Accidents - Power saws - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,718
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,686	Hand:	1,021
Lower Arm:	350	Wrist:	170
Knee:	101	Toe:	86
Ear:	86	All Of Body:	79
Foot:	71	Lower Leg:	15
Face:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND WHILE USING A POWER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT LACERATED RIGHT WRIST ON A MITER SAW RESULTING IN UNCONTROLLED BLEEDING WHICH RESULTED IN TRANSFER TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT.INJ.RT.THUMB AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER SAW & THE BOARD HE WAS CUTTI NG KICKED BACK & HIT THUMB. DX; F.X. RT.1ST. METACARPAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT HAND WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME, DX; DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 79 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: Power saws
USING A ROTO SAW AND LAC AND NEAR AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER ON A MOTORIZED SAW AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
60YOM HAND LAC CUT ON MITER SAW LAC 2 EXTERIRO TENDONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws, Clothing accessories
FINGER AMPUTATION/64YOM AT HOME STATED 1/2 OF GLOVED HAND WAS CAUGHT IN SAW. MIDDLE FINGERTIP HANGING BY FLAP.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WORKING WITH POWER SAW, REACHED FOR A RAG WITH POWER GOING, CAUGHT L T INDEX FINGER, LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 71 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: Crushing
Product: Power saws
FINGER CAUGHT IN A ?SAWSALL/SAWZ-ALL MACHINE " FINGER CRUSHING INJ"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2006	Age: 62 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: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A POWER SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT USING A CHOP SAW AT HOME AND THE BORAD STRUCK THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT FOOT WITH POWER SAW/ LAC RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
77 Y/O M INJURED L 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS WHILE USING A CHOP SAW AT HOME. DX; L 2ND AND 3RD FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT INJURED FINGER ON A ELECTRIC SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC AND FX LEFT SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT CUT HIS FINGERS WITH CHOP SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// AMPUTATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BY DIP JOINT AVULSION LEFT RING FING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT WITH POWER SAW LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUST LACERATION TO KNEE FROM POWER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Clothing accessories
USING POWER SAW, GLOVE GOT CAUGHT AND TOOK FINGER INTO BLADE/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUTTING WITH A ***, CUT FINGER/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
54YOM HURT WITH ELECTRIC SAW AND SONS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
CUT WITH ELECTRIC SAW AT HOME. DX- OPEN FRACTURE L 3RD FINGER AND MULTI PLE LACERATIONS FINGERS AND HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT RAN A SAWZALL ACROSS THE BACK OF HIS THUMB, SUSTAINING A LACERATION & TENDON DAMAGE, CANNOT FULLY EXTEND OR BEND THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/22/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WRIST LAC-CUT ON MITRE SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
FINGER AMPUTATION USING SAW COMPLETE FINGER AMPUTATION, FINGER LAC. HTN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/19/2006	Age: 53 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: Power saws
53 YOM CUT L INDEX FINGER SAW FX LAC L INDEX FINGER NAILBED OPEN FXMI TER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WORKING WITH ELECTRIC SAW CUT GREAT TOE GREAT TOE LAC. & FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED AVULSION LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE USING ELECTRIC SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
PT HIT WITH POWER SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK; EAR CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT FINGER WITH A CHOP SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT.INJ.L.3RD.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER SAW & HIT FINGER. DX; LA C.L.3RD.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT FINGER WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME, DX: LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
CUT SELF WITH POWER SAW/FINGER AMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 60 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: Power saws
PT INJURED R LITTLE FINGER WHILE USING A SAW AT HOME DX: OPEN PHALANX FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
65 YO CUT FINGER TIP OFF WHILE USING SAWAMPUTATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
73 YO INJURED HAND ON ELECTRIC SAW LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER ON *** SAW @ HOMEDX FINGER TIP AVULSION DX FINGER TIP AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT C/O RT ARM LAC. PT INCISED ARM ON METAL SAW. DX LAC FOREARM COMPLICA TED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT C/O CUT FINGER. PT CUT FINGERS ON SAW. DX PARTIAL AMP. LFT 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AT HOME AND SUSTAINED AN EXTENSIVE LACERATION TO F INGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT TO FINGER WHILE USING POWER HAND SAW DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A MITER SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING MITER SAW AT HOME, LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
WHILE WORKING AT HOME SMASHED LT INDEX FINGER WITH RECIPOCATING SAW DX: FX / LAC LT 2ND DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
L WRIST LAC, INJURED W/ELECTRIC SAW DX: LAC L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
PT HAD BOARD KICK BACK WHILE USING POWER SAW; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT FINGER WHEN HACK SAW KICKED BACK WHILE HE WAS CUTTING A NUT AND BOLT DX// LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2006	Age: 56 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: Fracture
Product: Power saws
USING MOTOR SAW, PIECE OF WOOD KICKED BACK HITTING FINGER " FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	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: Power saws
LAC L INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER ON MITER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 77 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: Power saws
PT WAS DOING SOME CARPENTRY AND CUT THUMB WITH POWER SAW. DX: LACERATI ON THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON RUSTY ELECTRIC SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUTTING A TREE WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW. DX- 2 CM L INDEX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD W/MITRE SAW. DX: L FIFTH FINGER AMPUTATION, LAC L FOURTH DIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT LOST CONTROL OF MITER SAW AND CUT FINGERS. DX: AMPUTATION L FIFTH DIGIT, LACS L 3/4 DIGITS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 59 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: Power saws
