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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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