Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,460
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	87
26-50 years old:	707
50+ years old:	665

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 40 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 LAC HAND WITH CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 44 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
USING CIRCULAR SAW AND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 39 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 *** SAW HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	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 CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT C/O AFTER *** SAWS INJURY TO LT HAND OVER THE FLEXOR SURFACE -LT HAN D LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 78 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 R HAND W/CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. DX. LAC R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 79 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
TRIPPED WITH CIRCULAR SAW LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
62 YOM CUT HANDON CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 47 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 USING A *** SAW AT HOME AND IT KICKED BACK STRUCK LEFT HAND LACERATI ON HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LAC TO HAND, WAS HELPING DAD CUT WOOD AT HIS HOUSE W/ A CIRCULAR SAW, IT JUMPED, CAUSING LAC TO HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2008	Age: 40 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
WAS CUTTING BOARD WITH *** SAW & CAME THROUGH & CUT OPPOSITE HAND. LAC X3 L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 42 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 WAS CUT W/*** SAW WITHOUT GUARD WHILE CUTTING WET BOARD. DX: L PALM LAC 6.5 CM, L SECOND FINGER LAC/NAIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT THUMB W/*** SAW. DX: L FIRST METACARPAL FX. DX: L FIRST METACARPAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT WITH CIRCULAR SAW. DX- L HAND WEB SPACE LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 39 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 WAS USING CIRCULAR SAW WHEN IT HIT HIS HAND DX; 5CM COMPLEX LACERATI ON LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS HELPING HUSBAND CUT WOOD W/ELECTRIC *** SAW WHEN WOOD SLIPPED DX : L 2/3/4 METACARPAL FX'S W/DEEP LAC, TENDON INJURIES.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2008	Age: 47 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, House repair or construction materials
TRYING TO SAW THRU BOARD WITH ***SAW. DX EXTENSIVE HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 55 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
55 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON CIRCULAR HAND SAW AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 33 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
PATIENT CUT LEFT HAND WITH A POWER CIRCULAR SAW. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM ELECTRIC PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW BLADE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2008	Age: 45 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
HAND LAC, PT WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE AND THE CIRCULAR SAW KICKED BACK ON HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	Age: 48 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
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT WAS CUT WHEN USING A CIRCULAR SAW WITH A .125 IN WET BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 62 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
PT CUT RIGHT HAND ON CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 60 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
L PALM LAC/60YOM APPROX 1 HR AGO WAS USING *** SAW & IT "KICKED BACK" A ND CUT L PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 35 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
PATIENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT MATERIAL THAT HAD WIRE UNDERNEATH IT SUS- TAINING A *** INJURY TO RT HAND. DX-RT HAND LACERATIONS & AVULSIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 59 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
A RAG CAUGHT IN *** SAW AND PT'S HAND WAS CUT. DX: R HAND LAC 4 CM. DX: R HAND LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 61 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 CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUT WHILE USING *** SAW. DX: L FIRST METACARPAL OPEN FX. DX: L FIRST METACARPAL OPEN FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 70 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 LAC RT HAND WITH A ROTARY SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 58 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
USING CIRCULAR SAW WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING HAND >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 32 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
PT WAS CUT W/BATTERY POWERED *** SAW. DX: L HAND LAC 3.5 CM. DX: L HAND LAC 3.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 65 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
AT HOME PT CUT L HAND WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX LACERATION TO L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
55 YO FEMALE CUT HAND USING CIRCULAR SAW LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 41 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
PT CUT HAND ON CIRCULAR SAWLAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 60 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
PAT SUS LACERATION TO HAND AFTER CUTTING WITH POWER SAW%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 44 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 WITH LAC TO HAND FROM A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT HAND WITH *** SAW AT HAND DX: COMPLEX LAC PALM WITH 4 DIGITAL NERV ES OUT & 1 FLEXOR TENDON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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