Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,750
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	179
26-50 years old:	920
50+ years old:	650

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/19/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
62 YOM CUT ARM WITH CHAINSAW. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
61 YO M USING CHAINSAW, KICKED BACK HIT ARM. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
40 YOM CUT ARM W/CHAIN SAW. DX: R FOREARM LAC 11 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2010	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
55YOM USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT UP A TREE AND SUSTAINED A FOREARM LACERA TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
53YOM USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
40 YOM HIT ARM W/CHAINSAW. DX: L FOREARM LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
39YOM-FOREARM LAC-HIT ARM W/A CHAIN SAW WHEN IT BOUNCED OFF A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2010	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
89YOM-WAS AT HOME CUTTING ON A TREE WITH A CHAINSAW WHEN A LIMB FELL ON HIM. DX: LACERATION TO FOREARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
26YOWM PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT L FA WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. DX. LAC L FA AND L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws
16 YOF, BURNED ARM ON CHAIN SAW, ARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
26 Y/O/M CUT ARM WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME DX/ LT ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
67YOM LAC LWR ARM ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
58 YOM LAC TO ARM WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
73 YOM HIT WRIST W/CHAINSAW WHILE CUTTING TREES IN YARD. DX: L WRIST LAC, NONDISPLACED ULNA FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
46YOM CUT LEFT FOREARM WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
54YOM LAC RT FOREARM WITH CHAINSAW DX: RT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT FOREARM LAC.40YOM LACERATED FOREARM WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
A 22 YOM LACERATED FOREARM WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: COMPLEX LACERATION LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Day wear
50 YR OLD MALE USING CHAINSAW IN WOODS WHEN SHIRT CAUGHT SAW AND SLASHE D FOREARM LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
46 YOM INJURED FOREARM ON CHAIN SAW. DX-LEFT FOREARM LACERATION 18 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
35YOM HAS CHAINSAW LAC TO (R) FOREARM, SLIPPED TRYING TO CUT DOWN A TRE E DX;* N.S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
29 YOM INJURED FOREARM FROM CHAIN SAW. DX-TISSUE AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
L FOREARM LAC/43YOF WALKING BACKWARDS AND FELL OVER A LOG AND ONTO A CH AIN SAW SUSTAINING LACERATION TO L FOREARM. SAW NOT RUNNING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
50 YOM PT C/O LAC TO L FOREARM FROM CHAINSAW. DEEP LAC L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
48YOM, CUTTING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW THAT HIT PT'S ARM >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT ARM WITH CHAINSAW FOREARM LACERATION 46YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
70YOM, CUTTING A TREE WITH CHAIN SAW WHEN A BRANCH FELL HITTING HIS AR M>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
26 YO M CUT FOREARM ON CHAINSAW. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
RT FOREARM LAC, 34 YOM CUT FOREARM WHEN USING A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
65YOM WORKING IN YARD @ HOME USING CHAINSAW THAT "BUCKED" ON HIM CATCHI NG HIS L FOREARM SUST LAC DX 6 CM LAC L FOREARM W REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
41 YO M SLIPPED WITH CHAINSAW, CUT ARM. DX EXTENSIVE FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
91 YOM CUT FOREARM USING CHAIN SAW ; ON ***. DX: LT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
43 YOM-PT STATES WAS PULLING CHAINSAW THAT WAS STUCK IN A TREE-SAW STRU CK R ELBOW/FOREARM DX LAC OF FOREARM *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
32YOM, CUTTING A TREE USING A CHAIN SAW THAT KICKED BACK HITTING ARM WI TH THE BLADE>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
70 YOM WAS CUT W/CHAIN SAW. DX: L ARM LAC 8 CM COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
24 YOM C/O ARM PAIN USING CHAINSAW AND CUT LEFT FOREARM. DX-COMPLEX LAC LEFT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
23YOM USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK SUSTAINED A FOREARM LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
31 YOM RAISED CHAINSAW ABOVE HEAD AND IT SLIPPED. DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION L FOREARM, L ULNAR NERVE INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
50YOM TRIMMING WITH A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FOREARM WAS ALSO DRINKING BEER WHILE OPERATING THE SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
52YOM CRANKING UP A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND IT KICKED BACK LACERATION TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
69 Y/O W/M FRACTURED LOWER ARM WHEN CUTTING LIMBS WITH CHAINSAW 4FT UP ON LADDER AND FELL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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