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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,508
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 03/21/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| 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: 10/10/2009 | Age: 40 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 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: 10/08/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 05/27/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 09/27/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 09/16/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 08/24/2008 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YMC USING CHAINSAW AND CUT UPPER ARM/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 04/12/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| 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: 09/05/2007 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 06/29/2007 | Age: 47 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 |
| UPPER ARM LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 05/19/2006 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 05/14/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 09/27/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW DX R UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 10/09/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CLIMBING W/ CHAINSAW, SLIPPED & FELL LACERATION UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2004 | Age: 34 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, 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: 07/29/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT LAC LT ARM WITH CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 03/26/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 03/22/2003 | Age: 36 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 |
| USING A CHAIN SAW CUT UPPER ARM & ELBOW DX: UPPER ARM & ELBOW LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 02/03/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: 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: 04/09/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/05/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/1999 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/1998 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/31/1998 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/1997 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/1997 | 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: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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