Accidents - Portable circular power saws - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 947
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	578	Upper Leg:	121
Hand:	99	Upper Arm:	75
Wrist:	41	Face:	15
Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/18/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS IN WOODSHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL, TOUCHED THE CIRCULAR BY ACCID W/ L HAND. TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER AMP, LACS ON 2ND & 4TH FINGERS. DX AMP FINGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
FOREHEAD LAC.PT WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND BOARD HIT PT IN HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
18 YOM PRESENST TO ER SUSTAINED A LT HAND *** SAW LACERATION DX LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT LAC LT 2ND DIGIT ON CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT L MIDDLE FINGER ON A CIRCULAR SAW DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
23YO WHITE FEMALE AT SCHOOL USING CIRCULAR SAW SLICED L MIDDLE FINGER, DX COMPLEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT LAC FINGER ON CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 24 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
PT INJURED RT THIGH WHILE WORKING WITH A CIRCULAR SAW FIXING A ROOF TODAY. DX-COMPLEX, DEEP LACERATION TO RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 20 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 HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A CIRCULAR SAW. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT RIGHT GREAT TOE WITH *** SAW LAC TOE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
UPPER ARM INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH *** SAW. DX-ACUTE LEFT UPPER ARM LAC ERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Portable circular power saws
19 YO M AVULSION TO THUMB CUT WITH *** SAW AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT INDEX FINGER ON *** SAW, DX: LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
19YO HISP FEMALE STS CUTTING WOOD & *** SAW KICKED BACK HIT PT ON R THI GH, DX COMPLEX R THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2009	Age: 19 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
PT CUT HAND ON SCROLL SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2009	Age: 18 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: Portable circular power saws
LAC HAND ON *** SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT L INDEX FINGER ON A CIRCULAR SAW DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT HAND ON *** SAW, DX: OPENED RT INDEX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
THIGH INJURY FROM CUTTING WITH CIRCULAR SAW. DX-ACUTE 5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT LAC LT 2ND AN 3RD FINGERS ON CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT DEVELOPED SWELLING/NUMBNESS TO R HAND AFTER USING A POWER SAW YEST A T HOME. DX. SPRAIN R WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// FX AND LAC LEFT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
21 YOM CUT FINGERS WITH POWER CIRCULAR SAW LACERATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
WHILE IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL HE CUT HIS THUMB ON A *** SAW. LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 24 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
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A CIRCULAR SAW BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT DX LACERATION OF LT THIGH - S/P BIBEMS AFTER A CIRCULAR SAW FELL ON PT'S LAP AND CAUSING 7 INCH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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