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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 270
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:207
50+ years old:62

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/24/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT ARM WITH A SAW; LAC ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT'S CIRCULAR SAW FELL ONTO WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Portable circular power saws, House repair or construction materials
LT FOREARM FB-CIRCULAR SAW KICKED A BOARD-BOARD HIT PT'S ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT DX LT FOREARM LACERATION +VASCULAR INJURY + NEURO INURY - WITH CIRCULAR SAW."I CUT MYSELF WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2002Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT ARM WITH *** SAW. DX: FOREARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2002Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LT LOWER ARM LAC-AT HOME-USING CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws, Plastic products
LT FOREARM LAC-@ HOME-CUT WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC W/ A CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT. WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND ACCIDENTLU CUT HIS ARM- FOREARM L ACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2002Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LT FOREARM LAC-USING A CIRCULAR SAW @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2002Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
44 YOM STATES HE WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME CUT RT FOREARM/ DX: LACERATIO TO RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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