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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,800
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,231	Wrist:	274
Eyeball:	257	Lower Arm:	256
Hand:	220	Lower Leg:	218
Knee:	88	All Of Body:	80
Upper Leg:	71	Foot:	71
Face:	14	Lower Trunk:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
55 YOM CUT LEFT THUMB WITH ELECTRIC SAW WHILE HELPING FRIEND AT HOME LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WRIST LAC-CUT ON A CHOP SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT CUT WRIST W/CHOP SAW. DX: L RADIUS FX, L WRIST FX, L WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Doorsills or frames
FINGER LAC-CUT ON A POWERED JAMB SAWON A DOOR JAMB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
68 YOM CUT FINGER ON TABLE TOP POWER SAW WHILE DOING CARPENTRY AT HOME - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT WAS WORKING WITH IS MITER SAW WHEN IT SLIPPED AND PT PARTIALLY AMPUT ATED HIS 4TH & 5TH DIGITS.DX:PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF 4TH/5TH DIGITS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws, Plants, trees and shrubs
SAWING WOOD AND TREE FELL ON PT. DX TIBIA FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
FINGER INJURY CUTTING ON SAW BLADE, AMPUTAION 2ND,3RD FINGERS. DX-LEFT 2ND FINGER LACERATION 3 CM, LEFT 3RD FINGER LACERATION 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
WAS CUTTING A BOARD WITH A MITER SAW WHEN BOARD FLIPPED HAS LAC TO (L) THUMB, 2 BROKEN BONES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2008	Age: 51 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: Power saws
USING MOTORIZED SAW AND LAC KNUCKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 56 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: Power saws
CUT FINGER WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW. DX. COMPLICATED FINGER LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT LAC HAND ON MITER SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT HOMEDX: ACUTE OPEN FX OF LT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
NOT WORKMENS COMP WORKING WITH MITER SAW & PIECE OF WOOD HIT FINGER AVU LSIONTO FINGER NAIL WITH FX TO TUFT OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT (L) 3RD DIGIT ON A POWERSAW----(L) MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUTTING TILE AND DEEPLY LACERATED PALM ON ELECT SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT FINGER W/ELECTRIC SAW. DX: L INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power saws
60 YOM WAS DOING SOME HOME RENOVATIONS USING A RECIPROCATING SAW AND IN JURED RIGHT INDEX FINGER, LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN BY MD
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power saws, Tables
DX OPEN WD R MEDIAL CALF, NO E/O INF/CELLULITIS/DIABETES, KNOWN: P/WINJ BIL LEG F SCROLL SAW, METAL TABLE FELL ON R CALF; TRIP'D OVER CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
WAS USING A MITRE SAW TO TRIM BOARDS; ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST. LACERATIO N, LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 51 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: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A POWER SAW AT SON'S HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power saws, Eye protection devices
CORNEAL IRRITATION-DEBRIS WHILE USING A MASONRY SAW TO CUT INTO A STONE WALL. WEARING PROTECTOVE GLASSES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LAC LT 3RD DIGIT USING MITER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS USING A MITER SAW WHILE MAKING A MAIL BOX AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 55 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
C/O FOREARM CUT S/P ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING IT ON A CHOP SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD @ HOME>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
53 Y/O USING A CHOP SAW AT HOME AND CUT HIS THUMB. DX-AMPUTATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 61 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: Power saws
PT CUT HAND WITH A POWER SAW, LEFT MIDDLE FINGER , LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A PROJECT WITH THE SAW AT HOME, INADVERTENTLY INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB. DX-OPEN FRACTURE AND AMPUTATION OF LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Coal or wood-burning stoves
PT STATES CUT FINGER WHILE USING A RE***CATING SAW TO CUT THE METAL LE GS OFF A WOOD BURNING STOVE/RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
THUMB LAC-CUT ON A ***-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
NOSE LAC WHEN RECIPROCATING SAW FELL FROM SHELF AND HIT HIM ON NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws, Eye protection devices
DX FB EYE/CONTU EYE: W OPERAT'G SAW W WOODWORK'G W WEAR'G GOGGLES; TURNED SAW OFF, & TOOK GOGGLES OF TO ANS PHONE & SAWDUST BLEW IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2008	Age: 52 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: Amputation
