Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2003 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,605
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	139
16-25 years old:	95
26-50 years old:	1,781
50+ years old:	589

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WHEN SOME LIMBS FELL ON HIM CAUSING HIM TO F ALL ON A CHAINSAW. DX. THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/CHAIN SAW AND HIT LEG. DX: L THIGH LAC 9CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW ON A TREE AND IT BOUNCED BACK SUSTAINED A DEEP LAC ERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG NEAR AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
60 YOM CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT. CUT L THIGH W/CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX. LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
41 YO BM - LAC. L THIGH - CUTTING DOWN TREE - CUT THIGH WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREE DX LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/CHAINSAW AND CUT THIGH. DX: R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT THIGH WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK, WAS ALMOST SHUT OFF BUT NOT COMPLETELY/ LAC LT THIHG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT LEG W/CHAINSAW. DX: 7 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS THIGH FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS CUTTING BRUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW AND IT SLIPPED BACK CUTTING HIS THIGH-----------DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
4 CM LT LEG LACERATION WITH CHAIN SAW, STEPPED OVER LOG, SAW WAS ALMOST OFF, SOMEHOW CAUGHT ABOVE LT KNEE CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW COMPLEX LACERATION LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT ACCIDENTALLY LACERATED L UPPER THIGH WITH CHAINSAW HAS WIDE HORIZON TAL WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING TREES WITH CHAIN SAW COMPLEX LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT L LEG AT HOME W/CHAIN SAW. DX. LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Day wear
CHAINSAW COUGHT ON PANTS, CUT LEG/ LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
34 YOM CUT WITH CHAIN SAW LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
WAS USING A CHAINSAW WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO L THIGH W/CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX. LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
THIGH LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ NEIGHBOR'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT WITH CHAIN SAW-LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LT THIGH LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
15 CM LAC TO LT THIGH FROM CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LT THIGH LAC-HIT LEG W/ CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
42 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO THIGH. PT CUT THIGH W/CHAIN SAW @ HOME. E9201
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING DOWN TREE WITH CHAINSAW LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO UPPER LEG WHEN USING CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT THIGH ON CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
41 Y/O M INJURED R THIGH WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AND IT KICKED BACK AT HO ME. DX; LAC R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT SUST LACERATION TO LEG FROM CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
35 YO MALE CUT LEFT THIGH WITH CHAIN SAW LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT UPPER LEG WITH CHAINSAW/ LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT THIGH WITH A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
52 YO BM - LAC. ANTERIOR THIGH - USING CHAIN SAW - ACCIDENTALLY CUT SEL F JUST ABOVE L KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT UPPER THIGH WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; LACERATION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEFT THIGH WITH CHAINSAW WHILE TRIMMING BRUSH DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
41 YO MALE CUT RIGHT THIGH WITH CHAIN SAW RIGHT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUTTING TREE, CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK AND LAC LEG. DX. LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT LACERATED LEG WITH CHAINSAW WHEN HE TRIPPED, R THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
INJURED CUTTING LIMB WITH CHAIN SAW DX. UPPER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT CUT UPPER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT THIGH WITH CHAIN SAW - LACERATION THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	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: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Chain saws
RT THIGH CT-HIT LEG W/A CHAIN SAW-BLADE WAS BARELY MOVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK CUTTING UPPER LEG AT HOME. DX: COMPLEX LACERATIO N THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LT HIGH LAC-CUT W/A CHAIN SAW-CUTTING DOWN A TREE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws, Day wear
PT CUT THIGH W/CHAIN SAW THROUGH PANTS. DX: 6 CM L LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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