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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,054
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 32 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: Other power saws |
| NEAR AMPUTATION OF THUMB WITH A *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 30 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: Other power saws |
| ROTARY SAW LACERATED RIGHT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 45 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: Other power saws |
| LAC L IND FING/45YOM CUT DISTAL L IND FINGER WITH A *** AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| LACERATION FINGER - 38 YOM LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A MITRE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 40 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: Other power saws |
| REPAIRING ROUTER SAW CONTUSION & LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 38 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: Other power saws |
| 38 YO M CUT FINGER W/MITER SAW FINGER AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| 34 Y.O. B MALE W/FINGER AMPUTATION. PT CUT FINGER COMPLETELY OFF WHILE USING A *** SAW @ HOME. PT ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 46 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: Other power saws |
| AMPUTATION FINGER - PATIENT ACCIDENTLY AMPUTATED PART OF LEFT 5TH FINGE R WHEN USING A MITRE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT PUSHING A PIECE OF WOOD THROUGH A *** SAW AT HOME WHEN IT KICKED BAC K SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 47 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: Other power saws |
| 47YOM-LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER-CUT WITH ROTARY SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| AMPUTATION (R) 2ND FINGER, PT SUST INJURY WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O SEVERE PAIN, NO VASCULAR COMPROMISE, TENDON NORMAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 45 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: Other power saws |
| FINGER LAC-AT HOME-USING POWER MITRE SAW-WAS ADJUSTING THE GUARD AND FINGER SLIPPED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT L THUMB WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW AT 1 PM TODAY. DX. 1 CM L THUMB LACERA TION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 36 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: Other power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| L THUMB FX/36YOM ABOUT 1/2 HR AGO, CUTTING TRIM FOR HOUSE USING BUZZ SA W AND TRIM SMASHED L THUMB. HAS FLAP LAC TOP OF KNUCKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT WITH *** SAW/ LT THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| FINGER LACERATION WITH FLEXOR TENDON LACERATION- SUSTAINED ON A SAWBLAD E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| LT THUMB LAC-BUILDING HIS OWN HOME-CUT ON POWER MITRE SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT WAS CUT W/MITER SAW. DX: THUMB FX/AVULSION/LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| =46YOM USING SAW ALL AT HOME CUT FINGER DX/4.5 CM LAC THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| LACERATED LEFT THUMB ON PIECE OF WOOD WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH A CIRCULA R SAW. DX: LACERATION, LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT CUT BY *** SAW; PARTIAL THUMB AMPUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| *** SAW SLIPPED PARTIALLY CUTTING FINGERS R HAND DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION R INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT ENDS OF 3 FINGERS AT HOME WITH MITER SAW. DX: LACERATION, AVULSION ; FLEXOR TENDON INJURY FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power saws |
| *38YOM WAS USING A *** SAW & CUT FINGERSDX: PARTIAL THCKNSS AVULSION TO L INDEX/MIDDLE FINGERS W/MILD NAIL AVUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT.INJ.L.2ND.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A MIDER SAW,HIT FINGER. DX; L.IN DEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT LT. FINGERS ON *** SAWDX: LACERATION LT. 4TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| 37 Y.O. B MALE W/PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO FINGERS. PT STS HE CUT HIS FINGE R OFF WHILE USING A *** SAW @ HOME. PT ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 29 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: Other power saws |
| CUT FINGER WITH MITER SAW DX: THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT. WAS USING A *** SAW AT HOME AND LACERATED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 41 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: Other power saws |
| 41 Y/O MALE WAS USING A MITER SAW AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HISLEFT MID DLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT FINGER ON CHOP SAW/ COMPLEX LAC RMF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2002 | Age: 50 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: Other power saws |
| #50YOM CUT FINGER WHILE USING MITER SAW DX-LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON "COMPOUND MITRE SAW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 47 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: Other power saws |
| *47YOM SMASHED L THUMB WITH RE***CATING SAW DX: CHIP FX DISTAL PHANLANX L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws, Workshop furnishings |
| REACHED UNDER WORKBENCH TO GET SAW CUT HAND ON NON-RUNNING SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 48 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: Other power saws |
| AMPUTATED INDEX FINGER ON A *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 43 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: Other power saws |
| PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO FINGER USING *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| =27YOM CUT TO FINGER ON SAW (*** RE***CATING SAW) AT HOME DX/FX TUFT RI GHT 5TH DIGIT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Other power saws |
| CUT OFF TIP OF FINGER WITH *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PT LACERATED FINGER USING *** SAW, LACERATION L THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PATIENT CUT FINGERS WITH *** SAW. DX: AVULSIONS TO 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH F INGERS, RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 37 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: Other power saws |
| CUT THUMB WITH MITER SAW AT HOME. RIGHT THUMB LACERATION WITH FRA CTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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