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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,820
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	37
Year 2000:	151
Year 2001:	136
Year 2002:	15
Year 2003:	233
Year 2004:	159
Year 2005:	57
Year 2006:	71
Year 2007:	155
Year 2008:	233
Year 2009:	177
Year 2010:	391

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
60 YOM WAS CUTTTING TREES W/CHAINSAW AND HAD CHEST PX. DX: BACK PX, CHEST PX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
67 YOM, USED A CHAINSAW DEVELOPED RIB PAIN, STRAIN CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2010	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
79 YO M USING CHAINSAW ON TREE DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN AT HOME. DX CHEST P AIN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/07/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
51 Y/O/M HIT CHEST ON CHAIN SAW AT HOME 3 DAYS AGO DX/ RIB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2010	Age: 53 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: Chain saws
53YOF ABRASIONS/CONTUSIONS TO BACK,HIP & KNEES HELPING FRIEND CUT TREE DOWN AT HOME WITH A CHAIN SAW TREE FELL ON PT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
63 Y/O MALE USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN A TREE, TREE FELL ON PATIENT DX RIB FX'S, HEMOTHORAX, LEUKOCYTOSIS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/03/2009	Age: 62 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: Chain saws
THORACIC STRAIN-62 Y/O M-PAIN SINCE CUTTING A TREE W/A CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS DOING YARD WORK WITH CHAIN SAW & IT KICKED BACK HITTING PT IN CHEST DX: LACERATION TO CHEST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Day wear
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND CAUGHT IT ON T SHIRT SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
BACK STRAIN-AFTER USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN A CHERRY TREE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT UP IN A TREE AND USING A CHAIN SAW AND FELL OUT SUSTAINED CLAVICLE RIB FRACTURES AND IOI CHEST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
61 Y/O FALL 20-30 FT CUTTING LIMB FROM A TREE WITH CHAIN SAW. DX-FX MULTIPLE RIBS, ELBOW ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
CHEST WALL PAIN. PT DEVELOPED CHEST WALL PAIN WHEN CUTTING LOGS WITH A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
VENTRAL HERNIA-AFTER USING A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 68 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: Chain saws, Ladders
LEFT RIB CONT. PT WAS TRIMMING A TREE WITH A CHAINSAW AND FELL 6 FEET O FF LADDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
56Y/O,M,CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW,SUDDEN R CHEST PAIN, R PECTORALIS MUSCLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 55 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: Chain saws
WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CLEAR BRUSH - SLIPPED AND FELL; HANDLE OF SAW STRUCK PT. IN CHEST. LEFT CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2007	Age: 54 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: Other
Product: Chain saws
UPPER BACK PAIN FOR FEW DAYS. WORKING WITH CHAIN SAW TODAY AND IT GOT WORSE. DX: UPPER BACK PAIN, LIKELY MUSCULOSKELETAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHEST LAC/51YOM AT HOME STS CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK AND CUT R CHEST/ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS TRIMMING TREE W/ELECTRIC CHAINSAW & LIMB BROKE W/PT FALLING 25' DX: ADRENAL HEM, LIVER LAC, L GREAT TROCH FX, R CERV/THORAC FX'S, ATE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/24/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
68 Y/O M INJURED L RIB AREA WHILE USING CHAINSAW TO CUT OAK BRANCH AND BRANCH FELL ON HIM AT HOME. DX; L RIB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT. STATES EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN WHILE WORKING ON CHAINSAW AT HOME. D X. ACUTE CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2005	Age: 82 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: Chain saws
FELL 10 FEET OUT OF TREE WITH CHAINSAW IN HAND THORAX CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
USING CHAINSAW / LIFTING LOGS INFERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
PT WORKING WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN HE YANKED ON IT REALLY HARD FE LT A TWINGE OF CHEST PAIN STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2004	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
DX RIGHT CHEST STRAIN: USING CHAINSAW AND INJURED CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
WIND STORM KNOCKED LARGE TREE ACROSS DRIVEWAY @ HOME, USED CHAIN SAW TO CUT UP TREE, ONSET SOB, IRREG HEART RATE. DX ANGINA, ATRIAL FIB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 53 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: Chain saws
UNKNOWN LOCALE CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAINSAW PULLED BACK ON CHAINSAW AND FELL ONTO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
70 YO M USING CHAIN SAW DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
PT STARTED HAVING CHEST PAINS WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW DX: CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 65 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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Chain saws
BACK STRAINI-USING CHAIN SAW & LIFTED A 100# LOG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2001	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2001	Age: 57 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: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2000	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2000	Age: 76 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: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2000	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/1998	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Outerwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/1998	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Chain saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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