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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,813
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT LT. FINGERS W/ *** SAW DX: LACERATION LT. 3RD & 4TH FINGER DX: LACERATION LT. 3RD & 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| 72 Y.O. W MALE W/PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO FINGER. PT INJ SELF ON *** SAW@ HOME. PT ADM. E9194 |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws, Stationary power drills and accessories |
| CUT L HAND W/ SAW (DRILL PRESS).DX 5CM LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT WAS AT A CABINET SHOP WHEN INJURY OCCURED. (NOT WORK RELATED), A RECIPRICAL SAW MASHED HIS THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT OPERATING A *** SAW FOR HIS HOBBY. CUT OFF TIP OF LEFT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| LEFT FOREARM LACERATION-PT WAS CUT ON LEFT FOREARM BY MITRE SAW WHILE A T HOME. HAS 4CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM. BLEEDING CONTROLLED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| FINGER LACERATION- SUSTAINED USING A CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT STATES HE WAS USING A COMPOUND POWER MITER SAW AND ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED HIS FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Other power saws |
| =64YOM USING A SAW AT HOME INJ TO THUMB DX/THUMB INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| DX:COMPLEX LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER. PT WAS USING ROTOR SAW WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| SLIPPED USING ROTARY POWER SAW CUTTING INDEX FINGER EXTENSIVE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 64 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: Other power saws |
| LACERATED INDEX ,RING AND LITTLE FINGER FO LT. HAND WITH A *** SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON A POWER SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| 59 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT CUT SELF ON MITER SAW @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2002 | 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: Other power saws |
| CUT RT FOREARM ON POWER METER SAW. LAC RT FOREARM(3CM)@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT L HAND ON A POWER SAW INJURING FINGERS. R MULTIPLE FINGER LACS $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT CUT FINGER WHILE USING CHOP SAW. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT USING A *** SAW AT HOME, SAW SLIPPED THROUGH TOP OF LT UPPER ARM, LA C UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT WAS DOING SOME WOODWORKING AT HOME AND CUT HIS FINGER ON HIS TABOR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT FOREARM WITH POWER MITER SAW AT FRIENDS HOUSE. DX; LACERATION FORE ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| AMPUTATION TO TIP OF L 5TH DIGIT FINGER, FROM POWER SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER FROM ELECTRIC SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT CUT FINGER ON GRINDER SAW DX: 2 CM LAC ON RT INDEX FINGER + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT LT. THUMB W/ BUZZ SAWDX: SKIN AVULSION THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| MULT LAC R THUMB;2ND & 3RD FING;SEVERED TENDON 3RD FING/90YOWM CUT FING ER ON AN ELECTRIC SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT W/*** SAW WHILE CUTTING 2 X 4. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER. FX. PHALAN X 2 DISTAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PATIENT AVULSED THUMB WITH ELECTRIC MITER SAW WHILE WORKING WITH SON AT HOME. D: THUMB AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT WRIST WHILE USING A CHOP SAW. NONWORK. LACERATION LEFT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| WORKING WITH ***SAW, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW & CUT PALM HAND LAC HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 57 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: Other power saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING MOLDING WITH A CHOPSAW AND SOME WOOD SLIPPED AND PT CUT ARM ON SAW. DX FOREARM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT FINGER WITH ELECTRIC SAW LAC FINGER FX PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT WAS USING BISCUIT CUTTER AND CUT FINGERS. DX: FX/LAC L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGERS ON ELECTRIC SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 54 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: Other power saws |
| REFERS 5TH RT FINGER TIP LACERATION WITH ELECTRIC SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 73 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: Other power saws |
| "I CUT MY FINGER ON A ELECTRIC HAND SAW" DX: LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 70 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: Other power saws |
| 70-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER AS A RESULT OF USING A CIRCULAR SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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