Product: Power saws
USING A CHOP SAW AND AVULSED AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Power saws
54 YO M CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE CO LEVEL 15.1, PT WAS CUTTING CEMENT WITH A ELECTRIC SAW IN BASEMENET AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC TO TOP OF L HAND W/MITER SAW DX; L HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
AMPUTATED FINGER WHEN USING A SAW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 52 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, Ceilings and walls
PT CUT FOREARM ON A MITRE SAW CUTTING BASEBOARDS FOR FLOORING AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	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, Clothing accessories
RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT GOT GLOVES CAUGHT ON *** AT HOME AND CUT FOREARM. WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER ON SAW AT HOME. DX OPEN DISTAL TUFT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LAC LT 5TH DIGIT USING ELECTRIC MITRE SAW @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT L MIDDLE FINGER ON MITER SAW DX; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB WITH FOREIGN BODY IN WOUND - CUT WITH MITER SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT DX LACERTATION LT PALM - S/P DUE TO ELECTRIC SAW YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST AFTER CUTTING SELF WITH CHOP SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN RECIPROCATING PISTON SAW. D:THUMB LACERATION, FX .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
LAC TO FINGER, WAS WORKING ON A PORCH AND CUT FINGER WITH A RE***CATING SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
CUT TIP OF FINGER OFF WITH POWER SAW. DX FINGER TIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT INJURED FINGER IN CHOP SAW. DX: L INDEX LAC/FX/NERVE TRANSECTION, L THUMB NAILBED LAC/TUFT FX, L LONG FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 55 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: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC THUMB USING A BUZZ SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC TO KNEE W/POWER SAW/ LAC LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT CAUGHT THUMB IN TILE SAW. DX: R THUMB PARTIAL AMPUTATION, R INDEX AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 76 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: Power saws
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE CUT R HAND WITH SAW/ DX LAC R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
61 YO MALE CUT LEFT THUMB WITH ELECTRIC SAW LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
FINGERNAIL AVULSION-INJURED ON MITER SAW BLADE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 52 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: Power saws
R THUMB & MID FING LAC/52YOM USING MITER SAW AT HOME AND SLIPPED AND CA UGHT R THUMB AND MID FINGER ON BLADE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT DX DX THUMB LACERATION -S/P DUE TO USING POWER SAW TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS USING A POWERSAW OUTDOORS/ LAC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT (L) WRIST ON A *** SAW DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS USING A POWER SAW, SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
57Y/O,M,CUT WRIST ON POWER SAW AT FRIEND'S HOME, LAC. L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LAC RT 5TH DIGIT USING A MITER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT STATES CUT HAND OFF WHILE USING A SAW DX RT HAND AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 51 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: Power saws
51Y/O,M,CUT FINGER ON POWER SAW AT HOME, LAC. L INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
RETIRED PT WORKING WITH POWER SAW WHEN IT WENT INTO 2ND/3RD DIGITS. D: LACERATIONS X 2.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
R SHIN LAC/82YOM AT HOME DROPPED A MITER SAW ONTO HIS R LOWER SHIN AREA . STS CALLED 911 BECAUSE THERE WAS BLOOD EVERYWHERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
74 YO MALE ACCIDENTLY CUT THUMB WITH POWER SAW FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WITH A LAC TO FINGER FROM A COMPOUND MITRE SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUTTING WOOD ON A SAW MILL WHEN PIECE FLEW INTO EYE FROM 15 FEET AWA Y. D:CONJUNCTIVAL LACERATION, CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
PT WAS USING A SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK CAUSING AVULSION LACERATION TO H AND. TYPE OF SAW UNKNOWN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT STATES CUT TIP OF FINGER OFF WHILE USING SAW DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WORKING W/POWER SAW & REACHED IN CUTTING LEFT RING,MIDDLE,BABY FINGE RS. DX: LACERATION LEFT RING,MIDDLE,BABY FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 61 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: Power saws
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A CHOP SAW. DX: 2.0 CM. LACERATION TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
