Accidents - Chain saws - 16-25 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,435
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,081	Lower Leg:	595
Knee:	567	Hand:	393
Upper Leg:	391	Foot:	333
Wrist:	242	Eyeball:	188
Lower Arm:	175	Toe:	129
Lower Trunk:	120	Upper Arm:	80
Shoulder:	73	Face:	30
Upper Trunk:	15	Head:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CHEST WALL PAIN-STRUCK W/ TREE LIMB WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUTTING A TREE BRANCH USING A CHAIN SAW THEN ACCIDENTALLY THR BRANCH FE L ONTO PT'S HEAD/NECK, +LOC FOR UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME>>CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW. DX LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Chain saws
PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO HAND WHEN CHAINSAW FELL ONTO HAND AT H OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT FOOT WITH CHAIN SAW. DX FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW WHICH KICKED BACK AND HE TWISTED BACK SPRAI NING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT (L) THUMB WITH CHAINSAW---(L) THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws
PT INJURED FINGER WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: RIGHT INDEX FINGER PARTIAL AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW, CUT LEG. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PT STATES BACK PAIN WHILE USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT TREE LIMBS AT HOME SPRAIN LUMBAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FELL ON A CHAINSAW LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING CHAIN SAW AND CUT THIGH DX: UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 24 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
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AND SUSTAINED A FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT FOOT AFTER TRIPPING OVER CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Chain saws
18 Y/O M INJURED L KNEE WHILE USING CHAINSAW AND BUTT OF SAW HIT HIM AT HOME. DX; L KNEE HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
24 Y/O CUT THIGH WITH A CHAINSAW ACCIDENTALLY. DX-LAC RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
HAD CHAIN SAW LAND ON TOP OF (L) BIG TOE WHILE USING IT ---LAC (L) GREA T TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
17 YO M LACERATION TO THIGH USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME SAW GOT STUCK IN WOOD KICKED BACK CUTTING LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW. DX: LEFT KNEE LACERATION, 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: LEFT KNEE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT STATES WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT UP DOWN TREES IN HIS YARD WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT KNEE DX LEFT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAINSAW AND CUT THIGH. DX-LACERATION THIGH.,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS CUTTING WILLOWS WITH A CHAIN SAW AND THE WILLOWS WRAPPED AROUND THE SAW AND IT KICKED BACK IN TO PT'S KNEE. DX: KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FINGER ON CHAIN SAW AT FRIENDS HOUSE D// LEFT 3RD FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 23 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
CUT TO FOREARM USING CHAINSAW. DX FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW LACERATION - NO PROTECTIVE GEAR 7 CM KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION FOOT - 24 YO MALE REPORTS CUTTING A TREE AND SLIPPED - LOST HIS BALANCE AND CHAIN SAW CAME DOWN ON HIS FOOT - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 16 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/PALM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT SELF W/CHAIN SAW. DX: L LEG LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FLOOT WITH A POWER CHAINSAW AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIRD AND FOURTH FINGERS WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LAC RT WRIST WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2008	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
CHAINSAW KICKED AND CUT FOREARM. DX POWER SAW INJURY R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
FB SENSATION BOTH EYES AFTER USING CHAINSAW/ CORNEAL ABRASION, CORNEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
DROPPED CHAINSAW ON FOOT. DX TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
21 YO INJURED FINGER ON CHAIN SAW LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 22 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 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: 07/14/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
NOSE LAC-HIT NOSE W/ CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
KNEE LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: A 2 CM. SKIN FLAP LACERATION OF THE DISTAL TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
19 YOM LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Poles
LEFT FACIAL LAC PT WAS CUTTING BRUSH WITH A CHAINSAW AND HIT A METAL PO LE CAUSING THE CHAINSAW TO KICK BACK UP ONTO FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2008	Age: 16 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
PT WAS HELPING DAD CUT DOWN TREE & WAS PUSHING ON TREE WHEN CHAINSAW CAUGHT HIS ARM. DX: R FOREARM LAC 7.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT C/O CUT THUMB WITH CHAIN SAW. DX LAC THUMB.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
