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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 400
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WAS WORKING ON HATCHET,SLIPPED,CUT WRIST RT WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| 61 Y/O W/FM SPRAIN WRIST WHEN USING A HATCHET WHILE GARDENING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND WR IST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WRIST TENDONITIS-WAS DIGGING IN HARD SOIL W/ PICK AXE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT L WRIST W/ AN AXE, CUTTING BRANCHES OF TREE WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CONTUSION TO WRIST WHEN USING AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT. WAS USING AX TO CUT DOWN TREE; LIMB OF TREE FELL ON WRIST. RIGHT WR IST CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT ARM ON AXE WRIST LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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