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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 298
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC BELOW R KNEE; WAS CHOPPING WOOD & CAUGHT LEG JUST BELOW KNEE WITH H ATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD, HIT LEG W/AX DX: 1" LAC TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CONTUSION R LEG - PIECE OF WOOD CAUGHT ON AXE AND HIT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2004 | 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 |
| PT C/O CUT TO RT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED FROM A HATCHET DEEP RT LOWER LEG L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | 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 CUT LEG W/AXE. DX: R LEG LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT HIT BY AX HANDLE. DX: LOWER LEFT LEG CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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