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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 884
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Saws |
| 71 M, PT WAS FOUND IN WOODS BY GRANDSON. PT HAD BEEN CUTTING WOOD WHEN HE WAS FOUND WITH TREE ONTOP OF HIM. DX. HEAD TRAUMA/ DOA, TYPE OF SAW? |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| 53YOM LAC SCALP ON RUSTY SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Saws |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 62 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER DIRECT BLOW TO FACE WITH SAW BLADE - ALSO FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO NOSE - TRANSFERRED |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 11/12/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Saws |
| WAS WORKING WITH A SAW AT HOME AND IT SHOT BACK AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Saws |
| CANCER PT OUTSIDE WITH SAW CUTTING WOOD AND FELL AND FOUND LOYING ON GR OUND WITH C2FX AND SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP FROM BEING STRUCK BY TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTING DOWN LIMB WITH SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN USING A SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2006 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| SAWING 2X4, WOOD HIT RT TEMPLE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS SAWING LIMBS OFF A TREE; TREE LIMB HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. CEREBRAL CO NCUSSION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| LAC SCALP; TRIPPED IN OWN GARAGE, FELL, STRIKING SAW THERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Saws |
| TRIMMING TREE AT HOME WITH SAW, WOKE UP WITH LIMB BESIDE SELF. DX: CON CUSSION, FACIAL CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/1999 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Saws |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/24/1999 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/1998 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/1997 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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