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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 697
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 11/15/2003 | Age: 61 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 |
| R LEG LACERATION WITH *** SAW DX LACERATION UPPER LEG DX LACERATION UPPER LEG |
| 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: 08/25/2003 | 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: Power saws |
| CUT LEG WITH A *** SAWDX: THIGH LAC. DX: THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 11 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 WAS SAWING A BRANCH WITH A CIRCULAR SAW, PT CUT SELF 9 INCH LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH 200-300 BLOOD LOSS. DX R THIGH LACERATION. |
| 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: 07/13/2003 | Age: 65 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 THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A POWER SAW. |
| 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: 05/11/2003 | Age: 67 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 |
| LACERATION THIGH - 67 YOM WAS CUTTING BRANCH OF A TREE AND WAS INJURED WHEN THE ELECTRIC SAW LACERATED HIS RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| USING A SKILL SAW AT HOME AND CUT LEG. LACERATION TO RIGHT 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 |
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