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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - 26-50 years old - Year 2004 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
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Date: 12/14/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT HIT THIGH W/*** SAW. DX: 9 CM R THIGH LAC. DX: 9 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT LEG WITH *** SAW LAC UPPER LEG LAC UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/08/2004Age: 31 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUT W/*** SAW. DX: 10 CM L THIGH LAC. DX: 10 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
DEEPLY LACERATED THIGH USING A *** SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CIRCULAR SAW KICKED BACK AND CUT PT'S LEG. DX: 10 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
DOING YARD WORK @ HOME A USED A CIRCULAR SAW TO CUT A BRANCH, IT SLIPPE D AND CUT HIS LEG DX THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2004Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUT W/*** SAW. DX: 20 CM COMPLEX R THIGH LAC. DX: 20 CM COMPLEX R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
GOT HIT IN THIGH WITH BLADE OF CIRCULAR SAW DX: LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/19/2004Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
28YOM CUTTING WOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW HAD IT COME BACK AND STRIKE RIGHT THIGH. 5" LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2004Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
49 YOM USING AN ELECTRIC SAW AND BLADE BROKE LOOSE, CUTTING HIS THIGH DX-THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT SELF WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX. THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2004Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT LEG WITH *** DX SUPERFICIAL THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT STATES CUTTING WOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW, ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG DX:LAC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2004Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
27 YOM WAS INJURED WHEN HIS *** SAW KICKED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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