Accidents - Power saws - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,031
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	359
Year 1999:	209
Year 2000:	130
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	372
Year 2003:	459
Year 2004:	318
Year 2005:	165
Year 2006:	229
Year 2007:	265
Year 2008:	215
Year 2009:	139
Year 2010:	63

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
50 Y/O M CUT RT HAND & THIGH W/ POWER SAW. DX LAC RT THIGH & HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 48 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: Power saws
PT WAS TRING TO CHANGE THE BLADE OF A GRINDER SAW AND SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	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: Power saws
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH AFTER CUTTING IT WITH POWER SAW. DX L ACERATION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	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: Power saws
47 Y/O USING A POWER SAW, IT KICKED BACK CUTTING PATIENT'S LEG. DX-LAC. THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	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: Power saws
43YOM AT HOME USING A SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK CUTTING LT THIGH; THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHED ON POWER SAW AT HOME, HIT THIGH, LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	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: Power saws
WAS USING A *** SAW AND CUT UPPER (L) LEG DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT TO LEG WHILE USING SAW DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 26 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: Power saws
PT WITH LACERATION FROM USING A MITER SAW DX R THIGH LACERATION LAYERED CLOSURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
44 YO F LACERATION TO THIGH WORKING ON BUILDING A DECK AT HOME CIRCULAR SAW SLIPPED CUTTING THIGH*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	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: Power saws
AT HOME USING CIRCULAR SAW AND TRIPPED WITH IT AND LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
26 Y/O M INJURED R UPPER LEG WHILE USING POWER SAW T HOME. DX; R LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SAWING WOOD WITH A SAWSALL, SUSTAINED LAC LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	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: Power saws
PT PRESENTED WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH FROM USING A HAND-HELD POWER SAW. LITTLE INFORMATION GIVEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS CUTTING A BOARD WITH A SAW WHEN SAW THREW BOARD BACKWARDS HITTIN G PT IN THE UPPER THIGH. DX. THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 47 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: Power saws
PT DX LACERATION LT THIGH - S/P PT GOT CUT W/A POWER SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	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: Power saws
CUT LEG WITH A MITER SAW. DX. 5 CM L LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	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: Power saws
PT CUT WITH CIRCULAR SAW; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
ELECTRIC SAW. DX-14 CM R THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT CUT BY POWER SAW AT HOME. DX: LACERATION TO LT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
SAW KICKED BACK AND CUT PT. DX: 8 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	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: Power saws
45 YO/W/M CUT INNER THIGH WHEN RUNING A POWER SAW TO CUT WIRE AND IT HIT HIS LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 30 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: Power saws
CUT THIGH WITH GAS SAW LACER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2004	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: Power saws
LAC L THIGH; USING *** WHILE CUTTING WOOD, MAKING CHRISTMAS PRESENT @ H OME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT HAD SAW KICK BACK; LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	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: Power saws
CUT LEG WITH A POWER SAW DX: L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2004	Age: 50 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: Power saws
DROPPED POWER SAW DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2003	Age: 29 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: Power saws
THIGH LAC-@ HOME-CUT ON SAWZAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	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: Power saws
CUT LEG WITH A *** DX: THIGH LAC. DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2003	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: Power saws
PT CUT WITH SKILL SAW; LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	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: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
PT WORKING ON HIS ROOF AT HOME WHEN THE CIRCULAR SAW GOT CAUGHT ON HIS PANTS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	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: Power saws
USING A POWER SAW TO CUT SHINGLES ON ROOF,TURNED IT OFF AND PLACED SAWO N LEG WITH BLADE STILL SPINNING AND DEEPLY LAC THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT THIGH WITH A MITER SAW DX: THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 41 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: Power saws
LACERATION L LEG - SWITCH GOT TURNED ON WHEN CARRYING MITER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2003	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: Power saws
PT WAS AT HOME USING A POWER SAW WHEN HE LACERATED HIS RT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 48 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: Power saws
PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH POWER SAW. DX: 7 CM LACERATION UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	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: Power saws
RT, KNEE CUT W/ ELECTRIC SAW DX: LACERATION DISTAL RT. UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 35 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: Power saws
PATIENT CUT BY *** SAW AT HOME. DX: 4 INCH LACERATION TO UPPER LEG. DX: 4 INCH LACERATION TO UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	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: Power saws
PT.C/O CUT TO LT.THIGH SUSTAIN WHILE USING ELECTRICAL SAW. DX- LACERATION LT.THIGH 4CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	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: Power saws
THIGH LACERATION - CUT TO RIGHT THIGH FROM AN ELECTRIC SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2002	Age: 48 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: Power saws
LACERATED RT THIGH WITH A *** SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD STRONG ETOHODOR DX COMPLEX LEG LAC 1.5 CM 2 LAYER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2000	Age: 34 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2000	Age: 45 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2000	Age: 38 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2000	Age: 39 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/1999	Age: 37 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1999	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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/1999	Age: 39 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: Power saws, Footwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/1999	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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/1999	Age: 49 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/1998	Age: 28 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/1998	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: Power saws, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/1998	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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1998	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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/1998	Age: 27 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/1998	Age: 45 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1997	Age: 46 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: Other
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/1997	Age: 38 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: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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