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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 985
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK WITH AXE WHEN CUTTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG WHILE CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH AN AXE AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 50 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: Hatchets or axes |
| 50 YO HIT LEG W/AXE LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2008 | Age: 30 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: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC LEG W/ AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS AT HOME, WAS HIT WITH AN AXE HANDLE CAUSING RT SHIN HEMATOMA AND RT FOOT CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | 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: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT LEG LAC, PT WAS CLEARING BRUSH WITH AX AND HIT LEG WITH IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 43 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: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC LEG W/ AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 10 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: Hatchets or axes |
| 1 CM LACERATION RT LOWER LEG: HELPING GRANDFATHER IN GARAGE, MOVING HATCHET, DROPPED IT, CUT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RLL LAC, HIT W/AXE DX; RLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Other unpowered garden tools |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE WHEN WEDGE POPPED OUT AND HIT LEG. DX: OPEN FX L TIBIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT LEFT SHIN WITH HATCHET. LACERATION RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 71 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: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH AN AXE. DX: LEFT LEG LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | 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: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WITH LAC TO LEG FROM AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT WAS CUTTING TREE STUMP AND CUT LEG WITH A AXE DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 36 YO MALE FELL ON AX WHILE DOING YARD WORK AT HOME LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | Age: 28 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: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT LOWER LEG WITH AXE LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 66 YO MALE CUT LEG WITH SMALL AX WHILE CUTTING KINDLING AT HOME LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 67 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: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH A HATCHET. DX: 6 CM. DEEP, RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC LEG ON AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT LEG W/AXE WHILE CUTTING SHRUBS. DX: L LEG LAC 5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN USING AN AXE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LOWER LEG LAC-HATCHET BLADE HIT LEG-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 48 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: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT SELF WITH AN AXE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUTTING TREE WITH AXE AND CUT LOWER LEG;DX LACERTED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HAD LAC TO LOWER L LEG FROM HATCHET AT HOME SOMEHOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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