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Accidents - Chain saws - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,559
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Date: 11/17/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
57YOM WAS USING A CHAIN SAW DEVELOPED RT UPPER ARM PAIN; ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2010Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
38 YOM FELL OUT OF TREE WHILE HE WAS USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT BRANCHES THE CHAIN SAW FELL ON HIS LEFT UPPER ARM CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2010Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
32YOM CUTTING SOME BRANCHES WITH CHAIN SAW,WHEN IT KICKED BACK CUTTING UPPER ARM;RT UPPER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION ARM - 22 YOMALE HAS LARGE LACERATION ON LEFT UPPER ARM - CUT WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2009Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: 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: 10/08/2009Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: 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: 09/23/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: 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: 05/27/2009Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: 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: 01/04/2009Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: 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


Date: 09/27/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT UPPER (L) ARM WITH A CHAIN SAW DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAINSAW KICKED BACK WHILE CUTTING TREE COMPLEX LACERATION UPPER ARM / FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
28YMC USING CHAINSAW AND CUT UPPER ARM/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/31/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT HAS HAD PX SINCE USING CHAIN SAW 1 WK AGO. DX: BICEPS TENDONITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
FELT A POP IN BICEP WHILE USING CHAINSAW/ RT BICEP TENDON RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT ARM INJURY FROM CHAIN SAW, BACK OF ARM ABOVE ELBOW. DX-ACUTE 6 CM ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Street or highwayFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws, Gasoline
PT BURN TO UPPER ARM. PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN IT BLEW UP BLOWING GASOLINE ON PT CATCHING CLOTHES ON FIRE. FD NOT RECORDED AT SCENE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/12/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK AND HIT PT. DX: L UPPER ARM LAC 15 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2007Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIMMING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN THE SAW BOUNCED OFF THE TREE S TRIKING UPPER ARM LACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2007Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
UPPER ARM LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2007Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT A TREE AND IT KICKED BACK. DX: L DISTAL HUMERUS FX, L CLAVICLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT CUT ARM ON A CHAINSAW RESULTING IN ACUTE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2006Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAINSAW MULTIPLE LAC'S UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/19/2006Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT TRYING TO START CHAIN SAW STATES ARM PAIN RT ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2006Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT UPPER LEFT ARM WITH CHAINSAW WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES 7CM LAC UPPER LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2005Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
R UPPER ARM CUT W/CHAINSAW, SMALL LAC TO ARM. DX. LAC L ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW DX R UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
FELT A POPPING WHILE USING A CHAINSAW AT DAYCARE. FRACTURE HUMERAL HEA D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CLIMBING W/ CHAINSAW, SLIPPED & FELL LACERATION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
LEFT HUMERUS FX. PT WAS TRIMMING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN A BRANCH E FELL AND KNOCKED PT OFF THE LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2004Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
63 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO ARM. PT WAS CUTTING SOME LIMBS DOWN @ HOME & TH E CHAINSAW KICKED BACK & CUT HIM. E9201
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LAC LT ARM WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2003Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
44 YO WM - LACERATION L UPPER ARM - SELF-INFLICTED CHAIN SAW INJURY TO UPPER ARM - WAS CUTTING BRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
UP IN TREE AND SUSTAINED CAHINSAW LAC TO UPPER ARM AND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAIN SAW CUT UPPER ARM & ELBOW DX: UPPER ARM & ELBOW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT L UPPER ARM WITH CHAINSAW, LACERATION L HUMERUS SECONDARY TO CHA IN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2002Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED ARM WITH A CHAINSAW DX: 8 CM. ARM LACERATION, REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT RAN INTO A RUNNING CHAIN SAW CUTTING BICEP; UPPER ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SAWING LIMBS FROM TREE WITH *** CHAIN SAW AND CUT HISBRACHIAL ARTERY .
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/03/2002Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME, IT EXPLODED. DX-1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS BOTH UPPER ARMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/23/2001Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2001Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/17/2001Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2000Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2000Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/07/1999Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/05/1999Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/1999Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/1999Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/1998Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Extension ladders
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/14/1998Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/31/1998Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/1998Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/1998Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/1998Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/1997Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/1997Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/1997Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/1997Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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