Accidents - Power saws - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 832
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	180
Year 1999:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2003:	157
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	218
Year 2009:	70
Year 2010:	140

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 02/08/2009	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 05/26/1999	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

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