Accidents - Power saws - Year 2006 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,109
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	102
26-50 years old:	655
50+ years old:	350

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/07/2006	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
FB L ARM/46YOM WORKING ON ROOF, ASKED FRIEND TO GIVE HIM *** SAW BUT NE XT THING HE KNEW HE HAD THE BLADE IN HIS L ARM.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT TOP OF L WRIST WITH A CHOP SAW. DX. 6 CM L FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT C/O RT ARM LAC. PT INCISED ARM ON METAL SAW. DX LAC FOREARM COMPLICA TED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power saws
PT USED AN ELECTRIC SAW 6 DAYS AGO, TO ER WITH ARM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO LT FOREARM WHILE CUTTING STEEL WITH A POWER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS USING A MITER SAW WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOR EARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON ELECTRIC SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
USING MITER SAW AT HOME, SLIPPED CUTTING F.ARM " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON RUSTY ELECTRIC SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WORKING AT HOME WHEN POWER SAW SLIPPED. LACERATED FOREARM. D: LACERA TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT FOREARM LAC, PT CUT ARM WHEN USING A MITRE SAW,.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING SOME TYPE OF SAW AND SUSTAINED LARGE, DEEP LAC TO VOLAR FOREAR M DX: LAC L FOREARM W/ TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/01/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT F.ARM ON POWER SAW " LAC" LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WAS WORKING AT HOME WITH A MITER SAW; CUT LOWER ARM. LACERATION, LEFT F OREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WOUND LT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE USING A ELECTRIC SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT L FOREARM ON MILTER SAW @HOME, DX; FOREARM LACERATION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT ARM WHILE USING CHOP SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT WRIST ON MITER SAW/ LAC LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
PARTIAL FLEXOR TENDON MUSCLE INJ:IN TREE USING *** 14 INCH TRIMMINGSAW, CUTTING LIMBS, SAW KICKED BACK CAUSING 2 DEEP LAC'S(HELPING FRIEND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT ARM WHILE USING POWER SAW DX: LACERATION TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS CUT W/CHOP SAW AT FRIEND'S. DX: L FOREARM LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LACERATED FOREARM ON MITER SAW. DX: LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT LACERATED HIS LT FOREARM WITH A MITER SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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