From the report:
Estimated Table Saw Blade-Contact Injuries, 2017
- In 2017, there were an estimated 26,500 table saw blade-contact, emergency department-treated injuries, with a 95 percent confidence interval of 25,200–27,800.
- Of the estimated 26,500 table saw blade-contact injuries, the table saw type distribution is:
- bench saws were an estimated 60.7 percent of the injuries (16,100);
- contractor saws were an estimated 26.6 percent of the injuries (7,000); and
- cabinet saws were an estimated 9.2 percent of the injuries (2,400).
- Of the estimated 26,500 table saw blade-contact injuries, the blade guard use distribution is:
- the blade guard was not in use in an estimated 88.9 percent of injuries (23,600);
- the blade guard was in use in an estimated 6.3 percent of injuries (1,700); and
- unknown blade guard use or situations where blade guard use is not applicable were the remaining proportion of injuries
- Of the estimated 26,500 table saw blade-contact injuries:
- the largest estimated proportion of injuries was for the disposition of treated and released (86.4 percent; 22,900);
- the largest estimated proportion of injuries was to males (91.9 percent; 24,400);
- the largest estimated proportion of injuries was to the finger (96.4 percent; 25,600); and
- the largest estimated proportion of injuries was to the ≥61 years age group (52.5 percent; 13,900).
Tab C of the report provides "estimates of the number of table saws in use in 2017 and estimates the proportion that were equipped with the modular blade guards required under the 7th edition of UL 987."
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