Accidents - Chain saws - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,161
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	305
Year 1998:	236
Year 1999:	374
Year 2000:	158
Year 2001:	135
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	138
Year 2004:	209
Year 2006:	194
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	218
Year 2009:	84
Year 2010:	76

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/08/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
30YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH CHAIN SAW CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
HAD BEEN CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW FOUND WANDERING ON ROAD, REMEMBERED CUTTING A TREE. DX-INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE, SKULL FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
CHI;FACIAL CONT/29YOM AT HOME WAS ADJUSTING A CLUTCH ON A CHAIN SAW AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. IMPACT WAS BETWEEN LIP AND NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WALKED INTO CHAINSAW THAT HER HUSBAND WAS USING AT HOME LACERATION LT PARIETAL SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND IT KICKED BACKWARDS STRUCK IN THE HEAD SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 48 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
PT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION BY FALLING FROM CHERRY PICKER ONTO CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
HUSBAND DROPPED CHAINSAW ONTO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 48 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
PT STANDING UNDER PALM TREEAT HOME,CHAINSAW FELL 15FT FROM TREE,HIT PT HEAD,+LOC,C/O TIRED,HARD TO MOVE NECK,HEADACHE,DX MILD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
USING A CHAINSAW KICKED BACK LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Chain saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS GETTING CHAINSAW OFF OF A SHELF WHEN IT FELL STRIKING PT ON TOP OF HEAD DX: HEMATOMA TO HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW AND LIMB STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY/CLA VICLE FRACTURE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
PT SUST HEAD INJURY CHAIN SAW FELL ON HEAD IN ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
CHI. PT WAS UP ON A LADDER TRIMMING LIMBS WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN LADDER SLIPPED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
HEAD LACERATION 3.5 CM WITH REPAIR, CUTTING TREE DOWN, ON LADDER USING CHAIN SAW, PART OF TREE FELL, STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
SCALP LACERATION,UNDIPSLACE DFX DISTAL RADIUS - FELL WHEN CUTTING LIMBS ,LANDED ON CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
SUPERFICIAL SCALP WOUND - HIT HEAD ON A RUNNING CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN TREE--HIT ON HEAD BY LIMB DX CEREBRAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT ON LEG BY CHAINSAW WHEN CUTTING TREE AT HOME. PASSED OUT AND HIT HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP AND LEG LACERATIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
SCALP LAC-@ HOME-STANDING UNDER A TREE-WHEN SOMEONE DROPPED A CHAIN SAW FROM OUT OF THE TREE @ ABOUT 30 FEET-HIT PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2001	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2000	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2000	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2000	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/27/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2000	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/1999	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/06/1999	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/1999	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/06/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/1999	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1998	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/1998	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/1997	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Fences or fence posts
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/1997	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/07/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/1997	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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