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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,062
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42 YO M CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A MECHANICAL SAW, HE SLIPPED AND THE SAW CUT HIS FOREARM. DX 4CM LAC TO LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | 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 |
| 52 YOM BRUSHED ARM AGAINST CHOP SAW. DX: 7 CM R FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 54 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 |
| CUT SELF ON MITER SAW AT HOME. LACERATION FOREARM, WITH TENDON, LEFT. 5 4 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2010 | 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 |
| 52 Y/O/M CUT ARM ON A POWER SAW AT HOME DX/ LT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 28 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 |
| 28YOM AT HOME USING A SAW IT KICKED BACK AND LAC TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2010 | Age: 64 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 64YOM WAS USING MITER SAW TO FINISH FLOOR AT HOME AND ACCID BROUGHT SAW DOWN ON L FOREARM DX 1.5 CM L FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 76 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 |
| 76 YO M USING MITER SAW INURED ARM LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 30 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 |
| 30 YOM DX LACERATION OF LT ARM - S/P PT CUT W/A POWER SAW BLADE AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 71 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 |
| 71YOM LAC LT FOREARM USING A MITER SAW DX: LAC LT FOREARM , LAC RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 90 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 |
| 90YOM, ON ***, TRIPPED&FELL LANDING WITH ARM AGAINST ROTATING SAWHE USE S TO CLEAN THE YARD>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 52 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 |
| 52YOM, ACC CUT ARM WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH CHOP SAW >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | 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 |
| 52YOM LACERATION TO FOREARM CUT WITH MITER SAW AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Power saws |
| 49 YOM-HAS R LOWER FOREARM/WRIST INJURY & SWELLING AFTER USING A SAW DX R FOREARM MUSCLE STRAIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48YOM AT HOME CUT L ARM ON A SAW/ DX 4CM L FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2010 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58YOM SUSTAINED INJURY TO LT FOREARM FROM A POWER SAW, FEELS NUMBNESS IN LT 4TH & 5TH FINGERS. DX - FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58YOM WITH ARM PAIN AFTER USING ELECTRIC SAW DX: LOWER ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | 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 |
| 52YOM SAWING SOMETHING MADE OF *** WHEN SAW BROKE OFF AND CUT HIM IN FO REARM DX- ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47YOM,2-3 INCH LONG LACERATION TO FOREARM S/P ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING HIS ARM WITH A SAW MACHINE,TEMP. REPAIRED WITH 6 SUTURES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 73 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 |
| 73 YO M CUT ARM WITH CHOP SAW AT HOME. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55YOM, LACERATION TO L FOREARM WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH POWER SAW, A T HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58YOM, LACERATION TO FOREARM, PT. CUTTING COPPER WHEN SAW/GRINDER CUT H IM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 27 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 |
| FOREARM LAC-27YOM-CUT ON ELECTRIC SHOP SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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