Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,620
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	551
Year 1998:	141
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	100
Year 2002:	144
Year 2003:	144
Year 2004:	298
Year 2005:	197
Year 2006:	202
Year 2007:	61
Year 2008:	119
Year 2009:	255
Year 2010:	318

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/09/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LAC LEG: 19YOM 2CM LAC TO L SHIN AFTER HATCHET BOUNCED OFF LOG & HIT IN SHIN. ACTIVE BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2010	Age: 16 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
16 Y/O MALE CUT LEG WITH A AXE AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 20 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: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX CELLULITIS: 20YOM OUT CHOPPING WOOD, 3 SORE ON L SHIN YTDY. TODAY NOTED SWELL' & REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	Age: 17 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
17YOM CUT LEFT SHIN WITH HATCHET WHILE DOING YARDWORK AT HOME LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
19 Y/O/M CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AT THE BEACH AND CUT LEG DX/ LEFT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
19YOM USING A HATCHET AT HOME ACCIDENTALY HIT LEG 2WKS AGO SEEN IN DR O FFICE WOUND GETTING WORSE ....LEG WOUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG - 23 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME STATING HE ST RUCK HIS LEFT LEG WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING FIREWOOD JPTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2009	Age: 20 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A LOWER LEG BY AN AXE WHILE CAMPING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT LEG W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT CAMPGROUND. DX: R LEG LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS AT HOME USING AN AXE WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LOWER LEG WITH THE AXE LACERATI ON LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK WITH AXE WHEN CUTTING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes, Other unpowered garden tools
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE WHEN WEDGE POPPED OUT AND HIT LEG. DX: OPEN FX L TIBIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/25/2008	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
LAC TO LEG WHEN USING AN AXE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 18 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
LOWER LEG LAC-HATCHET BLADE HIT LEG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	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 HAD LAC TO LOWER L LEG FROM HATCHET AT HOME SOMEHOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2007	Age: 20 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
HIT LEG WITH HATCHET DX LLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 18 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 LEG LAC. PT WAS PLAYING WITH HATCHET AND CUT LEG. DX CONT LFT LE G LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2006	Age: 18 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND ACCID HIT LEG W/HATCHET. DX: R LOWER LEG LAC 5 CM, POSS RETAINED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 20 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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING HATCHET, BLADE DEFLECTED&STRUCK L.LEG " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 16 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 PULLED AXE OUT OF LOG AND CUT LEG. DX: L LEG LAC 13 CM COMPLEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2006	Age: 22 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
HIT SELF WITH AXE/LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 24 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
CUT R LEG W/AXE WHILE CUTTING STUMP AT HOME. DX. LAC R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRUCK LOWER LEG C AX CUTTING WOODS ' LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
L LOWER LEG LAC/17YOM WHILE AT HIS GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE, WAS CUTTING WOOD AND THE AXE MISSED THE WOOD AND THE TIP HIT HIS L LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOWER LEG CT-@ HOME-HIT LEG W/A HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING A HATCHET LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 20 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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LOWER LEG FROM AN AX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
21YO SPLINTER FROM AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD F'BODY LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 16 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
WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET HIT LEG AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT LEG WHEN USING AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
16 YOM - SMALL CUT FROM AXE WITH POSSIBLE AXE METAL IN LEG(NO OTHER DET AILS) DX - LACERATION WITH POSSIBLE OBTAINED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 22 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 HIT LEG WITH A HATCHET DX: LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LACERATED LEG CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, R LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT KICKED WITH AX AT CAMP, ABRASION L LEG SUPERFICIAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2001	Age: 24 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2001	Age: 18 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2001	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/1998	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/1998	Age: 22 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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/1997	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1997	Age: 21 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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/1997	Age: 17 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: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/1997	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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