Accidents - Hand saws - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,008
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	14
6-15 years old:	502
16-25 years old:	537
26-50 years old:	1,365
50+ years old:	1,587

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,499	Hand:	777
Eyeball:	362	Lower Arm:	112
Knee:	71	Wrist:	59
Mouth:	59	Upper Leg:	29
Shoulder:	14	Foot:	14
Upper Arm:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
49 Y/O M INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING HAND SAW AT HOME. DX; L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS USING A WOOD HAND SAW TRIMMING XMAS TRESS AT HOME WHEN SAW JUMPE D & PT ACCIDENTLY CUT BACK OF INDEX FINGER C/O TINGLING.DX:LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hand saws
PT RECEIVED HEMATOMA TO EYE WHEN HIT ON OLD SAW BLADE HANDLE AT HOME. NO SAW BLADE IN HANDLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT SAWING WHEN HE SAWED ACROSS HAND. LAC LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
CUT THUMB WITH SMALL HAND SAW IN WOODS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
LAC TO FINGER, PT CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH A MANUAL SAW 45 MI N AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS AT HOME USING A HAND SAW TO HELP BUILT A TREE HOUSE, SAW SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
WAS OUT DEER HUNTING; WAS USING A HAND SAW TO CUT TREE LIMBS AND ACCIDE NT CUT THUMB. LACERATION, RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT LAC FINGER TRIMMING TREE WITH A HAND SAW/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HAND SAW WHILE CUTTING DEAD TREE BRANCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hand saws
PATIENT WAS USING A SAW ON A PROJECT AT HOME, THE SAW SLIPPED INJURING THE DORSUM OF THUMB. DX-OPEN FRACTURE OF THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS CUT WHILE USING A HAND SAW AT HOME. DX: R RING FINGER LAC 2 CM, R MIDDLE FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 22 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: Hand saws
PT WAS AT HOME USING A HAND SAW TO CUT A TREE BRANCH CAUSING A LACERATI ON TO LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT USING A RUSTY HAND SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
32YO WHITE MALE AT HOME TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES W/ MANUAL HAND SAW ACCIDENTLY CUT L HAND,LAC ACROSS L INDEX KNUCKLE,DX TENDON REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 75 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: Hand saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A HAND SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
49 YOF CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON TUESDAY WITH A MANUAL SAW WHILE TRIMMIN G TREE, NOW FINGER IS SWOLLEN, RED AND PAINFUL, DX: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS MANUALLY SAWING ANTLERS OFF A DEAD DEER & CUT HANDDX: LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
DX LAC L INDER FINGER DORSAL ASPECT PROXIMAL PHALNX: LAC TO LIF BY HAND SAW. INJ APRROX 2HRS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 16 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: Hand saws
LAC. FINGER 2 CM: CUT FINGER ON HAND SAW AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT USING A HAND SAW AT SCHOOL AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
WAS USING A HAND SAW TO TRIM A TREE & THE SAW BLADE BROKE; ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER. LACERATION, RT. INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
LACERATION FROM BOW SAW. LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Hacksaws
PT CUT UPPER ARM W/A HAND SAW OR HACK SAW AT HOME; UPPER ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A HAND SAW TO CUT IVY OFF A TREE, SAW SLIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A PRUNING SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THIGH WHEN A HAND SAW FELL ON HIM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
FINGER LAC-CUTTING TREE W/ HAND SAW-HIT FINGER W/ SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A HAND SAW TO CUT TREE AND BRAN CHES AND SAW SLIPPED/LAC INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
R THUMB LAC ON HAND SAW DX; THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
RT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS USING A PULL SAW AND LACERATED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT CUT WRIST WITH A HAND SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
LAC TO FINGERS, WAS CUTTING PLYWOOD WITH HAND HELD SAW AND IT SLIPPED,CUTTING FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 62 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: Hand saws
DX 2CM LAC ON LIF: C/O 2CM LAC ON LIF FROM A HAND SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
CUT ON HAND SAW/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT CUTTING WOOD WITH A MANUAL SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
CUT ON HAND SAW/ LAC RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	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: Hand saws
24 YO MALE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAND SAW LAST NIGHT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
INJURED FINGER WHILE CUTTING BUSHES WITH A HAND SAW. DX LACERATION R F INGER #5
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS CUTTING BRUSH WITH A HAND SAW & CUT INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HA ND DX; LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT LACERATED LT ARM W/HAND SAW WHICH FELL ON HIM. BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 26 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: Hand saws
