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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 284
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Day wear |
| PT USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND IT SEEMED TO MALFUNCTION CUT THROUGH PANTS LEG AND SUSTAINED A LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT ACCID CUT LEG W/CIRCULAR SAW. DX: R LEG COMPLEX LAC 18 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Tables |
| PATIENT C/O A *** SAW FALLING OFF THE TABLE AT HOME, SUSTAINED ACUT TO RT SHIN. DX-RT SHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO LEG WHILE USING CIRCULAR SAW% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| RIGHT LEG LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING SHRUBS WITH A CIRCULAR SAW AND CUT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS CUTTING THROUGH A BOARD WITH A *** SAW AND CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX: 9 CM LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RT CALF WITH A *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Day wear |
| PATIENT CUTTING WOOD IN BACK YARD WITH CIRCULAR SAW, SAW JAMMED, BECAME UNJAMMED AND CAUGHT PANT LEG CUTTING SHIN; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT HIS RT LOWER LEG WITH A *** SAW. DX - FULL THICKNESS LACERATION LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND LOST CONTROL OF IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION T O LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON CIRCULAR SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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