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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 878
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT CUT WRIST W/CHOP SAW. DX: L RADIUS FX, L WRIST FX, L WRIST LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| USING A CHOP SAW AND LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| 30 YOM CUT ARM WITH CHOP SAW AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT SLIPPED WHILE USING CHOP SAW. DX: L FOREARM LAC 11 CM W/EXTENSOR TENDON LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| LACERATED LOWER ARM ON MITER SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| C/O FOREARM CUT S/P ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING IT ON A CHOP SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD @ HOME>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CUT FOREARM ON A MITRE SAW CUTTING BASEBOARDS FOR FLOORING AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws, Clothing accessories |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT GOT GLOVES CAUGHT ON *** AT HOME AND CUT FOREARM. WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT INJURED ARM LIFTING A CHOP SAW AT HOME DX// RIGHT FOREARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| WAS CUTTING WITH A SAW AND IT CUT BACK HITTING PT IN THE LEFT FOREARM. LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| L FOREARM LAC. W SAW WHILE CUTTING METAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD AND SAW KICKED BACK AND CUT LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT CUT ARM ON METAL BLADE OF A HOLE SAW AT HOME DX/ LAC LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT CUT ARM WITH A CHOP SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| LACERATION ARM: USING *** MITER SAW AT CUT WOOD, ARM SLIPPED, WASCUT BY BLADE 5 CM X 1 CM, NO SAFETY DEVICE, (SAW IS "OLDER") |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT USING A MITER SAW AT HOME CUTTING SOME BASEBOARDS AND IT KICKED BACK SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WAS USING A MITRE SAW AND CUT LEFT FOREARM, LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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