Injuries caused by amateur power tool use in ‘do it yourself’ (‘DIY’) home projects, has been reported to disproportionately affect the upper limb. The evidence suggests these injuries disproportionately effect males and are more prevalent in young to and middle age populations. Injuries of the hand and upper limb can result in significant morbidity to patients, and awareness of the dangers of consumer power tools should be emphasised. A retrospective review of hand and upper limb trauma operations at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital from March We retrospectively reviewed hand and upper limb trauma operating data from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital over 1 year from March 2022 to 2023 was performed. Data was collected by assigning an aetiology, including power tools, as well as basic demographic information including age and sex. Anatomical regions were defined as affecting the finger, hand, wrist, forearm or arm respectively. Eighty-one patients were included with a mean age of 51 years and range between 21 and 95 years. Males outnumbered female patients by a factor of greater than 10:1. Most cases affected a single anatomical region. Of the 81 patients, 83.6% suffered injuries to one or more fingers. Hand, forearm and wrist injuries followed by incidence respectively, and no injuries were recorded to the arm. There were 8 multi-site cases, half of which involved the hand and wrist. These cases resulted in higher re-operation rates, though sample size is a limitation of the multi-site group. This data demonstrates a male predilection to power tool upper limb trauma, and subgroups suggest most injuries affect the fingers in single anatomical regions.