ACCIDENTLY LAC L LEG WHEN SLIPPED WHILE USING POWERED CONCRETE SAW AT H OME DX 3 CM LAC L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, USING SAW, POSSIBLE SAWDUST. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws
PT AT HOME USING A POWER SAW POSS WODD CHIP IN EYE/ DX FB R EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PT CUT THUMB W/CHOP SAW. DX: L THUMB AVULSION FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	Age: 74 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: Power saws
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A DREMEL SAW. DX: LEFT MIDDLE AND 2ND FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT LEFT THUMB WITH A POWER SAW ACCIDENTALLY. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 90 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 WAS CUTTING WOOD AND SAW KICKED BACK AND CUT LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A SLITTING SAW. D: FINGER LACERATION, DIGITAL NERVE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO 4TH FINGER WHILE USING A SAW. DX-4TH FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
HAS LAC TO (L) 5TH FINGER FROM A MITER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
DX L LONG FINGER TUFT FX/WOODWORKING CHOP SAW. USING CHOP SAW AT HOME HIT A KNOTHOLE IN A BOARD, BOARD KICKED BACK STRIKING PT ON L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LEFT FINGER INJURY. LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER USING POWER HAND SAW.DX-ACUTE 3 CM LEFT FINGER LACERATION WITH TUFT FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON ROUTER SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT USING A POWER SAW AT HOME AND SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATION TO LEFT SEND T HROUGH FIFTH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 61 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
LACERATION ARM: USING *** MITER SAW AT CUT WOOD, ARM SLIPPED, WASCUT BY BLADE 5 CM X 1 CM, NO SAFETY DEVICE, (SAW IS "OLDER")
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WORKING WITH A POWER SAW WAS FEEDING WOOD THROUGH IT WHEN THE WOOD K ICKED BACK SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER ON A CHOP SAW BLADE WAS STOP BUT STILL MOVING AND THE BOARD JUMPED HIT FINGER LACERATION RIGHT FIFTH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WITH LAC TO KNEE USING A SANDING SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SLIPPED WHILE USING POWER SAW. DX: R THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT INJURED FINGER WITH ELECTRIC SAW AT HOME TODAY DX// AMPUTATION RIGHT THUMB TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
PUNCTURE WOUND TO L THUMB FX OF DISTAL PHALANX OF THUMB SAWING WOOD WITH NUTER SAW WHEN BOARD EXPLODED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT FINGER ON MITER SAW. DX DINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT 3 FINGERS ON A POWER SAW ..LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 52 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: Power saws
52Y/O,M,USING *** SAW AT HOME, LAC. R MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Power saws
PT CUT TIP OF FINGER W/MITER SAW. DX: L LONG FINGER SKIN AVULSION 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WRIST LAC-CUT ON POWER MITRE SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A "JOINER SAW" AND TOOK THE SAFE GUARD OFF AND SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
RING FINGER CUT BY ELECTRIC SAW DX: LT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
52 Y/O MALE SUS LACERATION TO ABDOMEN, CUT BY POWER SAW DX ABDOMINAL LACERATION%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
FINGER LAC-CUT ON MITRE SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS UTILIZING A CHOP SAW TODAY WHEN HE SUFFERED AN INJURY TO HIS LT INDEX FINGER & LT THUMB CUTTING WOOD. DX - LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 71 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: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT CUT L MIDDLE & INDEX FINGER ON SAW, DX PARTIAL AMPUTATION L 2ND-3RD DISTAL PHALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 60 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: Power saws
AT NEIGHBORS' HOUSE PT CUT L THUMB ON MITER SAW,STS SAW SLIPPED DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2008	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
PT WAS USING A KICK BACK SAW AND SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATION TO TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2008	Age: 58 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: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING CHOP SAW, HAD LAC TO L SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Power saws
55YOM WAS HOME CUTTING WOOD WITH SAW,ACCIDENTLY CUT TIPS OF THE LEFT FOURTH AND RING FINGERS,AMPUTATED TIPS OF INDEX / MIDDLE FINGERS;AMPUTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LACERATION LT.FOOT.PT.REFERS CUT FOOT A ELECTRIC(***)SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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