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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 842
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Date: 12/21/2002Age: 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 CUTTING 2 X 4 W/*** SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK. DX: 10 CM LAC R TH IGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY CUT ON RT THIGH TODAY WHEN CIRCULAR SAW HE WAS USING KICKED BACK ON PIECE OF LUMBAR. LAC RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT R OUTER THIGH ON *** SAW AT HOME DX 2.5 CM LAC R LEG DX 2.5 CM LAC R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LACERATION THIGH - 57 YOM LACERATED RIGHT THIGH WITH A CIRCULAR POWER S AW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2002Age: 40 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT THIGH WHILE USING ***S AW AT HOME. D: SIMPLELA CERATION, LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2002Age: 37 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
PTC/O LACERATION TO LT MEDIA THIGH WITH CIRCULAR SAW TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2002Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT SUST LACERATION TO THIGHN FROM CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
*** SAW WENT ACROSS PT'S THIGH. DX: 15 CM R THIGH LAC. DX: 15 CM R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/09/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
42YOM CUT TO LEG ON CIRCULAR SAW AT HOMEDX/8CM DEEP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
RIGHT THIGH LAC, PT CUT LEG WITH A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 46 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
DX RIGHT UPPER LEG LACERATION: USING CIRCULAR SAW TO CUT WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/03/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND LACERATED THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2002Age: 45 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
LACERATION THIGH - PATIENT CUT RIGHT THIGH WHEN USING *** SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2002Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A *** SAW AT HOME WHEN THE WOOD GOT STU CK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET IT UNSTUCK SUSTAINED A LAC TO RT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2002Age: 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 CUT LEG W/*** SAW. DX: 6 CM L THIGH LAC. DX: 6 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2002Age: 35 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
CUTTING PLYWOOD AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEG WITH A CIRCULAR SAW. DX LEFT THIGH LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PATIENT CUT SELF WITH *** SAW. DX: 8 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2002Age: 33 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
# 33 YOM CUT WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX LACERATION R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/29/2002Age: 23 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: 04/05/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
WHILE USING CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME PT SUST LAC TO L THIGH WHEN SAW SLIPPE D STRIKING THIGH DX LACERATION L TIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2002Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT R LEG W/CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME THIS AM. DX. LAC R LEG (UPPER).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2002Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws, Floors or flooring materials
33 Y.O. W MALE W/THIGH LAC. PT INJ SELF W/A *** SAW WHILE INSTALLING AH ARDWOOD FLOOR @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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