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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 76
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LEFT UPPER ARM LAC.PT WAS UISNG A CHAIN SAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND LAC ERATED UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| C/O ARM PAIN ACCIDENTALLY CUT WITH CHAIN SAW HELPING TRIM TREE BRANCHES. DX-LAC UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| REPORTEDLY CUT UPPER ARM ON A CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE, ?MEC H>>LAC/BASILIC VEIN INJ/POSSIBLE BRACHIAL ARTERY INJ/CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 47 Y/O TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES WITH CHAINSAW ON 16 FT. LADDER, FELL. DX-FX LEFT HUMERUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT UPPER ARM WITH A RUNNING CHAIR SAW, +BLEEDING >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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