Accidents - Jigsaws - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 924
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	70
16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	417
50+ years old:	420

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	502	Hand:	140
Wrist:	80	Ankle:	70
Upper Leg:	70	Eyeball:	31
Foot:	15	Lower Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Jigsaws, Illegal drugs
+COCAINE,USING JIGSAW -IT WENT THROUGH DORSUM OF R FOOT WITH PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS CUTTING SOME DRYWALL WITH A JIGSAW WHEN INJURED DISTAL ASPECT OF FINGER, CAUSING LACERATION. DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Jigsaws
USING A JIG SAW GOT SAW DUST IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Jigsaws
PT WAS CUT W/JIGSAW. DX: R THUMB FX/LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
ACC CUT FINGER ON A JIGSAW >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT WAS WORKING WITH A JIGSAW AND CUT LEFT HAND. DX: 0.5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
58 Y/O F INJURED L THIGH WHILE USING JIGSAW AT HOME. DX; L UPPER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
CUT RT INDEX FINGER WITH JIGSAW-----------------RB LACERATION RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
44YOM SMASHED FINGER WITH A JIGSAW ,WHILE AT HOME; LACERATION LEFT THUMB-3-CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
LT ANKLE LACERATION: WALKING IN THE YARD, TRIPPED OVER A JIG SAW, CUT ANKLE, 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT CUT FINGER ON JIGSAW TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	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 Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
USING A JIGSAW LAC HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Jigsaws
CORNEAL AB-USING A JIGSAW THAT KICKED UP DEBRIS INTO EYE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT CUT FINGER ON JIGSAW BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Jigsaws
AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW WHEN IT JUMPED BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PATIENT CUT HAND ON JIGSAW. DX; 4 CM LACERATION TO LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT CUT SELF W/JIGSAW. DX: L SMALL FINGER LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Jigsaws
AN 63 YO MALE PRESENTS S/P LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER W/JIGSAW. DX. FX, AM PUTATION L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT USING A JIG SAW AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
64 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING JIG SAW AT HOME. DX; LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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