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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 259
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 45 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 |
| WRIST LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| WAS CUTTING TREES WHEN CHAIN SAW JERK WRIST WRONG WAY DX- WRIST SPRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO R WRIST, PT HIT BY TOOTH OF BLADE ON CHAINSAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING CHAIN SAW - DROPPED CHUNK OF TREE ON WRIST WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws, Ladders |
| PT WAS UP 10-12 FT ON A LADDER USING AN ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW ON A TREE BR ANCH FELT A SHOCK AND FELL OPEN FRACTURE TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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