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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2004 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 305
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:196
50+ years old:92

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/29/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
18 YOM LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH CIRCULAR SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2004Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT CALF WITH POWER SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD DX 8 CM COMPLEX LACERATION L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2004Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
RT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT HAD A CIRCULAR SAW FALL AND LACERATED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
48YOMC CUT LOWER LEG WITH CIRCULAR SAW/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2004Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT HIS LEG WITH A *** SAW. DX LEFT MEDIAL LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT LEG ON *** SAW DX: 3 CM LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws, House repair or construction materials
LACERATION LEG - 37 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG W HEN CIRCULAR SAW HE WAS USING TO CUT SIDING OFF HOUSE KICKED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
OPEN TIBIA FRACTURE.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A CIRCULAR SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PATIENT CUT HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A *** SAW AT HOME. LACERATION LOWE R LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable circular power saws
HIT IN LEG WITH A PIECE OF WOOD WHILE USING *** SAW ON 3/6, NOW WITHSWE LLING. DX. L LEG CONTUSION, SUBCUTANEOUS HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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