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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 332
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| 47 Y/O USING A POWER SAW, IT KICKED BACK CUTTING PATIENT'S LEG. DX-LAC. THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| 43YOM AT HOME USING A SAW WHEN IT KICKED BACK CUTTING LT THIGH; THIGH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| 24 YOM WAS USING ELECTRIC SAW TO CUT WOOD AND CUT LEG LACERATION UPPER THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SWITCHED ON POWER SAW AT HOME, HIT THIGH, LACERATION TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WAS USING A POWERSAW OUTDOORS/ LAC TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| WAS USING A *** SAW AND CUT UPPER (L) LEG DX- LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| CUT TO LEG WHILE USING SAW DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WITH LACERATION FROM USING A MITER SAW DX R THIGH LACERATION LAYERED CLOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW TODAY AT HOME & INJURED RTTHIGH. DX - DEEP LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WORKING ON THE BASEBOARD AT HOME WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW WHEN HE MISSED IT SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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