Accidents - Power saws - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 833
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	82
Year 2002:	160
Year 2004:	93
Year 2005:	15
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	84
Year 2010:	239

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	75
16-25 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	215
50+ years old:	467

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/08/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
52YOF GOT HIT BY PIECE OF WOOD THAT GOT KICKED UP BY SAW DX: CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power saws
54YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE CHOPPING TREE WITH POWER SAW AT HOME CHEST WALL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power saws
28 YOF BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING TILE SAW DX: THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power saws
75 YO M USING A CHOP SAW DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN. DX CHEST PAIN/STRAIN R/O CARDIAC ORIGIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Power saws
RASH ON TRUNK-53 Y/O M-SINCE CUTTING DOWN A TREE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
PT CUTTING PLYWOOD WITH SAW & WOOD KICKED BACK HITTING PTS CHEST. CHES T WALL CONNTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Power saws
PT STRAINED UPPER BACK WHILE HELPING CUT WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW, MACHINE MALFUNCTIONED AND WOOD HI T PT IN CHEST AT HIGH VELOCITY, CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS USING A POWER SAW, KICKED BACK & THE WOOD HIT HIS CHEST IN- JURING IT & LT MIDDLE FINGER. DX-LT MID. FINGER LAC., CHEST ABRAS./CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power saws
CHEST PAIN YESTERDAY WHILE USING POWER SAW/ CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
2X4 BOARD CUT BY A SAW AND BUCKED HITTING PATIENT ON CHEST; CHEST CONTU SION/FOREHEAD ABRASION/KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LACERATION CHEST - 37 YOM WAS OPERATING A SAW, DROPPED IT ON CHEST WHIL E MACHINE RUNNING SUSTAINING A LACERATION, HAD BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
PT STATES HE WAS USING A POWER SAW AND BROAD KICKED BACK & STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
RECEIVED LACERATION TO LT THORAX SIDE WHEN CUT WITH A ELECTRIC SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC TO LT CHEST W/ *SAW. STATED A *SAW KICKED BACK WHILE CUTTING AN D CUT HIS CHEST. DX: 10 CM CHEST WALL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1998	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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