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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN EAR BY BLUNT END OF A AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| R EAR LAC/47YOM USING DOUBLE BLADED AXE AND HIT SELF IN R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| 15 YOWM WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE. AXE GOT CAUGHT IN A CLOTHES LINE AND CUT PTS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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