PT CUT FINGER ON A POWER SAW, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
SAW KICKED BACK STRIKING HAND WHILE WORKING IN MOTHERS HOME HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
55YMC CUT FINGER ON A SAWZALL/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2006	Age: 56 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: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT WAS SAWING SOME BOARDS AND THE WOOD KICKED BACK HIS HAND DX: OPEN FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT CUT HAND ON A MITRE SAW AT HOME. DX-7CAM LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 55 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: Power saws
L 4TH & 5TH DIGIT LAC/55YOM AT HOME WAS USING POWER SAW TO CUT WOOD AND SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT C/O CUT FINGER. PT CUT FINGER ON SAW. DX OPEN FRACT AMPUTATION THUMB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2006	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT F.ARM ON POWER SAW " LAC" LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
61 YO MALE CUT LEFT HAND WITH ELECTRIC SAW LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WAS WORKING AT HOME WITH A MITER SAW; CUT LOWER ARM. LACERATION, LEFT F OREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
AMPUTATED HAND WITH POWER SAW DX HAND AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING AN ELECTRIC POWER SAW AT HOME SUSTIANED A LACERATION TO FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	Age: 59 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: Power saws
CUT FINGER WITH A POWER SAW LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2006	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUTTING WOODS C SAW, WOOD BACKED UP HITTING PT'S F.HEAD " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC TO L RING FINGER ON MITER SAW AT HOME DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT L FOREARM ON MILTER SAW @HOME, DX; FOREARM LACERATION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT ARM WHILE USING CHOP SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
USING ELECTRIC SAW THIS EVENING AND CUT TIP OF THUMB SKIN AVULSION THUM B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2006	Age: 74 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: Power saws
PT WAS A HOME USING A RECPRICATING SAW "SAWZALL" WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT L INDEX IFNGER W/ ELECTRIC SAW WHILE GARDENING DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS STANDING AT THE SIDE OF A SAW WHEN ONE OF THE SPLINTERS SHOT OUT & STABBED HIM IN STOMACH. DX - ABDOMINAL WALL FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT WAS CUT W/A SAW WHILE SAWING WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN MITER SAW DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 77 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: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A POWER SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 55 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: Power saws
PT CUTTING WOOD WITH MITER SAW WHEN LACERATED HAND. D: TENDON LACERATIO N, HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws, Day wear
CAUGHT SHIRT ON MITER SAW, HURT HAND DX HAND AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 66 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: Power saws
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: USING SAWZALL AT HOME, CUT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PATIENT INJURED FINGERS ON A POWER SAW. DX-OPEN FRACTURE FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC TO R HAND, CUT W/A MITER SAW. DX. LAC R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 55 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: Power saws
CUT HAND WITH A POWER SAW HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON POWER SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
USING A MITER SAW AT HOME AND LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT WITH POWER SAW; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT CUT THUMB WITH A MITER SAW. DX-FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
METAL CHAIN SAW "TURNED OFF" FELL AGAINST LEG KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS WORKING IN HIS GARAGE AND BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG ON A POWER SAW T HAT WAS NOT RUNNING LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS WORKING WITH POWERSAW AND CUT FINGERS. DX: LACERATION FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT DX LACERATION TO RT THIGH - CUT WITH ELECTRIC SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT CUT HAND WHILE USING A BOW SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
WK AT HOME, CUT FINGER ON A CHOP SAW " FINGER AMPUTATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST WITH CHOP SAW DX: L WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Power saws
63 YOM POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING USING CONCRETE SAW IN AN ENCL OSED AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT USING A CHOP SAW AT HOME HIT A PIECE OF METAL AND KICKED BACK ONTO R IGHT THUMB FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AT HOME AND AMPUTATED LEFT MIDDLE RING AND FIFTH F INGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 60 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: Power saws
PT WORKING WITH UNSPECIFIED POWER SAW AT HOME, LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT FIFTH FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
AMPUTATION L THUMB, PT PT SUST INJURY W/A SAW SOMEPLACE, C/O PAIN,BLEED ING, ROM LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING POWER SAW AT HOME, LAC L 3RD AND 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2006	Age: 59 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: Power saws
PT CUT THUMB WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW. DX: LACERATION TO THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 55 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: Power saws
PT CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT LONG FINGER LACERATION.PT CUT FINGER ON A MITRE SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2006	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
77 Y/O W/M CUT TIP OF THUMB ON RIP SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A POWER SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
79 YO MALE CUT FINGERS WHILE USING SAWTRAUMATIC AMPUTATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
FINGER FX-INJURED ON MITRE SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LACERATED HAND WITH A MITER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC LITTLE FINGER BY POWER CHOP SAW AT HOME DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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