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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 573
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| PATIENT STATES A SPARK FLEW IN EYE WHILE USING A SAW. DX: FOREIGN BOD Y TO LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Power saws |
| WHILE USING POWER SAW, PT CUT FINGER, TENDON INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 19 YOM STATES WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW WHE N A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| USING ELECTRIC SAW OUTDOORS & SAWDUST OR WOOD WHEN INTO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| WOOD KICKED UP FROM POWER SAW DX. ABDOMINAL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power saws |
| CUT ON JEWLERY SAW-ARM EDEMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| FB SENSATION OD.WAS AROUND SAWDUST WHILE HUSBAND WORKING W/ ELECTRICSAW ON WOOD.DX CORNEAL ABROD/FB'S RT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| CUT THIGH ON CEMENT SAW LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT USING A POWER SAW WHEN A SPECK OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE FOREIGN BO DY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| USING A POWER SAW TO CUT WOOD AT HOME, FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS IN HIS RIGHT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| RT EYE FB-USING A "CHOP SAW"-GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE-LOCALE NOT STATE D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| 8 CM LACERATION OF LEFT LEG-CUT BY ELECTRIC SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | 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: Power saws |
| PT CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC SAW CAUSING LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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