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Accidents - Radial arm saws - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:68
26-50 years old:143
50+ years old:328

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/11/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Radial arm saws
PT HIT THUMB W/RADIAL ELECTRIC SAW. DX: L THUMB TIP AMPUTATION/TUFT FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-WORKING AT HOME-CUT ON RADIAL ARM SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Radial arm saws
WORKING W/ GRANDFATHER CUT THUMB ON QA RADIAL ARM SAW AMPUTATION TIP LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
82-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A RADIAL ARM SAW AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
PATIENT CUT HIS 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS WITH AN ARM SAW AT HOME. DX-LEFT FINGERS LACERATION 10 CM, COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
LT 3RD FINGER LAC-CUT ON A RADIAL ARM SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
PT WAS USING POWER MITER SAW WHEN WOOD BOUND UP CAUSING HIS R INDEX FIN GER TO GET CRUSHED AGAINST SAW AND WOOD DX FINGER LAC R INDEX FLAP TYP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
RADIAL SAWFINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
76 YOM CUT RT 3RDFINGER W/ RADIAL SAW/ HE REMOVED GUARD DX: LAC 3RD FINGER RT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON RADIAL SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Radial arm saws
PT USING RADIAL SAW, IT SLIPPED AND AMPUTATED RT 2ND, 3RD, 4TN AND 5TH FINGERS, AMPUTATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws, House repair or construction materials
65 YOMC USING A *** RADIAL ARM SAW IN HIS BASEMENT TO CUT A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD FOR PROJECT, NOT PAYING ATTENTION& CUT FINGER/LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radial arm saws
LT INDEX FINGER LAC-CUT ON A RADIAL ARM SAW @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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