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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2003 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 328
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:132
26-50 years old:147
50+ years old:47

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/22/2003Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT ARM WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX: FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2003Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT USING CIRCULAR SAW WHEN TRIMMING TREES. LACERATED FOREARM. D: COMPLE X LACERATION, FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2003Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUTTING A BOARD W/*** SAW AND CUT ARM. DX: R FOREARM LAC 5 CM. DX: R FOREARM LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT SEEN FOR LT ARM LAC FROM A CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUT W/*** SAW. DX: R FOREARM LAC 2 CM. DX: R FOREARM LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2003Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS INJURED W/*** SAW. DX: CONT/LAC 10 CM L FOREARM. DX: CONT/LAC 10 CM L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
L FOREARM LAC ON CIRCULAR SAW.DX 4INCH SKIN LAC/EXTENSOR MUSCLE LAC X2.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2003Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
COMPLEX R FOREARM LAC/16YOM CUT FOREARM ON EDGE OF CIRCULAR SAW. WAS CLEANING UNDER IT & FORGOT TO TURN IT OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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