Accidents - Bench or table saws - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,491
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	251
Year 1998:	236
Year 1999:	89
Year 2000:	147
Year 2001:	23
Year 2002:	150
Year 2004:	146
Year 2005:	68
Year 2006:	105
Year 2007:	162
Year 2008:	71
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	22

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	48
6-15 years old:	72
16-25 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	392
50+ years old:	907

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Bench or table saws
61YOM FELL AGAINST A RUNNING TABLE SAW AND SUSTAINED AN OPEN SKULL FRAC TURE WITH AIR IN BRAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws, Grills
3YOF HIT HEAD ON TABLE SAW, THEN HIT ON GRILL W/SCALP LAC,REPAIR AT URG ENT CARE W/LOC AFTER LIDOCAINE INJEC; LAC, SEIZURE VS BREATHHOLDIN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO TABLE SAW TABLE. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, AMS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS AT HOME SAWING WOOD WITH *** AND TRIPPED AND LACERATED HEADIN TO BRAIN. DX: PENETRATING INTERCRANIAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws, Fences or fence posts
51 YOM GETTING READY TO USE TABLE SAW & HIT HEAD ON FENCE/LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 97 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bench or table saws, Workshop furnishings
PT CONTUSED HEAD/R HIP WHEN TABLE SAW SLID OFF WORKBENCH STRIKING HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws
TABLE SAW KICKED BOARD UP & IT HIT PT'S FACE. DX: NASAL SEPTUM LAC, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD ON TABLE SAW & IT FLEW UP HITTING HIM IN LT FOREHEAD C/O MILD HEADACHE. DX-BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws, House repair or construction materials
TABLE SAW KICKED BACK, 2 X 4 HIT FACE DX PNEUMOCEPHALY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
PT FELL INTO TABLE SAW. DX: SCALP LAC 2 MM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
BOARD OFF TABLE SAW STRUCK PT ON HEAD/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bench or table saws
SCALP CONT/69YOM AT HOME WAS USING AN ELECTRIC TABLE SAW LAST PM WHEN W OOD KICKED BACK STRIKING HEAD. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
BANGED HEAD ON TABLE SAW PREVIOUS DAY 8 CM LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD ON A TABLESAW AND THE WOOD FLEW OFF HITTING HIM INT HE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
65 YOWM WAS USING A TABLE SAW WHEN THE PEICE OF WOOD HE WAS CUTTING "KI CKED BACK" AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
57 YOF BENT WHEN SHE STOOD UP SHE HIT HER HEAD ON A TABLE SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
DX RIGHT SCALP LACERATION: USING TABLE SAW ON WOOD, WOOD JUMPED AND STRUCK PT'S HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Bench or table saws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Bench or table saws, Workshop furnishings
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2000	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/1999	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/1999	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/1999	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/1998	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/1998	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/1998	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/1998	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1997	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1997	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/1997	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1997	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Bench or table saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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