POSS FIBULAR FX, PT @ WORK & ANOTHER PERSON WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE WITH A GAS CHAIN SAW AND TREE ROLLED ON PT'S ANKLE/LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PUT CHAINSAW THAT WAS RUNNING UP AGAINST LEG 9 CM THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT WRIST WITH CHAIN SAW LAC WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
20 YOM AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE FROM A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 19 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 WAS GETTING A CHAIN SAW STUCK IN A LOG AND HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING IT ON THE BLADE. DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION, SMALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
16YOM WAS HOME USING CHAIN SAW ACCIDENTLY CUT UPPER RIGHT LEG WITH SAW;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
DX LAC L LOWER EXT. USING (***) CHAIN SAW, SLIPPED AND ACC CUT L LEG WH EN CHAIN SAW GLANCE OFF HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
TOES FXS-STRUCK TOES ON A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PAIN AFTER WORKING WITH CHAIN SAW/LBP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
BACK STR. PT BENT OVER WHEN USING A CHAINSAW INJURING BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Tools
L INDEX FINGER LACERATION: LOGGING AT HOME, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN SAW BLADE & A SKIDDER, CUT FINGER ON CHAIN SAW BLADE,NOT RUNNING @ TIME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
23YOM WAS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE A WEEK AGO,ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND ON A CHAIN SAW;HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
TOE LAC-HIT TOE W/A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Footwear
FOOT LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-WENT THROUGH SHOE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
25Y/O,M,CUT TO KNEE FROM CHAINSAW, CUTTING WOOD AT HOME, 3CM. L KNEE LAC., NO TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT FINGER ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT HAND WITH CHAINSAW WHILE CUTTING TREE LIMBS AT HOME. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT WAS CUTTING LIMB WITH CHAINSAW, SLIPPED AND CUT LEG. DX; 8 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT C/O CUT FINGER WITH CHAINSAW. DX FX TUFT LFT INDEX LAC INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 19 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 USING A ***N SAW AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Chain saws, Gasoline
2ND AND 3RD DEG BURNS HANDS AND ABDOMEN. PT WAS USING A CHAINSAW THAT W AS LEAKING GAS AND WHEN HE LIT A CIGARETTE, IT CAUGHT FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LACERATION TWICE TO R SHIN CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW WHEN THE SAW KICKED OUT AND CUT HIS LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUTTING TREES WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND IT SLIPPED SUSTAINED A LA CERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: 4 CM LEFT LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT FINGER WITH CHAINSAW. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
25Y/O,M,SPRING FLEW OFF CHAINSAW, HIT IN EYE,SUB CONJUNCTIVAL BLOOD R EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW. DX-LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
PATIET ACCIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX-OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
AVULSION FINGERNAIL - 25 YO MALE REPORTS RUNNING A CHAIN SAW - RIGHT MI DDLE FINGER CONTACTED CHAIN AND INJURED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Chain saws, Illegal drugs
PATIENT INJURED HIS THUMB WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW TO MAKE SOME THINGS FOR HIS MOTHER'S HOUSE, USED COCAINE & MARIJ. DX-NEAR AMPUTATION-THUMB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Chain saws
19 YOM C/O SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE, POSSIBLY PIECE OF WOOD, WAS USING CHA IN SAW TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
INJURED LEG WITH CHAIN SAW LAC LT LOWER LEG *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO WRIST WHEN USING A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT SHIN WITH A CHAINSAW DX: LOW LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT CUT LEFT LEG ON CHAINSAW. DX-LACERATION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
DEVELOPED SUDDENLY EYE PAIN&FOREIGN BODY SENSATION WHILE CUTTING WOOD W ITH A CHAIN SAW >> CORNEAL ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	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
HELPING A FRIEND WITH A CHAIN SAW WHICH KICKED BACK CUTTING HAND >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT R THUMB W/CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT FELL AND CUT LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW. LEFT WITHOUT SEEING DOCTOR, DX; LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT THUMB WITH CHAINSAW AT SCHOOL DURING AGRICULTURE CLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
WALKING IN WOODS AFTER CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW, SLIPPED FELL ON CHAI NSAW, HURT HAND. DX HAND FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC FINGER ON A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws, Floors or flooring materials
PT WALKED INTO A CHAIN SAW THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR OF THE GARAGE SUSTAINE D A PW TO LEFT FOOT THAT GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
16 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER AND TENDON CUT ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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