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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/24/2003 | Age: 39 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 LEG MISSED WOOD AND HIT LEG W/ AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 28 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 |
| LEFT LEG LAC, PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AX AND INJURED LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27 YO M HAD AXE SLIP AND STRIKE LEG LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 43 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 LAC RT LEG WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 45 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 |
| SPLITTING WOOD, HIT RT CALF WITH AXE/ LAC RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LAC TO RT CALF. CUT W/ AXE. DX; 3 CM LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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