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Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2008 - Shoulder

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 480
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:73
26-50 years old:318
50+ years old:88

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/18/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AND STRAINED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
ROTATOR CUFF TEAR: AT HOME "TRYING TO START 18 INCH *** CHAINSAW, IT KI CKED BACK, PULLED SHOULDER"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT HURT WHEN WORKING WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME DX: RT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
C/O GRADUAL ONSET OF SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING CHAIN SAW >>MUSCLE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws, Gasoline
RIGHT SHOULDER BURN INJURY FROM GASOLINE FIRE FROM CHAIN SAW. DX-THERMA THERMAL BURN 2ND DEGREE, LEFT WRIST CONTUSION, NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2008Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
TRYING TO START CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN FELL LANDING ON STARTER CORD OF SAW SUST INJ TO R SHOULDER DX R SHOULDER SEPARATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
RIGHT SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN PULLING ON CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN CAHIN CAME LOOSE FROM SAW AND HIT PT IN CHEST . D:LACERATION, CLAVICLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT STATES WAS CUTTING ON A TREE AT HOME WHEN THE CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK AND HE BEGAN HAVING ARM PAIN DX SPRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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