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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 379
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Power saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| SAWING WOOD AND TREE FELL ON PT. DX TIBIA FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power saws, Tables |
| DX OPEN WD R MEDIAL CALF, NO E/O INF/CELLULITIS/DIABETES, KNOWN: P/WINJ BIL LEG F SCROLL SAW, METAL TABLE FELL ON R CALF; TRIP'D OVER CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power saws |
| USING A WALK-BEHIND CONCRETE SAW TO CUT CONCRETE HE DEVELOPED LEG NUMBN ESSDX NUMBNESS IN L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| R SHIN LAC/82YOM AT HOME DROPPED A MITER SAW ONTO HIS R LOWER SHIN AREA . STS CALLED 911 BECAUSE THERE WAS BLOOD EVERYWHERE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| ACCIDENTLY LAC L LEG WHEN SLIPPED WHILE USING POWERED CONCRETE SAW AT H OME DX 3 CM LAC L LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH A POWER SAW AND THE BLADE FLEW OFF INTO LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| DX LEFT THIGH LACERATION: CUT LEG W/POWERSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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