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Accidents - Power saws - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 325
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:175Lower Leg:73
Eyeball:71Hand:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/01/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
DX LEFT RING FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON POWER SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
7 YOM @ HOME USING "***"LAC L MIDDLE FINGER LAC L MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT FINGER ON SCROLL SAW FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2006Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
ABRASION RT CORNEA: BEHIND FATHER WHILE HE WAS RUNNING POWER SAW, RT EYE IRRITATION, MAY HAVE SAW DUST IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PT WAS BUILDING A CABINET USING A ELECTRIC HAND SAW AND CUT FINGER ONTO SAW. DX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT CUT HIS LEFT HAND WHILE SAWING A TREE DOWN @ HOME. DX HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT HAD A CUT OT FROM A MITER SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD LACERATION THUMB. DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
12YOM LACERATED HIS LOWER LEG WITH CORTICAL TIBIA FRACTURE CAUSED BY A* ** CROSS CUT SAW#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/12/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC R 3RD FING/13YOF CUT FINGE RON ELECTRIC SAW AT SCHOOL TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PATIENT CUT THUMB USING BUZZ SAW TO CUT TREE BRANCH AT HOME; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT HELPING FRIEND CUT A PICES OF WOOD W/ AN ELECTRIC HAND SAW DX: LAC TO TIP OF L RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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