Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2006 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,419
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	40
16-25 years old:	641
26-50 years old:	1,283
50+ years old:	455

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAINSAW LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND INJURED HIS LEFT HAND, LEFT INDEX FINGER AND WRIST. DX-HAND & LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
HIT HAND ON CHAIN SAW/HAND FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND ON CHAIN SAW/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT HAND ON A CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING A TREE " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN CHAIN SAW. DX-LACERATION HAND, INTERMEDIATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAINSAW, LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT HAND LACERATIONS , SLIPPED WHILE USING CHAIN SAW ACUTE HAND LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
STRUCK SELF WITH CHAIN SAW IN WOODS INJURING HAND. DX: LACERATION HAND , RETAINED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT HIS HAND ON A CHAIN SAW TODAY AT HOME DX// RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
X 2 1 CM LACERATIONS" CUT LT HAND ON ELECTRIC *** CHAINSAW, BOUNCED BAC K
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws, Wire
CUT FINGER ON CHAINSAW WHILE CLEANING IT WITH A MOTORIZED WIRE BRUSH GANGRENE RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/16/2006	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
MULTIPLE LACERATIONS LT HAND: HOLDING STUMP WHILE FRIEND WAS CUTTING WITH CHAIN SAW, STUMP ROLLED CHAIN SAW INTO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT WITH CHAIN SAW; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION LEFT HAND-CUT WITH CHAIN SAW=JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND ON A CHAIN SAW, ?MECH " LAC": LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/01/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Chain saws, Manual filing or sanding tools
PUT CHAIN SAW FILE THROUGH HAND PW PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
PT ON A LADDER TRIMMING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW AND FELL OFF THE LADDER SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUTTING TREE AT HOME WITH A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
LAC R HAND 5TH KNUCKLE; REPORTS TRIMMMING TREE WITH CHAI SAW, BRANCH CA ME DOWN & CUT HAND - WAS WEARING GLOVES @ TIME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
COMPLEX LACERATION LEFT HAND-SUS MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO LEFT HAND WHEN HE CUT IT WITH A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUTTING A TREE USING CHAIN SAW, TREE FELL TRAPPING THE CHAIN SAW UNDERN EATH IT, PT CUT HAND ON THE CHAIN SAW WHILE LIFTING UP THE TREE " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
R HAND LAC/24YOM AT HOME CUT R HAND ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2006	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION HAND - 44 YOM LACERATED OWN RIGHT HAND WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION LEFT HAND-CUT WITH A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT AT HOME MULT LAC ON L HAND ON CHAINSAW DX L HAND LAC 13 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
L HAND CONTUSION: AT HOME USING *** CHAIN SAW CUTTING TREE LIMB, HAND GOT SMASHED BETWEEN TOP OF TREE AND FALLEN PART
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND ON CHAIN SAW/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN TRIMMING BUSHES WITH A CHAINSAW,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WALKED INTO CHAIN SAW AND CUT LEFT HAND C/OP AIN LEFT HAND LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUTTING A TREE USING CHAIN SAW, FELL BACKWARDS INJ HAND " FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND WHILE RUNNING A CHAIN SAW DX: LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW. DX: LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT WAS USING AN ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW TO CUT TREE LI MBS AND LACERATED HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT HAND ON CHAIN SAW. DX: LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/24/2006	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC WEBSPACE OF HAND ON A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws
WHILE RUNNING CHAIN SAW GAS CAP CAME OFF AND IT EXPLODED BURN HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS AT HOME WORKING WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO L HAND ON CHAIN SAW DX: LAC X3 TO HAND AND FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/08/2006	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND TRYING TO SHARPEN CHAINSAW LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED HAND WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND IN CHAINSAW - PRESENTS WITH MULTIPLE JAGGED HAND LACERATIONS - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW SNAPPED BACK ON R HAND, PAIN, EDEMA TO SAME. DX. FX R #5 MET ATCARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAINSAW LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT HAND WHILE USING CHAIN SAW DX: LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED HAND WITH CHAINSAW DX: 4 CM. LEFT HAND LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A HAND FROM A CHAIN SAW AT SON'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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