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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 254
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/14/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WRIST INJURY FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE. DX-LEFT WRIST SPRAIN, TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CLEARING BRUSH WHILE CAMPING AND CUT LEFT WRIST WITH AXE LACERATION LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SHARPENING AXE ON SHARPENING WHEEL,,LAC WRIST WITH NERVE DAMAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER SPLITTING WOOD YESTERDAY WITH AXE >>TENDONITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Floors or flooring materials |
| SPRAIN L WRIST:CONT. L FOREARM:USING AN AXE AT HOME TO TRY TO SPLIT THE WOODS,MISSED WOOD,HIT CEMENT FLOOR,AXE CAME BACK,STRUCK FOREARM-WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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