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Accidents - Portable circular power saws - Year 2006 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 256
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Date: 12/20/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
LEFT CALF LAC. PT SAT A CIRCULAR SAW DOWN AND IT JUMPED UP CUTTING LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws, Public equipment
14YMO CUT LEG WITH ***LSAW WHILE CUTTING RUMMAGE SALE SIGNS LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2006Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PT LAC RT LEG WITH A CIRCULAR SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
PATIENT SUFFERED A RT KNEE LACERATION WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW AT HOME. DX - LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2006Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Portable circular power saws
PATIENT WAS WORKING WITH A ROTATING *** SAW, IT KICKED & HIT HIM IN THE LEG. DX - RT FIBULA OPEN FRACTURE, RT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/21/2006Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Portable circular power saws
CUT LEG WITH *** SAW AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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