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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 680
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| 15 MIN PTA, PT LAC LT HAND ON MITER SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 28 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: Other power saws |
| USING A SMALL POWER SAW PUTTING SLOTS INTO A PIECE OF WOOD. DX. HAND LA C. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws, Stationary power drills and accessories |
| CUT L HAND W/ SAW (DRILL PRESS).DX 5CM LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| USING A CHOP SAW AT HIS SISTER'S HOUSE AND CUT HIS HAND 3.5 CM LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| SLIPPED USING ROTARY POWER SAW CUTTING INDEX FINGER EXTENSIVE LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON A POWER SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES AND PUSHING WOOD THROUGH A RIP SAW WHEN I T KICKED BACK, RESULTING IN A COMPLEX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| USING A RECIPROCATING SAW AT HOME AND SLIPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND.DX LACERATION RIGHT HAND, CONTUSION THORACIC BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 40 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| PATIENT LACERATED HAND ON POWER HAND SAW BLADE. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 44 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| LAC HAND AND TENDON USING *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/19/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| USING A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME, THE SAW KICKED BACK AND CUT THE TOP OFHIS HAND ABOVE THE THUMB. DX FRACTURE/LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Other power saws |
| OPEN FX, HAND. PT CUT HAND ON A MITRE SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2002 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| LACERATION HAND - VICTIM WAS WORKING WITH A CHOP SAW AND NICKED THE BAC K OF HIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Other power saws |
| WORKING WITH ***SAW, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW & CUT PALM HAND LAC HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 49 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: Other power saws |
| 49 YOM USING *** SAW LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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