Accidents - Chain saws - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,237
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	104
Year 1998:	170
Year 1999:	38
Year 2000:	95
Year 2001:	269
Year 2002:	116
Year 2003:	345
Year 2004:	101
Year 2005:	142
Year 2006:	117
Year 2007:	139
Year 2008:	243
Year 2009:	131
Year 2010:	221

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2010	Age: 39 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
39YOM 1 DAY PRIOR USING A CHAINSAW ABOVE HEAD TO CUT A FALLEN TREA, THE N PILED WOOD - BACK BECAME SORE - THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
47 Y/O/M CUT CHEST WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME DX. CHEST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
DX THORACIC STRAIN: 48YOM STATES CUT' BRANCES, REACH' OUT TO CUT A BRANCH W/ CHAIN SAW, ARM FULLY EXTENDED. C/O R MID BACK PN X 4D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
CHEST WALL PAIN SYNDROME - 41 YO MALE STATES HE WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAINSAW ALL DAY - WENT TO SLEEP AND WAS AWAKENED WITH INC CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
PT STRUCK SELF IN THE CHEST WITH A CHAIN SAW CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 29 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: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT FELL ON CHAIN SAW AND LACERATED UPPER TRUNK. DX: CHEST WALL LACERATION, SUTURED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE W/CHAIN SAW WHEN TREE GOT LOOSE AND FELL ON HIM. DX: CHEST WALL CONT, 3 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PT FELL 4FT FROM TREE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES WITH CHAIN SAW. DX BACK SP RAIN
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: 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: 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: 06/23/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN TREE, SHORT OF BREATH SINCE EXPOSURE TO SAWDUST DX ACUTE BRONCHITIS 2ND TO SAWDUST EXPOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
TWISTED UPPER CHEST LIFTING CHAIN SAW DX CHEST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 49 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
C/O PT STATES WAS USING CHAIN SAW TO TRIN TREE LIMB DX CHEST CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 36 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
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/CHAINSAW YESTERDAY. DX: DORSAL/LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
UPPER BACK, LEFT ARM PAIN. CARRYING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX: THORACIC C OMPRESSION FRACTURE, OSTEOPEROSIS, POSS. CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PULLING CORD TO START CHAINSAW PREV DAY - DYSPNEA/CHEST PAIN INTERMITTENT PSVT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
RT UPPER BACK LACERATION-CUT BACK ON CHAINSAW. SUS A 3CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 49 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
PATIENT HURT FROM WORKING AT HOME WITH CHAINSAW. DX: LT RIB PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
THORACIC STRAIN-PAIN AFTER USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
RIB PAIN 2 DAYS AFTER USING CHAIN SAW . DX; CHEST WALL PAIN ACUTE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 32 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Chain saws
PLANT CONTACT DERMATITIS, RASH UPPER CHEST, ARMS, LEGS, CUTTING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW, AND IT CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST DX: 8CM CHEST WALL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT. DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE CUTTING TREES WITH CHAIN SAW. DX. ACUTE MI, TWMI.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 43 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
INJURED CUTTING LIMBS WITH CHAIN SAW, LIMB FELL DX. CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 39 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, Ladders
PT UP ON A LADDER TRIMMING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW LOT CONTROL OF THE S AW AND FELL OFF THE LADDER FRACTURED RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 30 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
BOARD KICKED BACK WHILE PT WAS USING CHAIN SAW. DX: CHEST CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
44 Y/O M C/O LAC TO CHEST - CHAIN SAW TO CHEST WALL. DX: LAC 3CM LENGTH AND 3 CM DEEP , LACERATION TO LEFT CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2002	Age: 48 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
48 YO M USING CHAIN SAW DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CHEST PAIN UNSPECIFIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2001	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2001	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2001	Age: 27 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2001	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2001	Age: 40 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2001	Age: 48 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2001	Age: 41 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws, Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1999	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/1998	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/1998	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/1997	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/1997	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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