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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 795
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-AT HOME-PULLING ON THE PULL ROPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws, Clothing accessories |
| TREE LIMB HIT L HAND WHILE IT WAS BEING CUT W/CHAIN SAW, WEARING GLOVES . DX. CONT/LAC FX L HAND 3RD DISTAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 51 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 |
| LAC R HAND; CHAINSAW KICKED BACK & "GOT HIM" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT HAND WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| DX;L HAND LAC. CUTTING TREES IN BACKYARD WITH CHAIN SAW, HIT L HAND WIT H SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/CHAIN SAW AND CUT HAND. DX: R HAND LAC 3.5 CM, DIGITAL NERVE NEUROPRAXIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| RT HAND LAC-CUT W/A CHAINSAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT HAND WITH CHAINSAW LACEARTION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 72 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 |
| WOUNDS L HAND - CUT HAND ON A CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND CUT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING ELECTRIC CHAIN SAW TO CUT WOODCOMPLEX HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Wire |
| LAC HAND AND RIGHT WRIST. PT WAS CLEANING A CHAIN SAW WITH A WIRE AND I NJURED HAND AND WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHAINSAW-? PREV DAY15 CM LAC - HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 88 YOM CUT HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FINGER WITH CHAIN SAW. DX: 3 CM LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LAC TO HAND FROM CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 64 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 |
| 64 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND LAC. PT INJ SELF ON A CHAIN SAW. E9201 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT W/CHAIN SAW WHILE TOPPING OFF TREE. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2002 | Age: 83 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 |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON A CHAIN SAW-LOCALE NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT HAND WITH CHAIN SAW. DX: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT DX DEEP LACERATION TO LT HAND - DUE TO CHAIN SAW TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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