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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 707
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 40 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 LAC HAND WITH CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2008 | Age: 44 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: Portable circular power saws |
| USING CIRCULAR SAW AND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 39 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 |
| CUT HAND WITH *** SAW HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT HAND WITH CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | Age: 47 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 USING A *** SAW AT HOME AND IT KICKED BACK STRUCK LEFT HAND LACERATI ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LAC TO HAND, WAS HELPING DAD CUT WOOD AT HIS HOUSE W/ A CIRCULAR SAW, IT JUMPED, CAUSING LAC TO HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 40 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 |
| WAS CUTTING BOARD WITH *** SAW & CAME THROUGH & CUT OPPOSITE HAND. LAC X3 L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 42 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 WAS CUT W/*** SAW WITHOUT GUARD WHILE CUTTING WET BOARD. DX: L PALM LAC 6.5 CM, L SECOND FINGER LAC/NAIL AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 39 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 WAS USING CIRCULAR SAW WHEN IT HIT HIS HAND DX; 5CM COMPLEX LACERATI ON LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS HELPING HUSBAND CUT WOOD W/ELECTRIC *** SAW WHEN WOOD SLIPPED DX : L 2/3/4 METACARPAL FX'S W/DEEP LAC, TENDON INJURIES. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 47 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, House repair or construction materials |
| TRYING TO SAW THRU BOARD WITH ***SAW. DX EXTENSIVE HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 33 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 |
| PATIENT CUT LEFT HAND WITH A POWER CIRCULAR SAW. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM ELECTRIC PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW BLADE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 45 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 |
| HAND LAC, PT WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE AND THE CIRCULAR SAW KICKED BACK ON HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 48 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 |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT WAS CUT WHEN USING A CIRCULAR SAW WITH A .125 IN WET BLADE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT MATERIAL THAT HAD WIRE UNDERNEATH IT SUS- TAINING A *** INJURY TO RT HAND. DX-RT HAND LACERATIONS & AVULSIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2008 | Age: 32 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: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS CUT W/BATTERY POWERED *** SAW. DX: L HAND LAC 3.5 CM. DX: L HAND LAC 3.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 41 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: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT HAND ON CIRCULAR SAWLAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 44 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 WITH LAC TO HAND FROM A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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