Accidents - Saws - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,414
See also: Lethal accidents, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	182
Year 1998:	219
Year 1999:	173
Year 2000:	197
Year 2001:	204
Year 2002:	38
Year 2003:	267
Year 2004:	88
Year 2005:	139
Year 2006:	205
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	90
Year 2009:	150
Year 2010:	372

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	426
6-15 years old:	112
16-25 years old:	178
26-50 years old:	811
50+ years old:	884

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws
30 YOF HAD DECORATIVE RUSTY SAW FALL ONTO HEAD. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws
71 M, PT WAS FOUND IN WOODS BY GRANDSON. PT HAD BEEN CUTTING WOOD WHEN HE WAS FOUND WITH TREE ONTOP OF HIM. DX. HEAD TRAUMA/ DOA, TYPE OF SAW?
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Saws
48 Y/O MALE CUTTING TREE WITH SAW WHEN BRANCH CAME BACK HITTING PT IN HEAD AND SHOULDER. DX SCALP ABRASION L ANT SHOULER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
53YOM LAC SCALP ON RUSTY SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws
38YOM WAS HIT IN HEAD BY A PIECE OF WOOD WHILE DOING YARD WORK WAS CUTTING 4X4 DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2010	Age: 62 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: Saws
CLOSED HEAD INJURY - 62 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER DIRECT BLOW TO FACE WITH SAW BLADE - ALSO FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO NOSE - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/12/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws
WAS WORKING WITH A SAW AT HOME AND IT SHOT BACK AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
PT HAD A SAW FALL ON TOP OF HEAD WHILE CLEANING THE GARAGE, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
PT PLAYING IN THE GARAGE AND BACKED INTO A SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws
CANCER PT OUTSIDE WITH SAW CUTTING WOOD AND FELL AND FOUND LOYING ON GR OUND WITH C2FX AND SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/02/2007	Age: 63 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: Laceration
Product: Saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP FROM BEING STRUCK BY TREE LIMB WHILE CUTTING DOWN LIMB WITH SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 51 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: Saws
LAC TO HEAD WHEN USING A SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Saws
AT HOME ALONE SAWING TREE LIMBS, A BRANCH FELL AND HIT HEAD. DX. CONCU SSION W/O LOC, CONT FACIAL, LAC SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
SAWING 2X4, WOOD HIT RT TEMPLE " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
WAS SAWING LIMBS OFF A TREE; TREE LIMB HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. CEREBRAL CO NCUSSION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/10/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
LAC SCALP; TRIPPED IN OWN GARAGE, FELL, STRIKING SAW THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
PT BUMPED HEAD ON A SAW. DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
5Y/F CUT BY POLE SAW AT HOME TODAY,NO DETAILS OF INJURY EVENT PROVIDED, DIRECT BLOW HEAD WOUND,NO LOC; 2CM SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Saws
TRIMMING TREE AT HOME WITH SAW, WOKE UP WITH LIMB BESIDE SELF. DX: CON CUSSION, FACIAL CONTUSIONS, ABRASIONS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
LACERATION TO THE SCALP AFTER HE KNOCKED A SAW A SHELF AND IT HIT HIM IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Saws
PT. WAS IN GARAGE AN A SAW FELL ON HIS HEAD DX: HEAD CONCUSSION WITH LOC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Saws
SAW FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD FROM CLOSET. DX: CONCUSSION W/O LOC, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Saws
SAWING DOWN TREE IT FELL ON HIM DX CONTUSION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
A SAW FELL FROM SHELF AND HIT PT IN HEAD DX: CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Industrial		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws, House repair or construction materials
SCALP LAC/8YOM WAS STANDING BEHIND DAD IN WOOD SHOP AND 2X4 PIECE OF WO OD KICKED BACK FROM SAW AND STRUCK PT IN HEAD. NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 2 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: Saws
CLIMBING OVER SEAT IN VEHICLE, FELL TO FLOOR AND HIT HEAD ON A SAW DX:HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws, Ladders
PT HIT ON TOP OF HEAD WITH SAW AT SCHOOL WHILE FIXING UP HOUSE, SAW DRO PPED FROM LADDER, LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2001	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2001	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Saws
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 03/11/2001	Age: 5 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: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2000	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2000	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2000	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Saws
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 09/12/1999	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/26/1999	Age: 68 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: Saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/24/1999	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/1998	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/1998	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1998	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/15/1997	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1997	Age: 6 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: Saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/1997	Age: 23 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: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/1997	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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