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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,028
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT CUT FINGERS WITH A TABLE SAW. D: FINGER FRACTURES AND LACERATIONS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/28/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| LAC L THUMB ON TABLE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 25 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: Bench or table saws |
| PT LAC FINGER 2 DAYS AGO ON A TABLE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| SUPERFICIAL LAC R THUMB/20YOF CUT FINGER ON TABLE SAW AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER FROM TABLE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON A TABLE SAW-PIECE OF WOOD KICKED BACK-AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| CUT FINGER ON TABLE SAW DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| 22 YO M CUTTING WITH TABLE SAW & GOT THUMB CAUGHT. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| CUT L INDEX FINGER ON TABLE SAW AT SCHOOL. DX. LAC, FX L INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| USING A POWER SAW AND DEEPLY LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| CUT ON TABLE SAW; LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| DX:LEFT HAND LACERATION. USING A TABLE SAW AT HOME AND HAND SLIPPED AND HE LACERATED HIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| CUT THUMB ON TABLE SAW DX. THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| 17YM CUT FINGER, AT SCHOOL ON SAW DX; 1CM LACERATION TODORSAL ASPECT OFR SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| AMPUTATION FINGERTIP - 25 YOM CUT TIP OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A TABLE SAW ABOUT 15 MINUTES PTA, TIP AND PORTION OF NAIL GONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| PT SUST. LAC. TO FINGER ON TABLE SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A TABLE SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 22 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: Bench or table saws |
| DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON TABLE SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| PT CUT FINGERS WITH TABLE SAW. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER & 1 CM LACERATION LEFT MID-FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| WORKING ON A TABLE SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK AND PULLED HAND THRU BLADE A MPUTATING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE: USING TABLE SAW WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION WOOD CHIP HIT EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT WORKING IN SONS ROOM WITH TABLE SAW, LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER ON A TABLE SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| CUT RT. INDEX FINGER W/ TABLE SAW DX: OPEN FRACTURE RT. INDEX FINGER W/ LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 24 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: Bench or table saws |
| CUT THUMB ON TABLE SAW-LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| DX CONTUSION LEFT INDEX FINGER: PLYWOOD BUCKED FROM TABLE SAW AT HOME, INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| AMPUTATED 2 FINGERS WHILE USING A TABLE SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| LT 3RD FINGER LAC-CUT ON TABLE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 25 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: Bench or table saws |
| 25-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A TABLE SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT USING A TABLE SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| RT HAND LACERATION.PT WAS USING A TABLESAW AND LACERATED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT WAS OPERATING A TABLE SAW WHEN A SLINTER OF WOOD SHOT INTO HIS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| PATIENT CUT FINGERS ON A TABLE SAW. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT AT HOME USING A TABLE SAW SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FI NGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| LAC HAND ON TABLE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| LT THUMB LAC-CUT ON A TABLE SAW-LOCALE NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| WHILE USING TABLE SAW PT HAD PIECE OF WOOD FLY INTO HIS R EYE DX FB OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| CUT FINGER ON TABLE SAW DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT CUT FINGER WHEN CUTTING STRIP OF WOOD WITH A TABLE SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| FB LEFT EYE.PT WAS USING A TABLE SAW AND SAW DUST WENT INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| 18 YO M CUT FINGER W/TABLE SAW AMPUTATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | 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: Amputation |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| AMPUTATED THUMB ON A *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT CUTTING WOOD WITH A TABLE SAW AT HOME WHEN THE WOOD KICKED BACK SUST AINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| 18 Y.O. W MALE W/AMPUTATION TO THUMB & FINGER. PT INJ SELF WHILE USING A TABLE SAW. PT TRANSFERRED TO UAB. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| USING A TABLE SAW WHEN SHE CUT HER L FINGER NAIL. TABLE SAW INJURY $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| USING TABLE SAW, AMPUTATED LEFT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATED INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | 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: Bench or table saws |
| DX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON TABLE SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| CUT THUMB ON POWER TABLESAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| LACERATION TO THUMB 19 YO HM CUT FINGER WITH TABLE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A TABLE SAW WHILE HE WAS CUTTING A PC OF WOOD AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| LT MIDDLE FINGER LAC-IN SHOP CLASS @ SCHOOL-CUT ON A TABLE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PATIENT WAS AT HOME USING A TABLE SAW AND CUT HIS THUMB. DX-LACERATION RIGHT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| FINGER LAC FROM TABLE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| $LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A TABLE SAW AND SOME WOOD FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PATIENT LACERATED FOREARM WITH TABLE SAW BLADE AT HOME. D: FOREARM LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| PT WAS CUT ON TABLE SAW. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bench or table saws |
| 18 Y.O. W MALE W/THUMB LAC. PT CUT SELF W/TABLE SAW. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|