PT CUT THUMB ON RUSTY HAND SAW BLADE-LAC LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HAND SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
CUT FINGR ON A HAND SAW WORKING IN YARD LACERATION LEFT THIRD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 27 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: Hand saws
PT CUT THUMB WITH A HAND SAW AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
WAS USING A HAND SAW AND CUT (L) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT CUT FINGER ON HAND SAW WHILE CAMPING LACERATION LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS USING A HAND SAW WHICH WENT THROUGH WOOD INTO HAND. DX: L HAND LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON RIP SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Telephones or telephone accessories
LAC TO FINGER, 30 YOM WAS TALKING ON CELL PHONE & HAND SAWING A TREE B RANCH AT HOME AND CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
CORNEAL ABRASION, WAS CUTTING TREES WITH A MANUAL SAW AND GOT SOMETHIN G IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2008	Age: 91 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT CUT HAND WITH HAND SAW/ LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HAND SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
41YMC CUT HAND ON A HAND SAW/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT USING A MANUAL SAW ON A PALM TREE AND REACHED ACROSS CUTTING ARM ON THE BLADE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws, Pipes
PT WAS DROPPED NON-POWERED SAW ON FOOT WHILE CUTTING PIPE AT HOME TODAY SUSTAINING A RT FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
AC CIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH HANDSAW. DX-LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws
SAWING WOOD WITH AN UNPOWERED SAW, WOODCHIP IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASI ON L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 44 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: Hand saws
PT AT HOME CUT L INDEX FINGER WITH HAND SAW DX 2CM SUPERFICIAL LAC L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
HAND LAC-CUT ON HAND SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
ABRASION TO L CORNEAL, HAND SAWING WOOD @ HOME AND TREE BRANCH HIT HIM IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
23 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE USING POLE SAW TO CUT TREE LIMB AND GOT S AW DUST IN EYE AT HOME. DX; L EYE ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 31 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: Hand saws
PT WAS USING A HAND SAW AT HOME, LACERATED LT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hand saws
HIT KNEE WITH HAND SAW PREVIOUS DAY SUPERFICIAL PW KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WAS CUT W/HAND SAW. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM, 80% EXTENSOR TENDON LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hand saws
16 YO M OPEN FRACTURE/LACERATION TO FINGERS CUT WITH HAND SAW IN WOOD TECH CLASS AT SCHOOL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM CUTTING WOOD WITH A MANUAL SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON HAND SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 45 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: Hand saws
LAC FINGER USING A CHOP SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
61 YOM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A HAND SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
LOWER LIP LAC. WHILE USING A HAND SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 58 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: Hand saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A HAND SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hand saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT C/O R ARM PAIN AFTER CUT DOWN A TREE WITH BOW SAW,C/O R SHOULDER PAIN, DX R SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
47 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A HAND SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hand saws
CUT BY SAW CAUSING SEVERE AVULSION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A HAND SAW AND IT KICKED BACK AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 64 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: Hand saws
DX: LAC R HAND INDEX FINGER: PT PRUNING A TREE WITH HAND SAW WHEN SAW SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
DX L INDEX FINGER LAC-REPAIRED: PT CUT L INDEX FINGER ON BOW SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2008	Age: 44 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: Hand saws
CUTTING WOOD WITH HAND SAW THAT SLIPPED CUTTING HAND >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
DX (LWBS) CUT R HAND WITH HANDSAW
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/08/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
PT CUT L HAND USING HAND SAW CUTTING WOOD AT HOME., DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON SAW BLADE CAUSING LEFT INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN USING A HAND SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 28 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: Hand saws
CUT OFF THUMB USING WOOD SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 42 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: Hand saws
AT HOME PT CUTTING WOOD WITH HAND SAW,SLIPPED AND CUT HAND BETWEEN THUMB-INDEX FINGER,DX L HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 76 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: Hand saws
PT CUTTING A PALM TREE DOWN WITH A HAND SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hand saws
CUT BY HANDSAW/ LAC RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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