Accidental circular saw hand injuries: Trauma mechanisms, injury patterns, and accident insurance

Frank, Matthias; Lange, Jörn; Napp, Matthias; Hecht, Juliane; Hinz, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.01.003

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“…This is owing to the character of the work that it is still thought to be difficult for females to use electronic saws in Korea. In a study by Frank et al 5 , 75.4% (n=86) of incidents occurred at home during do-it-yourself activities, while 24.6% (n=28) of incidents occurred at work while the victim was on duty or during professional activities. By contrast, in the current study, all victims were injured during professional activities.…”

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“…According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 64,100 injuries involving electric saws were reported in 2001. Half of these injuries were associated with table-mounted type saws, another 10,584 with hand-held type saws 5,6 . Also in Korea, activities using electric saw are common and increasing, and however, there are no data on injuries caused by electric saw.…”

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“…We suppose that the result is due to the location of the middle finger, which is situated third in order and has the inevitable protection from the other fingers. On the other hand, Frank et al 5 reported that middle fingers were mainly involved in cases of simultaneous injury to three fingers. In this study, tendon defects accounted for 31.8% of cases with tendon injuries and bone injury cases accounted for 43.8%.…”

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“…Therefore, appropriate procedures such as tendon or bone grafts should be prepared before the operation. In addition, Frank et al 5 suggested that a thorough understanding of the specific trauma mechanisms and resulting injury patterns is imperative for surgeons. Bonte et al 8 reported 15 slight bone lesions (8%) among 188 finger injuries caused by chain saw.…”

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“…As ripping and tearing are the primary mechanisms of injury generated by electric saws 3,4 , types of injuries due to the tool could differ from other types JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND of injury, such as cutting. Injuries resulting from contact with an electric saw are usually severe 5,6 . To the best of our knowledge, there have been no data analysis on electric saw-related hand injuries in the Republic of Korea.…”

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Hand Injury Patterns Caused by Different Electric Saws in South Korea

Choi

Kim

et al. 2016

J Korean Soc Surg Hand

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync/ 3.0/) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Purpose: Electric saw is widely used and patients involved with the tool are increasing. We made efforts to analyze data of saw-related hand injuries. Methods: Electric saw-related hand injuries that required operation were analyzed retrospectively by reviewing medical charts, clinical photographs and Xray films from 2009 through 2013. Additionally, we interviewed patients regarding the type of electric saw involved (hand-held/table-mounted) and how the hand was injured. Results: There were 16 male patients with 19 injured fingers and 22 injured tendons. Due to the damaging mechanism of the electric saw, injuries were severe and complex such as tendon, bone defects, fractures and amputations. 4 fingers had open fractures. Separately, 4 were amputated. Non-dominant hands were injured more by hand-held saw, while, dominant hands were damaged more by table-mounted saw. The thumb and index fingers were injured mostly by electric saw. Probability of dominant and non-dominant hand injury depends on the types of electric saw because of the working position when using this tool. Conclusion: Hand injuries can be classified according to the type of electronic saw used. Complete understanding of a specific trauma mechanism and the resulting injury patterns is important especially for hand surgeons. Surgeons should take into account the type of electric saw when examining patients. However, the most important step to prevent these types of injuries is to provide all workers with appropriate training and precautions before using the electric saw.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Occupational injuries in Ohio wood product manufacturing: A descriptive analysis with emphasis on saw‐related injuries and associated causes

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Harris

Collins

et al. 2014

American J Industrial Med

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Background Stationary sawing machinery is often a basic tool in the wood product manufacturing industry and was the source for over 2,500 injury/illness events that resulted in days away from work in 2010. Methods We examined 9 years of workers’ compensation claims for the state of Ohio in wood product manufacturing with specific attention to saw-related claims. For the study period, 8,547 claims were evaluated; from this group, 716 saw-related cases were examined. Results The sawmills and wood preservation sub-sector experienced a 71% reduction in average incidence rate and an 87% reduction in average lost-time incidence rate from 2001 to 2009. The top three injury category descriptions for lost-time incidents within saw-related claims were fracture (35.8%), open wounds (29.6%), and amputation (14.8%). Conclusions For saw-related injuries, preventing blade contact remains important but securing the work piece to prevent kickback is also important.

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Accidental circular saw hand injuries: Trauma mechanisms, injury patterns, and accident insurance

Cited by 28 publications

References 23 publications

Hand Injury Patterns Caused by Different Electric Saws in South Korea

Hand Injury Patterns Caused by Different Electric Saws in South Korea

Occupational injuries in Ohio wood product manufacturing: A descriptive analysis with emphasis on saw‐related injuries and associated causes

The Invention in the Safety Protection Device of the Table Saw

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