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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,370
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| L CORNEAL ABRASION, HELPING FRIEND USING CIRCULAR SAW "***" BRAND NAME, WOOD CHIPS FLEW UP INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT THUMB W/*** SAW. DX: L THUMB AMPUTATION. DX: L THUMB AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS USING CIRCULAR SAW AND SAWDUST WENT INTO EYE. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT HAND WITH PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW AT NEIGHBORS. DX: LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT SELF WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX. THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| DX LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT USING CIRCULAR SAW WHEN TRIMMING TREES. LACERATED FOREARM. D: COMPLE X LACERATION, FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| USING CIRCULAR SAW, PIECE OF WOOD JUMPED BACK AND STRUCK SHOULDER/ CONTUSION RT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT SELF WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX. THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT 4 FINGERS WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX MULTIPLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT THIGH ON CIRCULAR SAW-LACERATION THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT FINGER WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX: L THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CIRCULAR SAW SLIPPED FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 24 Y.O. W MALE W/ABRASION TO FINGER. PT INJ SELF ON *** SAW @ HOME. PT PINCHED FINGER MORE RATHER THAN CUT IT. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LACERATED UPPER LEG WITH A *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LAC THUMB WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW WHEN WOOD SHOT OUT AND HIT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LAC TOP OF LT WRIST WITH A CEMENT CUTTER SAW. L.W.T. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/02/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LAC FINGER TIP USING A CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT RIGHT HAND WITH ***SAW DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 21 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO THIGH. PT INJ SELF W/*** SAW. E9201 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT RT LEG WITH CIRCULAR SAW APPROXIMATELY 12 CM ANTERIOR MID LT SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STATES HE WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW ON A 2X4 & HIT A NAIL & SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LAYERED L THIGH LACERATION WITH REPAIR, WHILE DOING HANDY WORK CIRCULAR SAW DROPPED FROM HIS HAND, STRIKING LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PATIENT CUT HIS FINGER AND HAND ON A *** *** AT HOME. DX-LACERATION 2ND DIGIT WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT, LACERATION PALM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT FINGER ON POWER SAW DX LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PAIN R EYE.PIECE OF METAL IN EYE.USING CHOP SAW.DX CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| R TOE INJURY.PUT A *** SAW DOWN ON HIS FOOT WHILE IT WAS STILL GOING.DX FX DISTAL PHALANX R 1ST TOE/AVULSION LAC R 2ND TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT THUMB ON *** SAW THUMB LAC THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON CIRCULAR SAW-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 23 YOM USING CIRCULAR SAW FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT HAND WITH ***SAW DX: LT LAC HAND DX: LT LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| COMPLEX R FOREARM LAC/16YOM CUT FOREARM ON EDGE OF CIRCULAR SAW. WAS CLEANING UNDER IT & FORGOT TO TURN IT OFF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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