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Accidents - Chain saws - 6-15 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 530
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Knee:227Finger:102
Upper Leg:80Lower Arm:78
Eyeball:14Foot:14
Hand:13

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/14/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT IN GARAGE AT HOME, FELL AND LANDED ON CHAIN SAW ON FLOOR; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW;DX LACERATED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND IT KICKED BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE KNEE DX: KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
HOLDING LOG, UNCLE WAS CUTTING IT WITH CHAIN SAW WHEN IT JUMPED & CUT P T'S THUMB, DX; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT KNEE WITH CHAINSAW LAC KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
7 YO HIT FINGER ON UNPLUGGED CHAIN SAW LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
12Y/O,M,CUT THIGH WITH CHAINSAW, ADM., L QUADRICEP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/03/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW;DX LACERATED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FOREARM WITH A CHAINSAW DX: FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
13 Y/O M INJURED L KNEE ON BLADE OF CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; L KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
IN THE VICINITY OF OPERATING CHAIN SAW, CUTTING A TREE, HAD SAW DUST BL OW INTO HIS EYE >> CORNEAL ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FOOT LAC, PT DROPPED A CHAIN SAW ON FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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