Hand Saws

52YOM PRESENTS WITH A LACERATION TO THE LEFT THUMB ON THE PALMER SURFACE. HE CUT IT ON A HAND SAW. NO ACTIVE BLEEDING. DX: LACERATION WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY LEFT THUMB WITHOUT DAMAGE TO NAIL.

64YOM WITH LACERATION TO LEFT HAND FROM HAND SAW. ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF. DX: LACERATION OF LEFT HAND

10 YOM C/O INJ TO FINGER WHEN HE CUT IT ON A SERRATED SAW AT CAMP DX LAC FINGER

83YOM WAS CUTTING A BRANCH WITH A HAND SAW WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. DX: LACERATION WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER WITHOUT DAMAGE TO NAIL

34YOF AT HOME RENOVATING THE KITCHEN USING A HAND SAW THAT SLIPPED AND CUT L ARM DX ANXIETY FOREARM LACERATION

49 YOM WITH LEFT HAND LACERATION. USING A HAND SAW TO CUT TILES WHEN THE TILE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND BEFORE THE LEFT THUMB. DX LACERATION LEFT HAND WITHOUT FOREIGN BODY

33YOM WAS CUTTING SOME TREE BRANCHES WITH A HAND SAW AND SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE DORSUM OF THE LEFT HAND. DX: LACERATION OF LEFT HAND

10YOM USING A HAND SAW TO CUT A STICK AND CUT FINGERS. DX: LACERATION

44YOM WAS USING A HAND SAW WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD AND THE SAW KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIS FACE DX: LACERATION OF LEFT HAND; LACERATION TO CHIN

64YOM WAS USING A HAND SAW AT HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER DX:LAC TO FINGER

54 YOM CUT HIS FINGERS WITH A HAND SAW. HE WAS USING IT WHEN IT SLIPPED. DX OPEN LEFT 2ND FINGER FX, LACERATIONS TO 1ST AND 3RD FINGERS

65YOM WAS USING HAND SAW TO CUT WOOD AND CUT HIS FINGERS DX: LAC OF LEFT HAND WITHOUT FB

3rd Occurrence of a broken blade safety lock on a Florian, FC-07 Folding Saw

I recently purchased a Stanley coping hand saw. The blade that came pre-installed seemed lose and I was trying to tighten it and the blade shot out like a metal sling shot, shooting a saw blade. It barely missed my face. I examined the bottom part where the blade is meant to go in and see that it is not made properly, there is excess metal (from a mould I'm guessing) so there is literally no way in which the saw blade can be installed securely. It is blocked from being able to be put in correctly. Someone could be seriously injured if there are other saws with the same problem. It's a bit hard to explain without seeing it.

During transport of item from store to destination, my 8 year old picked up the item off the floor of my vehicle to look at it. When looking at the item he pinched his finger in the blade tensioner device integrated into the handle causing a severe skin tear resulting in the need for 3 sutures to close the wound and stop the bleeding. A smaller finger could have easily been partially severed by this product. Most concerning to me is the product was still in all original packaging and had not been opened. I feel very strongly this product is dangerous as packaged and will result in future injuries to others. While a blade guard is put in place during manufacture, no such safety device is attached to the tensioner device on the handle to prevent pinching. The tensioner handle is under great pressure and snaps closed with significant force if partially opened and allowed to close on it's own. I assert the current packaging creates a false sense of security and feeling the device is rendered safe as packaged. Sadly, I feel the device would be safer if it had no blade guard at all, as it would signal a reasonable person to handle the item with extreme care and treat it as a dangerous tool. While I think the overall design is dangerous; it's current "safety" packaging makes it even more dangerous by instilling a false sense of security on the part of the purchaser.