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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 160
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT STATES HE WAS USING A POWER SAW AND BROAD KICKED BACK & STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| RECEIVED LACERATION TO LT THORAX SIDE WHEN CUT WITH A ELECTRIC SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| LAC TO LT CHEST W/ ***SAW. STATED A ***SAW KICKED BACK WHILE CUTTING AN D CUT HIS CHEST. DX: 10 CM CHEST WALL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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