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Accidents - Power saws - 50+ years old - Year 2005 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 711
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Date: 12/08/2005Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A POWER SAW WHEN THE WOOD FLIPPED AND A SPLINT ER WENT INTO THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2005Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION WHEN SAW BLADE FELL ON HAND. SAW NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. D: HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2005Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT HIT SWITCH ON A SAW AND WOOD KICKED BACK AND LACERATED PT'S HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT WITH SAWSALL 3 CM HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2005Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
59 YOM CUT HAND ON POWER SAW LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/15/2005Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT RIGHT HAND WITH A POWER SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WORKING WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAN D
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2005Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND USING A MITRE SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2005Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LACERATED HAND ON A POWER SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WOUND RT,HAND.PT.REFERS CUT HAND WITH POWER SAW WHILE CUTTING TILES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS AT HOME USING A MITER SAW WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2005Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Doors
HAND LAC, PT WAS USING A SAW TO CUT DOWN A DOOR AND IT KICKED BACK CUT TING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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