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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,776
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories |
| PT WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW TO CUT A BOARD ON HIS STEREO AND CUT HIMSEL F |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/27/2005 | Age: 20 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: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUTTING WOOD W/ *** SAW DX: COMPLEX LACS L INDEX AND LONG FINGERS DX: COMPLEX LACS L INDEX AND LONG FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LAC R THUMB, 2ND & 3RD FINGERS ON CIRCULAR SAW WHILE WORKING ON HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT SELF WITH CIRCULAR SAW/FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Tables |
| PT CUTTING A TABLE WITH A POWER SAW WHEN IT DROPPED ONTO HIS FOOT, LAC FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST WITH A CIRCULAR SAW DX: L WRIST LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PATIENT WAS SAWING WITH A *** SAW & ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF ON THE LEG . DX - SEVERE RT LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT TO KNEE WHIT OB BLADE OF *** SAW DX: LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 24 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: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS CUT W/*** SAW. DX: L INDEX 3 CM LAC. DX: L INDEX 3 CM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS CUT W/***SAW. DX: R THIGH LAC 4 CM. DX: R THIGH LAC 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT HAND ON CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT SELF WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX. THUMB AMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT HAND W/*** SAW AT UNCLE'S WORK. DX: LAC FLEXOR TENDON L 1/2 FIN GERS, LAC L 3/4 FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LACERATION HAND - 25 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND ON A CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT SELF WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Wood paneling and particleboard |
| SAS USING A CIRCULAR POWER SAW TO CUT WOOD PANELING. PIECE OF PANELING FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE AROUND THE EYE AREA.CONTUSION OF FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS USING CIRCULAR SAW AND PC OF WOOD FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 17 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: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT FINGER ON CIRCULAR SAW " FX/LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 19 Y/O B/M CUT THUMB ON POWER SAW WHILE DOING YARD WORK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT LEG WITH *** SAW THIGH LAC. THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT BY SKILLSAW; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LAC LT THUMB ON CIRCULAR SAW. AVULSION NAIL LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PATIENT CUT RIGHT HAND WITH A *** SAW. DX-OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT 5TH METAC ARPAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LACERATED FINGER WITH A *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| WAS AT HOME SUBSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM, USING A *** SAW, ALS O CUT EXTENSOR TENDON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS WORKING C CIRCULAR SAW THAT KICKED THE PIECE OF WOOD HITTING PT'S HAND" CONTS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING BOARD W/CIRCULAR SAW WHILE STANDING ON BOARD. DX: R FOOT LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 20 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: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS USING *** SAW AND WOOD HIT EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABR. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT FINGER WITH A CIRCULAR SAW DX: L INDEX FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| SKILL SAW SLIPPEDDX LACERATION R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LEFT HAND LAC PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A CIRCULAR SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 18 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: Portable circular power saws |
| PATIENT WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER. L ACERATION, LEFT INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT FINGERS W/CIRCULAR SAW. DX: L INDEX/RING FINGER LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT FINGER WITH A CIRCULAR SAW DX: L THUMB LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT TIP OF L 3RD FINGER SAWING PLYWOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW, CUT FINGER, DX; OPEN FX TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 23 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: Portable circular power saws |
| CIRCULAR SAW ACCIDENT AFFECTING L 3RD DIGIT AND 4TH DIGIT. LARGE LAC PE R PT. DX: MF/LRF AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS USING A *** SAW AND CUT THUMB DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| IS NOT WORK RELATED USING CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME NO SAFTEY GOGGLES FB INT O EYE.....FB RESOLVED R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| ACCIDENTLY CUT LEFT THUMB WHEN *** SAW KICKED BACK LEFT THUMB LACERATI ON DORSAL EXTENSOR TENDON LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT FINGER WITH A *** SAW DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC. DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO FINGER ON CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| AMPUTATED LEFT 5TH FINGER ON CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME, BOARD KICKED BACK CAUSING HAND TO GO UNDER SAW. AMPUTATION OF LEFT LITTLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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