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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 747
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC WITH A JIG SAW AT HOME & INJURED THUMB DX; LACERATION LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| PT WAS USING A JIGSAW AND INJURED EYE. DX: RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A JIG SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| PT USING A JIG SAW AND A PIECE OF THE BLADE BROKE OFF INTO LEFT INDEX FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 64 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, Day wear |
| WAS SAWING WOOD WITH A HAND HELD JIGSAW AT HOME;TOOK OFF SHIRT & SUBSEQ UENTLY EXPERIENCED IRRITATION OF LEFT EYE. LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| WORKING ON HIS KITCHEN @ HOME&ACCIDENTALLY CUTFINGER ON A JIGSAW THAT W AS USING>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER ON A JIG SAW DX L DISTAL FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| CUT THUMB ON A JIGSAW. DX LACERATION L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44YOM WAS USING A JIGSAW WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO LEFT EYE; LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| JIGSAW BLADE PENETRATED PT'S ARM. DX: 2 CM LAC R BICEP DEEP PENETRATING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Jigsaws, Other portable or stationary power tools |
| DX LWBS: L ARM/L SIDE CH PAIN: ONSET AFTER USING JIGSAW & JACK HAMMER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-SUS 3M V SHAPED LACERATION TO RT INDEX FIN GER WHILE USING A JIGSAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 22 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, Pipes |
| PT CUTTING A PIPE WITH A JIGSAW WHEN LACERATED INDEX FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| 31YOM WAS HOME USING A JIGSAW,ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER; FINGER LACERATION,1.5-CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Jigsaws |
| LAC HAND ON A JIG SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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