Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,664
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	228
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	94
Year 2002:	84
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	104
Year 2005:	167
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	231
Year 2009:	188
Year 2010:	105

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
57YOM-CHI-GOT HIT W.A TREE BRANCH WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
CHI. 62 YOM WAS CUTTING TREE WITH CHAINSAW AND BRANCH FELL ONTO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Chain saws
65 YOM FELL FROM TREE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES WITH CHAINSAW/CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/29/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Chain saws
WAS USING CHAIN SAW IN THE WOODS WHEN LOST BALANCE&FELL BACKWARDS HITTI NG HEAD ONTO A TREE, NOW LETHARGIC, BLURRY VIISON/H/A>>CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2009	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
67YOM USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN THE CHAIN SAW KIKCED BACK ONTO HEA D SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
64 Y/O M INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHEN FELL BACKWARDS WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; SCALP CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
51 Y/O & FRIEND WERE CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH CHAIN SAW PT. FELL 15-20 FT FROM TREE. DX-CHI, FX C-SPINE, FX RADIUS, DISLOCATED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND THE CHAIN SAW OVERHE AD FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING AGAINST A ROCK WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
SCALP LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND LACERA TED SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAINSAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND GOT HIM/ LAC TO SCALP AN D EYEBROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT RECEIVED LACERATION TO SCALP AND FRACTURE LOWER LEG WHEN CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH CHAINSAW AT HOME AND LIMB HIT HEAD KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FELL USING CHAINSAW - FELL ONTO IT (NOT RUNNING AT THAT TIME) 9 CM EXTENSIVE SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
FELL FROM LADDER W/CHAIN SAW DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, 30 CM R FA LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT SUS FX SKULL FROM A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
57 Y/O M INJURED BACK OF HEAD WHILE USING CHAINSAW TO CUT TREE LIMB, LI MB SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM AT HOME. DX; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK, CUT TO HEAD, DX; 4.5 CM HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO HEAD WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW AND IT POPPED BACK AND STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAWING TREES - FOUND BY BROTHER / DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED CLOSED HEAD INJURY - NECK STRAIN - SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT TREES WHEN TREE FELL ON PATIENT. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LAC. RIGHT EAR, CHEST WALL CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
DX LACERATION TO HEAD: HIT OWN HEAD WITH A CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
LIMB BEING CUT WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME, LIMB BROKE BEFORE CUT THRU FALLI NG ONTO PATIENT'S HEAD WITHOUT HARD HAT.DX; INTRACRANIAL BLEED.TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN ONE LIMB FELL ON HE R HEAD LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW TO MANIPULATED BRANCH, CAUGHT IN TREE, BRANCH FELL ON HE AD/ CONCUSSION W/O LOC, SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Chain saws
CONCUSSION W/ BRIEF LOC-FELL 20 FEET OUT OF A TREE HE WAS TRIMMING W/ CHAIN SAW-ETOH INVOLVED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT LIMB LIMB HIT HEAD DX LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2001	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2000	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 06/26/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/1998	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1998	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/20/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Extension ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1998	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/1997	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/1997	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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