Accidents - Power saws - Years 1997-2010 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,672
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	42
Year 1998:	154
Year 1999:	155
Year 2000:	232
Year 2001:	230
Year 2002:	152
Year 2003:	104
Year 2004:	112
Year 2005:	301
Year 2006:	263
Year 2007:	176
Year 2008:	406
Year 2009:	236
Year 2010:	101

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	67
16-25 years old:	420
26-50 years old:	1,437
50+ years old:	746

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
38YOM WAS USING A *** AND CUT KNEE AREA WITH SAW LAC TO KNEE AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
A 51 YOM CUT KNEE ON AN EDGING SAW, LACERATION TO KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
29YO HISP MALE AT HOME USING ELECTRIC SAW IT BOUNCED BACK THEN HIT PT ABOVE L KNEE, KNEE LACERATION, DX LAC LLE ACUTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
KNEE LAC-35YOM-CUT ON CHOP SAW-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
WAS CUTTING DOWN TREE WITH POWER SAW AND LARGE BRANCH FELL ON HIM KNEE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
52YOM LACERATION TO KNEE SUT WITH GAS POWERED SAW AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2009	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LACERATION RT.KNEE.PT.REFERS WHILE USING ELECTRIC SAW(SIERRA)CUT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power saws, Stairs or steps
CARRYING SAW AND FELL ON STAIRS AND INJ KNEE RESULTING IN PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
39 YO MALE CUT RIGHT KNEE WITH ELECTRIC SAW ACCIDENTALLY LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC TO KNEE W/POWER SAW/ LAC LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
27 YO MALE CUT KNEE WITH POLE SAW LACERATION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT C/O CUT UPPER LEG WITH SAW. DX LAC LFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT KNEE ON POWER SAW/ LAC LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WITH LAC TO KNEE USING A SANDING SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Day wear
KNEE LAC-CUT ON POWER SAW-WENT THROUGH SLACKS-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS CUT W/ROTO SAW WHILE CUTTING FLOORING AT HOME. DX: L MEDIAL KNEE LAC 4 CM, L THUMBNAIL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT DX LACERATION TO RT KNEE - S/P PT CUT BY ELECTRIC SAW TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A SLIDING SAW HIT HIS KNEE DX// LAC LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Fences or fence posts
PT LACERATED KNEE WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW WHEN CUTTING FENCING MATERIAL. D :KNEE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT KNEE ON A POWER SAW LACERATION RIGHT KNEE 4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUST LACERATION TO KNEE FROM POWER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD C A SAW, WHEN WOOD KICKED BACK CUTTING KNEE " LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
L KNEE TENDON INJ;LAC/49YOM STS THAT ONE HOUR AGO AT HOME HE CUT HIS LE G WITH A POWER SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A SAW WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
METAL CHAIN SAW "TURNED OFF" FELL AGAINST LEG KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT R KNEE W/*** DX: R KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT BY SAW; KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power saws
3 WEEKS AGO, PT USING ELECTRIC RE***CATING SAW WHEN BLADE HIT KNEE CAUS ING PUNCTURE. WOUND RESOLVED, BUT KNEE IS WARM. D:CELLULITIS, PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT KNEE WITH ELECTRIC SAW LACER KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Power saws
PT WITH CHRONIC KNEE PAIN SINCE KNEELING ON A MITER SAW 1 YEAR AGO. PAI N WORSE AFTER SITTING IN CAR TRAVELING. D:PATELLA TENDONITIS, KNEE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT KNEE W/ SAWBLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
USING AN ELCETRIC SAW ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS KNEE DX KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LACERATION KNEE - 45 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT KNEE ON A MITRE SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT SUSTAINED A 4CM LACERATION TO MEDIAL ASPECT SUPERIOR RT KNEE AFTER ACCIDENTALLY CUT SELF WITH AN ELECTRIC SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT CUT (R) KNEE ON SKILL SAW @ HOME. BLEEDING CONTROLLED. DX: 3.0 CM (R) KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
LAC R KNEE SAWING BOARDS WITH POWER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CIT WITH POWER SAW WHILE CUTTING WOOD/LT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT C/O LT KNEE LACERATION S/P CUT W/ELECTRIC SAW TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2001	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2001	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Doors
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2000	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1999	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/1999	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1998	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/1998	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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