Accidents - Chain saws - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,133
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	161
Year 1998:	113
Year 1999:	151
Year 2000:	74
Year 2001:	143
Year 2002:	56
Year 2003:	108
Year 2004:	163
Year 2005:	124
Year 2006:	132
Year 2007:	452
Year 2008:	14
Year 2009:	317
Year 2010:	118

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/28/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
67YOM-LUMBAR PAIN-AFTER USING A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws, Ladders
55YOM USING A CHAIN SAW TO TRIM A TREE FELL OFF LADDER LANDED ON LOWER BACK;BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
51 YOM CUT LOGS W/CHAIN SAW; C/O SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN. + ETOH ODOR
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN CUTTING UP A TREE USING A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT IN A SHED AT HOME PUTTING HIS CHAIN SAW UP ONTO A TOP SHELF AND FELL ONTO LEFT HIP FRACTURED HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/11/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
LOW BACK PAIN-AFTER USING A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT WITH CHRONIC BACK PAIN STATE PAIN STARTED WHILE HE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW DX- LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
INCARCERATED HERNIA - 64 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH BULGE IN HIS GROIN AFTER USING A CHAINSAW TO CUT WOOD AT HOME - ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
63 Y/O WAS CUTTING TREE LIMB WITH CHAINSAW WHEN LIMB FELL ACROSS BACK. DX-MULTIPLE FACIAL LACS, FX LUMBAR SPINE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
3 DAYS AGO WHILE CUTTING WOOD W/CHAIR SAW, PT EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN . DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
HIP BURSITIS: BACK PAIN, WORKING WITH CHAIN SAW, PULLING THE STARTER NUMEROUS TIMES, CRAMPING PAIN R HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT TWISTED CUTTING DOWN A TREE USING A CHAINSAW. DX-DISLOCATED HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAIN SAW TO DO WOOD THIS WEEK LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
LOW BACK PAIN WHEN PULLING START CORD ON CHAIN SAW LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW & BENDING ALOT AT HOME AND INJURED BACK DX: ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
HIP AB-HIT HIP ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT TREE NOW LOW BACK PAIN STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
WORKING W/ A CHAINSAW CUTTING A TREE LEG PAIN RIGHT SCIATICA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PATIETN HAVING NECK PAIN AFTER USING CHAIN SAW TODAY. DX-LOW BACK SPASM NECK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
COMPRESSION FRACTURE L4 BACK - 75 YO MALE STATES WHILE CUTTING TREES O VER HIS HEAD WITH CHAINSAW- HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
53 Y/O W/M STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN CUTTING LIMBS WITH CHAINSAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
ATTEMPTING TO PULL START A CHAIN SAW, FELT POP IN BACK DX ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2005	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW AND FELL. DX-CONTUSION LEFT HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PT. WAS USING CHAINSAW AT HOME AND TWISTED WRONG. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN LUMBAR/SACRAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
FRACTURE HIP - PATIENT FELL APPROXIMATELY 10' FROM TREE HE WAS CUTTING WITH CHAINSAW - SAW KICKED CAUSING PATIENT TO FALL - AT HOME - TRANSFER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/09/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS GARDENING USING A CHAIN SAW; C/O OF LOW BACK PAIN DX: LEFT LUMBOSACRAL BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PATIENT USED A CHAINSAW FRIDAY, NOW HAS LOW BACK PAIN. DX-LUMBAR SPINE STRAIN WITH MUSCLE SPASMS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
LEANING OVER TRYING TO START A CHAINSAW LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
53 Y.O. W MALE W/LUMBAR STRAIN. PT STS HE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW @ HOME & FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. E927
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAINSAW LACERATION TO ABDOMEN DX - LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Chain saws
PT FELL WHILE CARRYING CHAINSAW, DISLOCATION L HIP, SUPERFICIAL LACERAT IONS L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PICKED UP FALLEN ICE STORM DEBRIS AND RUNNING CHAIN SAW. DX. ACUTE MYO FASCIAL LUMBAR STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
FELL WITH NON RUNNING CHAIN SAW DX. ABDOMINAL CONTCHAIN SAW DX. AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2001	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2000	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2000	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1999	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/1999	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/10/1998	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/1998	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1997	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1997	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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