Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,462
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Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
LEFT HAND INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH CHAIN SAW. DX-ACUTE LEFT 5TH FINGER INJURY, EXTENSOR TENDON INJURY, OPEN FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 51 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
THUMB LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 60 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 CHAIN SAW AT HOME LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
FINGER FX-CHAIN SAW INJURY-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW IN WOODS 2 DAYS AGO, HAS INFECTED LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
THUMB LAC-HIT THUMB WHILE TRIMMING A TREE W/A CHAINSAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 56 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
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 61 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 CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 68 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: 10/15/2008	Age: 63 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: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
L IND FING FX;LAC/63YOM AT 5:45P ACCIDENTALLY CUT L IND FINGER WITH A R UNNING CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
58 Y/O M INJURED L 4TH FINGER WHILE USING CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 75 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 L MIDDLE FINGER W/CHAIN SAW AT APPROX 11:30 AT HOME. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
64YOM WAS AT HOME USING A CHAIN SAW,WHEN IT KICKED BACK STRIKING RT HAND FINGER;RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT WAS AT HOME, LACERATED LT THUMB WHILE TIGHTENING THE CHAIN ON A CHAIN SAW WITH A WRENCH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 54 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 LAC FINGER WITH A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 60 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-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 55 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 HOLDING A BRANCH WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS OPERATING CHAINSAW AND WA S CUT. DX: RIGHT 3RD AND 4TH FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND WITH CHAINSAW/ LAC LT 3RD KNUCKLE WITH TENDON LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT L INDEX FINGER W/CHAINSAW WHILE TRYING TO CUT TREE LIMBS AT HOM E., DX. FX LAC, L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws
FINGERTIP BURNS/73YOM @HM HAD BEEN USING CHAIN SAW.SET IT DOWN THEN PIC KED IT UP BURNING L HAND TIPS OF 1ST 3 FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
QORKING WITH CHAIN SAW SUSTAINED AVULSION TO TIP OF LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 54 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 USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 60 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 55 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 FINGERS WITH A CHAINSAW. DX LACERATION L 4TH/5TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2008	Age: 52 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 SUS LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 61 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
TIGHTENING THE BAR ON HIS NEW CHAINSAW WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER. DX LACERATION R 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED THUMB WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO RIGHT THUMB FROM CHAINSAW, 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 68 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
FINGER LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW WHILE TRIMMING A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2008	Age: 61 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 TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 54 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
54 YO MALE CUT FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING DOWN TREE LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 56 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 CUT LEFT 2ND, 3RD, 4TH DIGITS ON A CHAIN SAW. DX-LACERATIONS FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 56 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 FIXING A CHAIN SAW AND INJURED FINGER. DX: RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION, 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 55 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 LACERATED FINGERS WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: CHAIN SAW LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT FOURTH AND FIFTH DIGITS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 72 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 (TIMES THREE) TO LEFT INDEX AND RING FINGER - CUT WITH CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT WITH CHAIN SAW. DX- L 4TH FINGER 3 CM LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 67 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW, ?MECH >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 52 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
LAC THREE FINGERS WHILE USING A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 67 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW, ?MECH >> PARTIAL AMPUATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 51 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
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN CHAINSAW, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 90 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 WAS AT HOME USING A CHAIN SAW CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO LT INDEX FINGER LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 79 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
MULT AVUSLIONS: TUFT FX 2,3,4 DIGITS: CUTTING BRANCHES OFF TREE WITH18" *** CHAIN SAW, IT KICKED BACK, CUT FINGERS, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 55 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-HIT W/A CHAIN SAW THATR "KICKED BACK"-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
60YOM WAS IN HIS GARAGE,SHARPENING HIS CHAIN SAW,PLACED IT DOWN,NEW PUPPY BOUNDED INTO GARAGE,HE GRABBED SAW;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 68 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 LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW. ?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 57 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
LAC TWO FINGER INCHAINSAW ACCIDENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT ON CHAINSAW DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 64 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 STATES WAS USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER DX 3RD DIGIT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 55 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, Ladders
55 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER PT WAS ON A LADDER CUTTING A TREE LIMB WITH A CHAIN SAW , SAW SLIPPED BACK CUTTING PT'S FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 64 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 C/O TRAUMATIC FINGER PAIN, CUT ON CHAIN SAW THIS A.M. DX-LACERAATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 67 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 THIRD LEFT FINGER AND WEB SPACES BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS - CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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