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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,121
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2002 | Age: 33 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: Chain saws |
| LAC LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW. DX. 13 CM LAC ABOVE KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LAC TO R UPPER LEG DUE TO CHAINSAW ACCIDENT. DX. LAC R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHAINSAW KICKED BACK AND CUT LEFT THIGH DX: LACERATION LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT L UPPER LEG W/CHAINSAW. DX. LAC L THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| TRIMMING TREES AT DAUGHTERS, LIMB CAME DOWN AND HIT SAW BAR INTO LEG. DX: COMPLEX LACERATION UPPER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT THIGH ON CHAIN SAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PATIENT CUT HIS LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME. DX-LACERATION LEFT ANTERIOR THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 41 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: Chain saws |
| 41-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS UPPER LEG FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws, Day wear |
| CUT R THIGH W/CHAINSAW THROUGH JEANS AT NEIGHBOR'S. DX. LAC R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 34 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: Chain saws |
| LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT USING CHAINSAW TO CUT TREE TURNED WRONG AND CUT LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SUSTAINED ABRASION AND LACERATION TO THIGH FROM CHAIN SAW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 34YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE W/ CHAIN SAW, CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK, CUTTIN G THIGH DX: LACERATION RT THIGH, JUST ABOVE KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT CUT LEG W/CHAIN SAW. DX: 5 CM L THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT UPPER LEG WITH A CHAINSAW LACERATIONL EG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIMSELF WITH A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT L LEG W/A CHAIN SAW ACCIDENTALLY. DX. 2 CM LAC L ANT. THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 47 Y/O M INJURED L THIGH WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME.DX; LAC L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUT SELF WITH CHAIN SAW DX. THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT LACERATED LEG ON CHAINSAW AT INLAWS, 3 LACERATIONS L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 38 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: Chain saws |
| 38-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF OF HIS THIGH FROM A CHAIN SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | 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: Chain saws |
| PT CUT LEG W/CHAINSAW. DX: 3.5 CM L THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 49 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: Chain saws |
| 49YOM-LACERATION LEFT THIGH-CUT WITH CHAIN SAW-ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 40 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: Chain saws |
| 40 YO M USING A CHAIN SAW CUT THIGH LAC THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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