Accidents - Chain saws - Year 2008 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,813
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	80
16-25 years old:	391
26-50 years old:	1,388
50+ years old:	954

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2008	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
PT SUSTAINED DEEP COMPLEX LACERATION TO THIGH WHEN HE WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW. THE SAW SLIPPED AND STRUCK PT IN THE THIGH*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 18 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 LEG WITH CHAIN SAW. DX LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 41 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 CUT L UPPER ANT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW. LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2008	Age: 46 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LEG FROM A CHAIN SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	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
47 Y/O ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WITH CHAINSAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX-LAC. THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 59 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
LEFT THIGH LAC.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 40 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
40 YOM CUT LEG ABOVE KNEE WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD LACERATION UPPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 33 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
RT THIGH LAC.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 33 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, Bench or table saws
ACCIDENTALL CUT/HIT THIGH WHILE USING CHAIN SAW VERSUS TABLE SAW >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 54 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH CHAIN SAW WHICH ACCIDENTALL HIT LEG >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 33 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
THIGH LAC-CUT ON CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 25 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 USING CHAIN SAW AND CUT THIGH DX: UPPER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEFT THIGH INJURY FROM CHAIN SAW. DX-LEFT THIGH LACERATION 6 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2008	Age: 24 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
24 Y/O CUT THIGH WITH A CHAINSAW ACCIDENTALLY. DX-LAC RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 59 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
LAC LEG ON CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2008	Age: 17 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
17 YO M LACERATION TO THIGH USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME SAW GOT STUCK IN WOOD KICKED BACK CUTTING LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 32 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 LEG WITH CHAINSAW. DX THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 36 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
COMPLICATED L THIGH LAC/36YOM AT HOME 30 MIN AGO CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAI N SAW AND CUT L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 57 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 WITH LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG AFTER CUTTING SELF WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 23 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
USING A CHAINSAW AND CUT THIGH. DX-LACERATION THIGH.,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 84 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
THIGH LAC WITH CHAIN SAW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/22/2008	Age: 56 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
LACERATION TO THIGH FROM A CHAINSAW. DX L THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LAC TO LEG - USING CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 64 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
THIGH LAC-HIT LEG W/A CHAIN SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 51 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
CUT LEG WITH CHAIN SAW WHILE CUTTING TREE DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2008	Age: 68 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 ABOVE LEFT KNEE FROM CHAIN SAW. DX-ACUTE 5 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
LEG INJURY FROM CUTTING ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX-RIGHT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 34 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
R THIGH LAC/34YOM STS ACCIDENTALLY GOT R THIGH WITH CHAINSAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 77 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
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 70 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
PT USING CHAIN SAW-CUT LEFT THIGH-JUST ABOVE KNEE-LEFT LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	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 ACCID HIT THIGH W/CHAIN SAW. DX: L THIGH LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	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
INJURY TO LEG FROM CHAIN SAW CUTTING ABOVE THE KNEE. DX-ACUTE 6 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 70 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
LOWER THIGH LAC-HIT LEG W/A CHAINSAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2008	Age: 12 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
12Y/O,M,CUT THIGH WITH CHAINSAW, ADM., L QUADRICEP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 17 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
PUT CHAINSAW THAT WAS RUNNING UP AGAINST LEG 9 CM THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Chain saws
PT WITHI LAC TO LEG FROM A CHAINSAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2008	Age: 16 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
16YOM WAS HOME USING CHAIN SAW ACCIDENTLY CUT UPPER RIGHT LEG WITH SAW;LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 49 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
ACCIDENTLY CUT UPPER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; LACERATION THIGH COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 66 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
LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG, FROM CHAIN SAW. PATIENT LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 59 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 GOT A LACERATION IN UPPER LEG FROM A CHAIN SAW. DX: 5 CM. LACERATION LEFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2008	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
PT WAS PRUNING A TREE W/CHAIN SAW AND CUT THIGH. DX: R THIGH LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2008	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
LEFT LEG LACERATION FROM CHAIN SAW. DX- ACUTE 6 CM THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2008	Age: 63 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 - JEANS BUT NO APRON 6 CM LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 47 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: L THIGH LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 31 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 LACERATED LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: LEFT LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 72 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 C/O BEING CUT BY CHAIN SAW. DX LAC LFT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 47 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 LEG W/CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX. LAC L UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 41 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
THIGH LAC-CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK HITTING LEG WHILE IN THE WOODS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	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
30YOM WAS HOME USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT WOOD,ACCIDENTLY CUT RIGHT THIGH;6-CM LACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 19 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
PATIENT CUT LEFT LEG ON CHAINSAW. DX-LACERATION THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 33 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
LAC TO L UPPER THIGH FROM CHAINSAW ATTEMPTING TO CUT DOWN BUSH AT HOME. DX. LAC L UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 63 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, @ HOME CUTTING WOOD W/ CHAIN SAW, BRANCH HIT BACK CAU SING SAW TO REAR BACK, CUTTING MID THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2008	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
50 Y/O M INJURED L THIGH WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX; L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 29 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 WITH CHAINSAW/ LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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