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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 41YOM WAS SCULPTING A PIECE OF WOOD USING A CIRCULAR SAW,SAW KICKED BACK STRIKING LOWER LEG;LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUT RT LOWER LEG, PIECE OF WOOD FROM USING POWER SAW. DX: 2" LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | 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 |
| WHILE AT HOME WAS USING A *** SAW, THE SAW JUMPED BACK AND CUT THE PTON THE LEFT LOWER LEG. DX: LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT LAC RT THIGH ON A CIRCULAR SAW DX:LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 53 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 WORKING ON A HOUSE, INJURED LOWER LEG WITH A *** SAW DX: LOWER LEG L AC, TENDON INJ. BELLY INJ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| LEG LAC, PT WAS INJURED WHEN USING A CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2009 | 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 |
| LARGE LAC TO LLL W/CIRCULAR SAW DX: DEEP LAC W/MUSCLE INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 82 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 |
| ACC GOT LOWER LEG CAUGHT WHILE USING A *** SAW (7" BLADE), BIBA AS FTR> > LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2009 | Age: 42 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 |
| USING *** SAW WHILE HELPING NEIGHBOR ACCIDENTLY LACERATING R LOWER LEG DX COMPLEX MULTI LAYER LAC R LOWER LEG 30CM TRANSPORTED TO *** HSP |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT CUT LEG W/CIRCULAR SAW. DX: L LEG LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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