Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Years 1997-2010 - Ankle

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,619
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	389
Year 1998:	56
Year 1999:	205
Year 2001:	83
Year 2002:	159
Year 2003:	203
Year 2004:	194
Year 2005:	141
Year 2006:	366
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	96
Year 2009:	279
Year 2010:	427

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	307
16-25 years old:	657
26-50 years old:	1,295
50+ years old:	359

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/02/2010	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: American Indian/Alaska Native
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
15 YONAM HIT TO ANKLE WITH AXE HANDLE BY SIBLING CONTUSION LT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
64YOF LAC ANKLE ON AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
32YOM SLITTING WOOD USING A AX HIT HIS ANKEL..LAC TO ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 17 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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
ABRAS L ANKLE/17YOM WAS CAMPING AND WAS CHOPPING WOOD WHEN HATCHET SLIP PED AND ABRASED L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
53 YO WM CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AT HOME CUT ANKLE LT ANKLE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
48 YOM HIT ANKLE W/AXE IN MOUNTAINS 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L ANKLE LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
70YOM ADMITTED FOR TENDON LACERATION TO ANKLE HE SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS CHOPPING DOWN A TREE WITH AN AXE*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
34 YOM INJURED ANKLE FROM HITTING WITH AXE. DX-RIGHT ANKLE LACERATION 3 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
28 Y OM CHOPPING WOOD AND AXE SLIPPED AND HE LACERATEDE ANKLE. DX: AN KLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING DOWN TREE WITH AN AXE AND MISSED. LAC R ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ANKLE WITH HATCHET WHILE CAMPING, HAS LACERATION TO ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT ANKLE WITH HATCHET 3 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
ANKLE SPRAIN-TWISTED FOOT WHILE SWINGING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE, MISSED HITTING ANKLE; ANKLE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
ACCIDENTALLY CUT ANKLE WHILE USING AN AXE SPLITTING FIREWOOD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT RT ANKLE ACCIDENTALLY WITH A HATCHET AT FRIENDS HOUSE CONTUSION RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
TWISTED ANKLE WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE DX ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
16YOM R ANKLE LAC ON AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING FOR BONFIRE & AX CAME APART & HIT FOOT, FELL INTO FIRE & GOT M ILD BURNS/DX R ANKLE BURN. FD UNKNOWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT TO ANKLE, HIT WITH AXE @HOME, DX; ANKLE LACERATION/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LACERATED RIGHT ANKLE WITH A AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
40 YO - DX: PUNCTURE WOUND OF L ANKLE - STRUCK ANKLE WITH A PICK AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes, Floors or flooring materials
R ANKLE INJ, HIT ANKLE W/AXE WHILE TEARING OUT FLOOR ATHOME. D.X CONT L ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
2CM ANKLE LAC-AXE HIT ANKLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING DOWN A TREE C AXE, MISSED HITTING ANKLE SUSTAINED " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS AT HOME CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE AND CUT LEFT ANKLE C/O PAIN LEFT ANKLE LACERAT ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. SPLITTING WOOD THIS AM, AX CAME DOWN AND SIDE OF AX HIT ANKLE W/LAC ERATION. DX. CONT R ANKLE./LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ANKLE WITH BACK OF AXE DX. ANKLE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ANKLE W/AX, STEEL PLATE ON THAT LEG, VERY SORE, SWOLLEN DX: L ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS CUTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET WHEN HATCHET SLIPPED AND LACERAT ED HIS ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Footwear
LEFT ANKLE LACERATION. USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD WHILE WEARING SANDALS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
RT ANKLE CONTUSION.PT WAS CAMPING AND USING A AXE AND HIT ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
RT ANKLE LAC-CHOPPING WOOD-AXE HIT ANKLE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT WITH PICK AXE; PW ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET WHEN IT BOUNCE OF THE WOOD AND HIT HIS ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT ANKLE W/ AXE HANDLE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD; LT ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT SELF ON LEFT ANKLE WITH AN AXE AT HOME, CUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/1999	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/1999	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1999	Age: 43 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: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/1999	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/1998	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/1998	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/1997	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/1997	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1997	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/1997	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1997	Age: 37 years	Sex: Not recorded	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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