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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2002 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:215
50+ years old:144

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/27/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT SELF WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX. KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2002Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
36 YOM CUT LEG WITH CIRCULAR SAW COMPLICATED LAC OF RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2002Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT KNEE AFTER A *** SAW SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2002Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT ACCID CUT KNEE W/*** SAW. DX: L KNEE LAC 12 CM. DX: L KNEE LAC 12 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2002Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
47 YO M WORKING W/CIRCULAR SAW SLIPPED CUTIING KNEE KNEE LAC COMPLICATED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/21/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LACERATIONS R KNEE - CUT KNEE WITH A CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
GOT HIT ON KNEE WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX: LACERATION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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