELF ON A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUT W/CHAINSAW. DX: AVULSION L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT HIS LEG WITH A CHAINSAW. DX. DEEP LACERATION TO LOWER LEG. NOT W ORK RELATED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS KNEE FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT KNEE WITH CHAINSAW DX LAC. KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT HIT KNEE WITH CHAIN SAW AT DEER CAMP. DX: 5 CM LACERATION TO L EFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT LEG W/CHAINSAW. DX: 7 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 21 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
21 YOM USING CHAINSAW LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION KNEE - 19 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT KNEE ON A C HAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
4CM LAC TO RT KNEE FROM CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
21 YO M CUT LEG ON CHAIN SAW LAC L;EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
KNEE LACERATION - CUT KNEE WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 24 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: Nerve Damage
Product: Chain saws
PT. WAS PLACING BRANCHES IN A CHIPPER AND ANOTHER WORKER TRIED TO CUT THE BRANCH WITH A CHAISAW AND CUT PT. LOWERARM. DX. LAC WITH NERVE INVO
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
19 YOM LACERATED KNEE WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Chain saws
20 Y M GOT SAWDUST IN HIS EYE WHILE SAWING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW. DX: FOREIGHN BODY (SAWDUST) IN BOTH EYES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Chain saws
RT EYE FB-WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT TRIMMIMG A TREE AT HOME WHEN GAS CHAIN SAW SLIPPED AND LACEATED THUM B. D: THUMB FX AND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT WITH H/O TOSETTE'S SYNDROME, C/O TO RIGHT 3RD DIGIT DISTAL WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW. DX. RIGHT 3RD DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT KNEE LACERATION.PT LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
STEPPED ON CHAIN SAW. LAC LT 3RD TOE-2CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
THIGH LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ NEIGHBOR'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUT BY CHAIN SAW. DX: 9 CM L ELBOW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
21 YO MALE WAS CUTTING DOWN TREES, CHAIN SAW BUCKED BACK,TWISTING PTS W RIST,WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 24 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
L HAND LAC/24YOM LAC HAND ON CHANGE SAW WHILE AT FRIENDS HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC L 4TH FINGER - CUT FINGER WITH CHAINSAW WHEN CUTTING FALLEN LIMBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 20 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 LT HAND WHILE TRIMMING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT SHOULDER WITH CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT KNEE WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING A TREE DX: KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
L KNEE LACERATION REPAIRED, CUTTING TREES AT HOME WITH CHAIN SAW, SAW SLIPPED AND WENT ACROSS L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT ANKLE WITH CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 19 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 LACERATION TO HAND FROM CHAIN SAW. D: HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SEEN FOR LT KNEE LAC. CUT W/ A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT FINGERS WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME, DX. MULTIPLE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUTTING A TREE DOWN WITH A CHAINSAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LEFT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC R LOWER LEG/22YOM CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW AT 8:30P TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO FOOT
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS HELPING GRANDFATHER CUT BRANCHES OFF TREES AND FINGER GOT IN WAY OF CHAIN SAW. D: LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC LMF W/ CHAIN SAW BY ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
17 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHEN WOOD CHIP FLEW INTO IT WHILE USING CHAIN SA W AT HOME. DX; ABRASION R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
DX:FINGER LAC AND POSS SMALL FX R 2ND FINGER. HOLDING BRANCHES WHILE CO USIN USED CHAIN SAW. SAW SLIPPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 17 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. WAS USING A CHAINSAW CUTTING A TREE- THE TREE FELL BACK ON THE PATIENT'S FOREARM - CONTUSION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 25 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
HURT BACK WHILE USING CHAINSAW DX LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
24 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO KNEE. PT INJ SELF W/A CHAIN SAW. E9201
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC L ARM - CUT ARM WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	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 CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
19 YOM USING CHAINSAW LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
STATES CUTTING WITH CHAINSAW YEST, LAC TO L KNEE. DX. LAC L KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT THUMB WHILE SHARPENING CHAIN ON CHAINSAW DX LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
HELPING FATHER CUT FIREWOOD CHAINSAW SLIPPED CUT HIS FINGER DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAIN SAW LEFT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING DOWN TREES IN WOODS WITH HUSQUIVARNA CHAIN SAW, KICKED BACK CUT TING KNEE. DX: KNEE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Day wear
PT CUT THIGH W/CHAIN SAW THROUGH PANTS. DX: 6 CM L LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT LAC, PT CUT LEG WHEN USING A CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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