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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 860
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Lighting equipment |
| 17 YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD, LIGHTS WENT OUT & HE HIT HAND W/AXE. DX: L THUMB LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 20 YOM WAS CHOPPING KINDLING WITH A HATCHET AND SUSTAINED A FINGER LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 25YOM DROPPED AN AXE ON LEFT THUMB - LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LAC FINGER UNCOMPLICATED: 24YOM C/O L INDEX FINGER LAC AFTER ACC' CUT' FINGER W/ RELATIVELY CLEAN HATCHETT WHILE CUT' WOOD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 23YOM TRYING TO FIX AN AXE CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE BLADE - LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 22YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH A AXE AND CUT FINGER DX RT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18YOM, USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AFTERWARD FELT RT MIDDLE FINGER SORE >>SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18YOM CUT FINGER ON A HATCHET - LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 16YOM CUT FINGER WHILE USING AN AX DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 16 YO M LAC HIS L THUMB ON BLADE FROM AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 22YOM USING AN AXE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER - LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18 YOM WAS AT SCOUT CAMP WORKING WITH AN AXE AND CUT FINGER. DX: LACER ATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 17 YOM WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND THE AXE FELL DOWN ON TO FINGER. DX; LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION FINGER - 24 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME AFTER HE STRUCK TIP O F LEFT THUMB WHEN USING AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 20YOM LAC FINGER WITH AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: American Indian/Alaska Native |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 23 YOF CRUSHED FINGER WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/AN AXE. DX: L INDEX CRUSH/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 18 YOF WAS CUT WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC/1 CM AVULSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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