Accidents - Jigsaws - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,409
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	293
Year 1999:	88
Year 2000:	396
Year 2001:	384
Year 2002:	136
Year 2003:	326
Year 2004:	85
Year 2005:	163
Year 2006:	332
Year 2007:	420
Year 2008:	253
Year 2009:	169
Year 2010:	291

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,166	Hand:	405
Eyeball:	224	Wrist:	155
Upper Leg:	140	Lower Leg:	91
Lower Arm:	83	Foot:	71
Ankle:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
53YOF CUT FINGER WHILE USING JIGSAW DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
80 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT CUT THIGH WITH JIGSAW AT HOME. DX; 20 CM LAC ERATION TO RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
62 YO M CUT FINGER USING A JIG SAW. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
62YOM WAS USING A JIGSAW WHEN HE HIT A NAIL,IT KICKED BACK STRIKING HAND;HAND LACERATION,1.5CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Jigsaws
64 YOM INJURED L THUMB ON JIGSAW DX: OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
LACERATION RT 2ND FINGER R/O FOREIGN BODY: 57YOM LACERATED FINGER ON PORTABLE JIG SAW 2 HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	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: Jigsaws
OPEN FX OF 2ND FINGER TUFT: 53YOM WORKING WITH JIGSAW, THE JIG HIT BACK OF A PIECE OF WOOD,ENDED UP CUTTING FINGER AGAINST EITHER WOOD OR BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
56 YOM DROPPED A JIGSAW AND INSTINCTIVELY TRIED TO CATCH IT SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
CUT HAND USING JIGSAW DOWN TO THE BONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT WAS CUTTING PLASTIC WITH A JIG SAW AT HOME & INJURED THUMB DX; LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Jigsaws, Day wear
WAS SAWING WOOD WITH A HAND HELD JIGSAW AT HOME;TOOK OFF SHIRT & SUBSEQ UENTLY EXPERIENCED IRRITATION OF LEFT EYE. LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 51 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: Jigsaws
WORKING ON HIS KITCHEN @ HOME&ACCIDENTALLY CUTFINGER ON A JIGSAW THAT W AS USING>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER-SUS 3M V SHAPED LACERATION TO RT INDEX FIN GER WHILE USING A JIGSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 76 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: Jigsaws
ACC CUT FINGER ON A JIGSAW >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT WAS WORKING WITH A JIGSAW AND CUT LEFT HAND. DX: 0.5 CM LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
58 Y/O F INJURED L THIGH WHILE USING JIGSAW AT HOME. DX; L UPPER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
LT ANKLE LACERATION: WALKING IN THE YARD, TRIPPED OVER A JIG SAW, CUT ANKLE, 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT CUT FINGER ON JIGSAW TODAY DX// LEFT INDEX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2007	Age: 72 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: Jigsaws
AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW WHEN IT JUMPED BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Jigsaws
AN 63 YO MALE PRESENTS S/P LAC TO L MIDDLE FINGER W/JIGSAW. DX. FX, AM PUTATION L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
64 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING JIG SAW AT HOME. DX; LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2006	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
ACC CUT HAND WHILE USING ?JIG SAW " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT CUT FINGER ON A JIGSAW AT HOME LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	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: Jigsaws
74 YO M LACERATION TO THUMB CUT ON JIG SAW BLADE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Jigsaws
PT CUT HIS FINGER WITH A JIGSAW AT HOME TODAY DX// OPEN FX AND LAC RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws, Fences or fence posts
C/O PT STATES WAS CUTTING FENCE WITH JIGSAW AND CUT HAND DX LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
63 YOM WAS USING A JIG SAW AND LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Jigsaws
PT CUT HAND IN JIGSAW. DX: L INDEX AMPUTATION AT DIP, L MIDDLE FINGER LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH A JIGSAW DX: L INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT SUS LAC TO LOWER LEG FROM A FALLING JIGSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
CUT FINGER WITH JIGSAW DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT. CUT TIP OF L POINTER W/JIGSAW ABOUT 20 MINS AGO, CUT UNDER NAIL TIP . DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
2CM FINGER LAC-HIT FINGER W/ JIGSAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
STATES HE CUT FINGER WHILE USI NG A JIGSAW DX LT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Jigsaws
LAC TO R THUMB W/JIGSAW DX: R THUMB LAC W/FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PATIETN CUT HS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A JIGSAW AT HOME. DX-NAIL AVULSION LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
W/M CUT HAND ON JIG SAW IN HIS WORKSHOP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT USING A JIGSAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
PT USING A JIG SAW AT HOME WHEN HIS SON WAS HOLDING THE BOARD THE SAW JUMPED SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
CUT FINGERS W/ JIGSAW DX: LACERATION LT. FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
56 Y/O M C/O CUT ON LFT HAND. PT CUT HAND WITH JIGSAW. DX LAC TO FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
STATES CUT L INDX FINGER ON JIG SAW BLADE THIS PM AT HOME. DX. LAC L I NDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
62 YOM WAS INJURED WHILE WORKING WITH A JIGSAW (SKILL) SAW. LACERATION RT. INDEX AND LONG FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	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: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A JIGSAW BLADE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2001	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2001	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2001	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2001	Age: 51 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: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2000	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2000	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: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2000	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2000	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2000	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2000	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2000	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/23/1999	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1999	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/1998	Age: 72 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: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1998	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1998	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: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/1998	Age: 79 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: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1998	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: Laceration
Product: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1997	Age: 51 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: Jigsaws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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