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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 108
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 67 YR OLD FEMALE CUTTING WOOD AND AXE HANDLE BROKE AND METAL STUCK IN H ER HAND AND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Other unpowered garden tools |
| DIGGING DITCH WITH A PICK AXE AND SHOVE. SPRAIN FOREARM LEFT. 31 YOM* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 13YOM FOREIGN BODY, LACERATION TO FOREARM CHOPPING AT A TREE TRUNK WITH AN AXE PICEC OF AXE BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN PTS ARM PT TO THE OR* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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