Accidents - Chain saws - 26-50 years old - Year 2009 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,531
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Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 43 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
43 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER USING A CHAIN SAW INJURING LEFT FINGER- DX- LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 30 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 CUT L FINGERS W/CHAIN SAW AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. DX. LAC L 4TH FINGER AND THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
28 YOM CUT L 5TH FINGER ON CHAIN SAW DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 41 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 TO THUMB FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.NOT WORKMENS COMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2009	Age: 39 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
LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AND FOREARM - WORKING ON MOTOR (CHAIN) SAW, BLADE JUMPED BACK CAUSING LACERATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	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
2 CM LAC. INDEX FINGER 2ND TO CHAIN SAW: ABRA. LONG FINGER; USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT HEDGES, IT SLIPPED, 2 CM RAGGED LAC.INDEX, ABRA. LONG FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 31 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
PT WAS TRYING TO START CHAIN SAW WHEN HAND SLIPPED ACROSS BLADE. DX: R THUMB LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 50 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
50 YO M USING SMALL CHAIN SAW WHEN HAND JUST SKIMMED THE TOP OF THE SAW . DX:FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
32YOWM PT STATES CUT R THUMB ON A CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 37 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: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAINSAW AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws, Bench or table saws
ACC CUT MULTI FINGER WHILE USING CHAIN SAW VS TABLE SAW >>LT 5TH FINGER AMPUTATINO/MULTI FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2009	Age: 29 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
WAS CUTTING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN ACC GOT LT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGH T ON THE SAW>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 44 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 CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUBSTAINED FINGER INJURIES DX; FINGER FRACTURE AND LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/11/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
RT THUMB CONTUSION.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND JAMM ED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 43 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
CUT THUMB ON CHAIN SAW. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTS TO THE LEFT 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS FROM A CHAIN SAW. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
RT HAND DOMINANT, USING CHAIN SAW TODAY&ACC STRUCK LT THUMB >>AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW HIT LITTLE FINGER LAC TO FINGER TAKING *** MORE BLEEDIN G TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2009	Age: 39 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: Amputation
Product: Chain saws, Bench or table saws
COMES IN WITH MULTI FINGER INJURIES, S/P ACC GOT HAND CAUGHT INTO A CHA IN VS TABLE SAW>>MULIT FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
CHAINSAW KICKED BACK/ CHAINSAW INJURY LT HAND, OPEN FX LT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WORKING W/ A CHAIN SAW THIS AFTERNOON WHEN IT KICKED BACK &RAN HIS F INGER DOWN THE BLADE C/O LAC. DX: 3CM LAC TO DISTAL PHALANX OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 41 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
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER, DX: FINGER LAC, TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 32 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
PT WAS FILING A CHAINSAW AND LACERATED FINGERS. DX: SUPERFICIAL CHAIN SAW LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB AND MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 45 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 CUT FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW AT HOME DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 29 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
CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK AND HIT L THUMB DX- THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FINGER LAC,. PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FINGER LACS-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 49 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
49YOM, CUT FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW, FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 35 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
PT WAS USING CHAINSAW TO CUT DOWN TREE AND LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2009	Age: 47 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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A CHAIN SAW CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT INDEX, MIDDLE, RING AND PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
41YOM, CUT FINGER ON CHAIN SAW, CHAIN SAW POPPED UP SEVERAL LACERATION S ON FINGERS, FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION R 5TH DIGIT BY CHAIN SAW, THROBBING PAIN. LAC R 5TH DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2009	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW, DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATED FIINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
PT ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREES AT HOME DX: PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 29 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
FINGER INJURY FROM CUTTING ON CHAIN SAW. DX-RIGHT LITTLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 41 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 WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON A CHAINSAW DX: LEFT FINGER LAC WITH TENDON LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
AMPUTATED MIDDLE FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
THUMB LAC-CUT ON A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 32 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 CUT L INDEX FINGER W/A CHAIN SAW, GRABBED THE BLADE BY MISTAKE. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 46 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
PT SUSTAINED FINGER LACERATION WHEN HIT WITH THE CHAIN SAW.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2009	Age: 31 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 TO FINGER WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 38 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
PATIENT INJURED LEFT 5TH FINGER ON CHAIN SAW WHILE TRIMMING TREE AT HOME TODAY. DX-FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 39 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 WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A CHAIN SAW, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 27 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 CUT TOP OF FINGER WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 33 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
PT HAS LAC TO (L) MIDDLE & INDEX FINGER FROM A CHAINSAW DX;; LAC 2ND & 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2009	Age: 39 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 USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 40 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
40Y/O,M, CUT FINGER WITH CHAINSAW, LAC. R INDEX FINGER WITH TENDON INVO LVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
FINGER SKIN AVULSION-INJURED ON A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 47 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
PT CUTTING WOOD-HIT FINGERS WITH CHAIN SAW-MULTIPLE DEEP LACS. TO L MID DLE FINGER L RING FINGER-COMPLICATED REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 40 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
PT CUT RIGHT THUMB WITH AND ELECTRIC CHAINSAW, LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 38 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
LACERATION FINGER. LACERATED FINGER ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO FINGER FROM CHAIN SAW. WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCH W ITH SAW AT THE TIME. D:INDEX FINGER PIP LACERATION, AVULSION AT JOINT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 31 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
PT INJURED FINGER ON CHAIN SAW, LACERATIONS TO LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2009	Age: 48 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 USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 36 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 TO FINGER WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
L MIDDLE FINGER LAC W/CHAIN SAW TODAY DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 46 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 FINGER W/ CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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