Accidents - Power saws - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,559
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	96
Year 1998:	256
Year 1999:	170
Year 2000:	93
Year 2001:	304
Year 2002:	60
Year 2003:	266
Year 2004:	187
Year 2005:	21
Year 2006:	135
Year 2007:	110
Year 2008:	379
Year 2009:	162
Year 2010:	315

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	78
16-25 years old:	286
26-50 years old:	1,361
50+ years old:	832

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/03/2010	Age: 35 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
35 Y MALE ACCIDENTLT CUT LEG ON ELECTRIC SAW SX: LAC REPAIR TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
63 YO M, WHO HAD 3 BEERS TODAY, WAS USING A POWER SAW WHEN CUT SELF IN CALF. DX: EXTENSIVE CALF LACERATION, ETOH INTOXICATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2010	Age: 37 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
LOWER LEG LAC-37YOM WAS PICKING UP A SAWZALL AND DROPPED IT ON HIS LEG AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
27YOM SUSTAINED LEG LACERATION WHILE USING A SAW TO CUT CERAMIC TILE.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
54YOM CUT LOWER LEG WITH ELECTRIC SAW DX: LACERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 47 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
47YROLD MALE ACCIDENTLY CUT LOWER LEG WITH POWER SAW @HOME PTA DX LACER ATION LOWER LEG*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2009	Age: 28 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
CUT LEG ON ELECTRIC SAW WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES IN BACKYARD LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2009	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT DX RT LEG LACERATION - PT WAS USING ELECTRIC SAW AND PART OF SAW FLEW AND HIT HIS LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2009	Age: 52 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, House repair or construction materials
PT WAS HELPING A FRINED WORK ON HIS HOME. WAS USING A SAW TO CUT A PIEC E OF PLYWOOD WHEN SAW SLIPPED CAUSING LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT USING A GRINDER POWER SAW AND SUSTAINED A DEEP LACERATION TO LOWER L EG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
61 YO MALE USED SAW TO CUT CONCRETE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 46 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
PT LACERATED LEG WHEN USING A HAND-HELD GRINDER SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2006	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
CUT RT CALF ON POWER SAW 4 DAYS AGO ABRASION RT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 49 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
LEFT CALF LAC, PT WAS USING A RE***CATING SAW AND CUT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
12YOM LACERATED HIS LOWER LEG WITH CORTICAL TIBIA FRACTURE CAUSED BY A* ** CROSS CUT SAW#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2006	Age: 25 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 CUTTING MASONRY BLOCK W/ DIAMOND BLADE, IT KICKED AND PT DROPPED ITD X: LAC L LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2006	Age: 64 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
PT WAS WORKING IN HIS GARAGE AND BUMPED LEFT LOWER LEG ON A POWER SAW T HAT WAS NOT RUNNING LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2005	Age: 7 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
LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT ON POWER SAW NOT RUNNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PATIENT WAS FINISHING SAW CUTTING CONCRETTING SUSTAINED RIGHT LOWER LEFT EXTENSIVE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 45 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
PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH A POWER SAW AT A FRIENDS HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws, Workshop furnishings
33 YEAR OLD MALE HIT LEFT SHIN WITH SAW THAT FELL FROM SAW HORSE LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2004	Age: 38 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 LACERATED SHIN WITH POWER SAW WHEN CUTTING ROCK. D: SHIN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
36 YO MALE CUT LEG ON CONCRETE SAWLACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 41 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
CUT R LEG W/SKILL SAW TO R LOWER LEG AT HOME. DX. LAC R LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
CUT LEG WITH A SKILL SAW DX: LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
WHILE CUTTING WOOD W/ SKILL SAW CUT RT. LOWER LEG DX:DEEP LAC. RT. TIBIA/FIBULA, FOCAL CORTICOL DISRUPTION OF TIBIA SHAFT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 59 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
59-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS LOWER LEG FROM A SIDE ARM SAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
PT C/O CUT TO LOWER LEG WITH POWER SAW DX; LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
8 CM LACERATION OF LEFT LEG-CUT BY ELECTRIC SAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2001	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2001	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2001	Age: 36 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2001	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2001	Age: 26 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2001	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2001	Age: 31 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2001	Age: 42 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2000	Age: 43 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2000	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/1999	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/1999	Age: 24 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/1999	Age: 29 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1998	Age: 90 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/1998	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power saws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1998	Age: 60 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/1998	Age: 68 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/1998	Age: 46 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/1997	Age: 40 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1997	Age: 50 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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