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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2005 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,097
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:166
26-50 years old:780
50+ years old:150

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2005Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Portable circular power saws
HIT BY ***SAW, NOT PLUGGED IN DX THIGH CONTUSION DX THIGH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2005Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT REACHED FOR POWER CORD AND *** SAW FELL ON LEG. DX: L THIGH 6 CM LA C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2005Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
7CM THIGH LAC-HIT THIGH W/ CIRCULAR SAW-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/30/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
RT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2005Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
38 Y/O M INJURED (R) THIGH WITH *** SAW AT HOME DX: LACERATION OF (R) T HIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2005Age: 30 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 LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2005Age: 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
PT CUT LEG WITH CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2005Age: 21 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: R THIGH LAC 4 CM. DX: R THIGH LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2005Age: 57 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 SUSTAINED LACERATION TO UPPER LEG FROM CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/14/2005Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT BY SKILLSAW; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2005Age: 35 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
PT CUT WITH SKILL SAW; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2005Age: 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 LEG WITH *** SAW THIGH LAC. THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2005Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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, Day wear
PT CUTTING WOOD W/ CIRCULAR SAW, BLADE WENT THRU PANTS DX: COMPLEX LAC R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT THIGH W/*** SAW DX: LAC L THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2005Age: 42 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: 10 CM L THIGH LAC. DX: 10 CM L THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2005Age: 26 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
RT THIGH LACERATION-WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG. SUS A 10CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/25/2005Age: 54 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 USING A *** SAW & CUT UPPER LEG DX: LACERATION LEFT UPPER LEG DX: LACERATION LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2005Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: 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: 05/23/2005Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LEFT THIGH LACERATION.PT LACERATED THIGH WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
SKILL SAW SLIPPEDDX LACERATION R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2005Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PATIENT CUT BY A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RT DISTAL THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2005Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT CUT THIGH ACCIDENTLY C CIRCULAR SAW WHILE PUTTING IT DOWN SUSTAINED " FEMUR OPEN FX" + " THIGH LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/06/2005Age: 44 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
PT CUT LEFT THIGH ON A CIRCULAR SAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2005Age: 44 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
PT USING A *** SAW AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2005Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT WAS CUTTING TREE LIMB ABOVE HEAD W/*** SAW AND HIT THIGH. DX: R THI GH LAC 15 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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