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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2004 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 648
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:492
50+ years old:156

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/05/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable circular power saws
TRIPPED OVER *** SAW DX CONTUSION KNEE DX CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2004Age: 38 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
LAC R KNEE/38YO CUT R KNEE WHILE USING CURCULAR SAW AT HOME. IT KICKED BACK AND CUT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2004Age: 61 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
NICKED LEFT KNEE WITH CIRCULAR SAW DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT USING *** SAW AT HOME AND CUT RT KNEE C/O PAIN RT KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2004Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
70 Y/O W/M CUT KNEE WHILE USING A *** SAW AMD IT SLIPPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT.REPORTED CUT TO LT.KNEE FROM *** DX-LT.6CM LACERATION 2% SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LAC RT KNEE ON CIRCULAR SAW TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS SAWING WOOD W/*** SAW AND ACCID HIT KNEE. DX: 10 CM COMPLEX R K NEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2004Age: 29 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
LACERATION KNEE - PATIENT CUT SELF ON THE LEFT KNEE WHEN USING A *** SA W AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - SAW BUCKED CUTTING KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2004Age: 28 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, Wood paneling and particleboard
PT USING *** SAW TO CUT PLYWOOD WHEN LACERATED KNEE. D: KNEE LACERATION .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2004Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
45 YEAR OLD MALE CUT LEFT KNEE WITH CIRCULAR SAW LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2004Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
62 Y.O. W MALE W/KNEE LAC. PT CUT SELF W/*** SAW @ HOME. PT ADM. E9201 1
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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