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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 920
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 10/19/2010 | 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: 10/09/2010 | 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: 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: 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: 08/10/2010 | 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: 07/29/2010 | 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: 06/10/2010 | 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: 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: 04/24/2010 | 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: 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 |
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