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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 595
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW, CUT LEG. DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT SELF W/CHAIN SAW. DX: L LEG LAC 7 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 19 YOM LACERATED LEFT LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| POSS FIBULAR FX, PT @ WORK & ANOTHER PERSON WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE WITH A GAS CHAIN SAW AND TREE ROLLED ON PT'S ANKLE/LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 22 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: Chain saws |
| DX LAC L LOWER EXT. USING (***) CHAIN SAW, SLIPPED AND ACC CUT L LEG WH EN CHAIN SAW GLANCE OFF HIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING LIMB WITH CHAINSAW, SLIPPED AND CUT LEG. DX; 8 CM LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LACERATION TWICE TO R SHIN CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW WHEN THE SAW KICKED OUT AND CUT HIS LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX: 4 CM LEFT LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 17 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: Fracture |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PATIET ACCIDENTALLY CUT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX-OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| INJURED LEG WITH CHAIN SAW LAC LT LOWER LEG * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT SHIN WITH A CHAINSAW DX: LOW LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PATIENT FELL AND CUT LOWER LEG WITH CHAIN SAW. LEFT WITHOUT SEEING DOCTOR, DX; LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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