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Accidents - Power saws - Year 2009 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,626
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:172
26-50 years old:491
50+ years old:962

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
22 Y/O/M CUT HAND WITH A CHOP SAW DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2009Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
74 YOM, CUT FINGER WITH SAW, HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/14/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
ACCIDENTLY CUT THE RIGHT HAND ON A CHOP SAW TONIGHT . DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2009Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
38 YOM WAS USING A MITER SAW AT HOME AND CUT HIS HAND. DX-LAC HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT L HAND ON POWER SAW DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2009Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
R HAND LAC/36YOM CUT HAND APPROX 7 DAYS AGO ON SAW. BLADES NOT MOVING. HERE D/T INCREASED PAIN AND SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
59 YR OLD CUT HAND ON POWER SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
DX: LAC R INDES FINGER, COMPL/LAC R MIDDLE FINGER/LAC R LAT INTEROSSII TENDON INDEX FINGER: POWERR CHOP SAW CUT R HAND AFTER CUT'G WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
HAND LAC-CUT W/A CHOP SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND WHILE USING A CHOP SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT HAND ON A POWER SAW AT HOME. DX-LAC HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2009Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
USING A SAW MILL (AT HOME) CAUGHT 2&4 FINGERS IN BLADE DX OPENED FX'S & DISLOCATION R HAND *
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 08/09/2009Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
HAND LAC-PT CUT HAND ON A POWER SAW BLADE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2009Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING CHOP SAW. DX: TRAUMATIC LAC L HAND 5 CM W/TENDON LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2009Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WHILE CUTTING WOOD W AN ELECTRIC SAW THE SAW KICKED BACK & CUT HAND. LA C. METACARPAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WORKING AT HOME W/POWER SAW,ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND DX: MULTIPLE LACS HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2009Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
HAND LAC-CUT ON ANGLE SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2009Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT HAND ON A POWER SAW AT HOME DX: DEEP LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT ACCID BROUGHT CHOP SAW DOWN ON HAND. DX: COMPLEX HAND LAC 3.4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
71YOM, CUT RIGHT HAND THUMB ON ELECTRIC SAW, LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2009Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC TO L HAND SECOND DIGIT TODAY FROM AN ELECTRIC SAW. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2009Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
19 Y/O CUT HAND WITH A MITER SAW TODAY AT HOME. DX-LAC LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/25/2009Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT USING POWER HANDSAW TO HELP DAUGHTER BUILD HOUSE. SAW SLIPPED & CUTH AND. ADMITS TO COCAINE/POT TODAY. SEEN 1ST IN ***. D:OPEN FXS, LACS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/22/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
CONTUSION HAND - 23 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH PAIN AND SWELLING OF HIS RIGH T HAND - USING SAWSALL AND IT KICKED BACK MAKING HAND HIT CONCRETE BLOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power saws
GOT HAND TRAPPED IN SAW WHILE DOING WOOD WORK HAND INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/05/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT HAND LAC, PT WAS USING A AN ELECTRIC SAW AND THEN GUARD CUT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
54YOM USING A CHOP SAW ACCIDENTLY LACERATED RT HAND; HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2009Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT HAND WHILE USING A MITER SAW DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 02/20/2009Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LAC RT HAND WITH A *** SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
42 YO M LACERATION TO HAND CUTTING WOOD AT HOMEWITH SAW PIECE OF WOOD KICKED BACK AND HIT HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
60YOM WHILE USING A MITER BOX HAND SAW LACERATED RT HAND; 2CM RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING A TREE AT HOME IN BACKYARD WITH A SAW, LOST GRIP & SAW FLEW TO LT HAND AND CUT IT. DX-LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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