Accidents - Band saws - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,373
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,199	Lower Arm:	87
Hand:	71	Ankle:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
73YOM WAS HOME USING A BAND SAW ACCIDENTLY CUT RT HAND MIDDLE FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT WAS CHANGING A BLADE IN HIS BAND SAW AT HOME THIS PM AND ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS THUMB. DX: LACERATION W/ NERVE AND TENDON INJURY. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Band saws
PT INJURED FINGER ON A BAND SAW AT HOME DX: AVULSION TO RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Band saws
PT CUT OFF THUMB W/BAND SAW. DX: L THUMB AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
CUTTING MEAT AND LACERATED FINGER ON BAND SAW#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
WAS USING A BAND SAW AND CUT THE 3RD FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. LACERATION TO 3RD FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER AND HAND WITH BAND SAW-LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Band saws
CUT THUMB ON A BAN SAW. DX L THUMB LACERATION FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
LEFT THUMB LAC, PT CUT THUMB WHEN USING A BAND SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
CUT FINGER ON BAND SAW/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
LAC TO TIP OF (L) THUMB FROM BAND SAW---LAC (L) THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
CUT (R) INDEX FINGER ON A BAND SAW DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT USING A BAND SAW AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LKEFT INDEX F INGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A BAND SAW. DX: RIGHT RING FINGER LACERATION, 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A BAND SAW. DX: LEFT DISTAL 4TH FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
58 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON BAND SAW AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT SUSTAINED WHEN GRINDING A SAW IT FELL ON ANKLE INJURY OF LACERATION. @
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A BAND SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT LAC LT THUMB WITH BAND SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Band saws
THUMB INJURY-HIT A NON-RUNNING BAND SAW BLADE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT STATES WAS CUTTING A BOARD WITH A SAW WHEN THE BOARD KICKED OUT HITT ING HIM IN THE LEFT PALM DX LAC TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Band saws
PT USING A BAND SAW AND SUSTAINED AN AVULSION TO TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
PT CUT L INDEX FINGER W/A BAND SAW AT HOME., DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Band saws
CUT ARM WITH BAND SAW, DX; ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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