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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 665
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Date: 10/14/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT C/O AFTER *** SAWS INJURY TO LT HAND OVER THE FLEXOR SURFACE -LT HAN D LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/10/2008Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT R HAND W/CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. DX. LAC R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2008Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
TRIPPED WITH CIRCULAR SAW LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
62 YOM CUT HANDON CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/02/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT THUMB W/*** SAW. DX: L FIRST METACARPAL FX. DX: L FIRST METACARPAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT WITH CIRCULAR SAW. DX- L HAND WEB SPACE LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
55 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON CIRCULAR HAND SAW AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2008Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT RIGHT HAND ON CIRCULAR SAW, LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
L PALM LAC/60YOM APPROX 1 HR AGO WAS USING *** SAW & IT "KICKED BACK" A ND CUT L PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2008Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
A RAG CAUGHT IN *** SAW AND PT'S HAND WAS CUT. DX: R HAND LAC 4 CM. DX: R HAND LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LAC HAND ON CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 03/24/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUT WHILE USING *** SAW. DX: L FIRST METACARPAL OPEN FX. DX: L FIRST METACARPAL OPEN FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/24/2008Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT LAC RT HAND WITH A ROTARY SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
USING CIRCULAR SAW WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING HAND >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
AT HOME PT CUT L HAND WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX LACERATION TO L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2008Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
55 YO FEMALE CUT HAND USING CIRCULAR SAW LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PAT SUS LACERATION TO HAND AFTER CUTTING WITH POWER SAW%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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