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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,009
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 57 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, House repair or construction materials |
| DX:LEFT HAND LACERATION. PT WAS HOLDING A BOARD FOR HER HUSBAND AND THE *** SAW SLIPPED AND WENT OVER HER HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT HAND W/*** SAW. DX: 3 CM L HAND LAC, NEUROPATHY. DX: 3 CM L HAND LAC, NEUROPATHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 74 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 CUT HIS HAND WITH A *** SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX-LEFT HAND LA CERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 24 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH *** *** - WOOD BLADE CAUGHT 1.7CM SIMPLE TO 8.5 COMPL EX MULTIPLE LAC HAND [5] TOTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| DX:PARTIAL AMPUTATION LEFT HAND. USING *** SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 19 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 CUT HAND ON CIRCULAR SAW; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 66 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 |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN USING A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 38 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 |
| PATIETN CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A *** SAW AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LEFT HA ND WITH TENDON INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | 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: Crushing |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 32 YOM USING CIRCULAR SAW CRUSHED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 74 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 CIRCULAR SAW DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 65 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 |
| INJURED USING ***-SAW(CIRCULAR) DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT R HAND WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW. LAC R HAND $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 15 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 CUT HAND WITH A *** SAW; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2002 | Age: 56 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 |
| PATIENT CUT HER THUMB ON A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2002 | Age: 54 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 |
| AT HOME WORKING ON PROJECT *** SAW CUT LT PALM. SUPERFICIAL LACS LT HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 66 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 PUTTING WOOD THROUGH A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME SNAPPED BACK DRUG LEFT H AND THROUGH THE SAW LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Clothing accessories |
| USING A CIRCULAR *** SAW WHEN IT BOUNCED UP AND HE CAUGHT BLADE IN GLOV ED HAND JAMMING FINGERS IN HOUSING CRUSHING THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | 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 |
| CUT HAND W/ CIRCULAR SAW; LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 21 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 |
| LEFT HAND LAC. PT CUT HAND WITH A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 28 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 A CIRCULAR SAWDX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND LAC. PT UNJ SELF ON *** SAW. E9201 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 64 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 |
| TWO L HAND LAC/64YOWM CUT L HAND ON A CIRCULAR SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 20 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 CIRCULAR SAW DX: HAND LAC ATTEMPTED TO ENTER CIRCULAR SAW AS PC - COMPUTER WOULDNOT ALLOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 52 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 |
| LACERATION HAND - VICITM AT HOME USING CIRCULAR SAW - IT KICKED BA CK AND VICTIM'S HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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