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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 429
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Power saws |
| 45 YOM WAS USING MITER SAW WHICH KICKED BACK AND HIT HIM IN FACE & LATER FELT DIZZY & FELL HITTING SINK. DX: POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power saws |
| 37 Y/O W/M RECEIVED SKULL FRACTURE AND MUTIPLE ABRASIONS TO UPPER EXTREMITIES WHEN FELL FROM TREE WHILE CUTTING LIMBS WITH SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/12/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| SCALP LACERATION-SUS 5CM LAC TO HEAD WHILE USING A GAS SAW TO TRIM TREE S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Power saws, Gasoline cans |
| PT WAS IN HIS GARAGE USING A CHOP SAW CUTTING METAL WHEN A SPARK FLEW A ND IGNITED A GAS CAN/BURN TO HEAD/ FIRE DEPT AT SCENE |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING A TREE USING A ?POLE SAW, TREE BRANCH FELL ON THE HEAD. " MINOR HEAD INJ" +" SCALP LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Power saws, Ceilings and walls |
| WORKING WITH RE***CATING SAW TO TAKE DOWN LATHE & PLASTER CEILING AT HO ME, PIECE FELL HITTING FRONT OF HEAD. DX CHI, NECK PAIN W/RADICULOPAT |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Power saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| CONCUSSION-NO LOC-SMALL ELECTRIC SAW FELL OFF A SHELF-HIT PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2001 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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