Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,558
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,489	Hand:	535
Foot:	402	Lower Trunk:	394
Lower Leg:	334	Face:	258
Wrist:	225	Head:	167
Eyeball:	126	Toe:	122
Knee:	107	Upper Trunk:	83
Lower Arm:	83	Ankle:	83
Upper Leg:	66	Mouth:	59
Elbow:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT HAND WITH AXE HANDLE, PT ALSO INTOXICATED DX: LACERATION RIGHT HAND 1.5 CM, ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2005	Age: 41 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: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD 3 DAYS AGO WHEN TIP OF FINGER BENT BACK. N OW WITH INCREASED FINGER PAIN. D: FELON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2005	Age: 44 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
HEAD ON AN AX DISLODGED& CUT A FINGER. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING AN AXE TO CHOP FIREWOOD SPRAIN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT FX TOE WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH AXE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
WAS WORKING ON HATCHET,SLIPPED,CUT WRIST RT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2005	Age: 45 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH A HATCHET DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
38 YOM NAIL AVULSION FINGER WHEN STRUCK IT WITH AN AXE WHILE KILLING CH ICKENS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
47 Y/O F INJURED R THUMB WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD. DX; R THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. CUT L. HAND W/ HATCHET. DX. L. HAND LAC. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2005	Age: 28 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: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
INFECTED FINGER: SPLINTER FROM AX HANDLE ENTERED BASE OF R INDEX FINGER 3 WKS AGO WHILE SPLITTING WOOD,REMOVED SPLINTER,HAND SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
40 YO - DX: PUNCTURE WOUND OF L ANKLE - STRUCK ANKLE WITH A PICK AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN CUTTING TREE DOWN WITH AN AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPINGWOOD WITH AXE AND PARTIALLY AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING WOOD IN DARK AT HOME WITH RUSTY AXE, HIT THUMB . DX: OPEN FRAC TURE THUMB WITH LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
43 Y/O B/M STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 35 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: Hematoma
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE DROPPED AN AXE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RT SH IN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT AT HOME CHOPPING A TREE WITH AN AXE SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE TO LE FT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 35 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
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS USING A AXE TO CUT WOOD AND LACERA TED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
ACCIDENTALLY HIT FACE WITH AXE HANDLE DX: FACIAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 30 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
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 30 YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND LACERAT ED HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SPLITTING WOOD AND HIT LEFT POINTER FINGER WITH AXE C/O PAIN LEFT PI ONTER FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT HAND WITH AN AXE DX: 3 CM. LACERATION TO PALM, LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK WRIST PUNCTURE WOUND WR IST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
RT FOOT FRACTURE.PT WAS CHOPPING DOWN WOOD WITH AN AXE AND WOOD FELL A ND HIT PT IN FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 28 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
CUT WITH HATCHETT LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2005	Age: 44 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 LLL CUTTING WOOD W/AXE AT HOME DX: LLL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT CUT LEFT HAND ON AN AXE. DX-CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS, LACERATION RIGHT SECOND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND INJURED FINGER SPRAIN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
WAS USING A HATCHET TO CHOP KINDLING; ACCIDENTALLY CUT OFF TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER. AMPUTATION OF TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 38 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 LEFT FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER WITH AX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN FOREHEAD WHILE USING AN A XE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PAIN R ARM AFTER CHOPPING WOOD ALL WEEKEND, DX; ARM STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
2CM TOE LAC-HITTING TREE W/ AN AXE-@ HOME-AXE HIT BOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hatchets or axes
48 YO HIT IN BACK OF HEAD W/AXE HANDLE HEAD INJURY-TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT LEG WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD HEMATOMA LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT PRESENTS HISTORY OF CHEST PAIN WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/ AN AXE-DX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
2CM ANKLE LAC-AXE HIT ANKLE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT TRYING TO BURY HER DOG WHEN HER SISTER WAS STRIKING AT THE ROOTS OF A TREE WITH A PICK AXE AND HIT HER IN THE LOWER ARM PW ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 42 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
CUT THUMB ON AXE/ LAC LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 27 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
LAC R 4TH FINGER WITH HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SWINGING AN AXE AT HOME AND STRUCK LEFT GREAT TOE LACERATION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND WOOD GOT STUCK AND PT PULLED HANDLE ON AXE PT WAS HIT IN FACE WITH BLUNT END OF THE AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME - USING AXE TO CHOP WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
32 YOF HIT HAND WITH SIDE OF AXE CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
FOOT CT-DROPPED AXE ON FOOT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK SELF WITH AXE ON LEFT LOWER LEG DX: LACERATION LEFT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 43 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
PT CUT HIS LEG WITH AX AT BROTHER'S HOUSE DX: LACERATION 2 CM RIGHT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
AMPUTATED FINGERTIP WITH HATCHET TODAY AT HOME-RT THUMB TIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING WOOD, CUT L THUMB W/ AXE AVULSION, THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2005	Age: 33 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
PT HIT FINGER W/AXE. DX: L INDEX 2.5 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
27YMC CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AND HATCHET SLIPPED BACK HITTING CHEEK/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH AXE - NO FIRE INVOLVEMENT AMPUTATION INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LEFT FOOT LACERATION: INJURED SELF WITH HATCHET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
CELLULITIS R FOOT/45YOF DROPPED AN AXE OF FOOT AT HOME 48 HOURS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD WHILE CAMPING INJURING BACK. DX: LOW BACK PAIN, SCIATICA .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX HEAD CONTUSION: FELL WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE, HIT HEAD ON GROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT TIP OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HATCHET WHILE CUTTING W OOD FLAP LACERATION TIP OF LEFT 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 40 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: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AND HIT LEG DEEPLY FRACTURING AND LACERATI NG LOWER LEG ACCIDENTALLY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO FINGER WHEN USING A HATCHET TO CUT TREE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
AX HIT HEAD LACER SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND LACERATED KNEE WITH HATCHET AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LAC LT HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH A AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT HIS LEFT FOOT WITH A HATCHET DX: LACERATION LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
C/O DROPPING AN AXE ON THE INSIDE OF HER L FOOT. DX. CONT L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Hatchets or axes
SWINGING AXE & STRUCK SELF W/ BLUNT END OF AXE ON ACCIDENT. FACIAL LAC & HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LACERATED HAND WITH HATCHET WHILE CUTTING KINDLING DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION,1 CM,GLUED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD & SOME GOT IN EYE. FOREIGN BODY RT CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS TRYING TO BEND RIM ON TIRE, HIT ARM WITH AX, FX ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 31 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
INJURED CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE DX. THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT LT HAND WITH HATCHET-LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
29 YOM CUT TOP OF FOOT WITH AX LAC FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SPLITTING WOOD @ HOME & STRUCK R FOOT W/ AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT FOOT W/AXE. DX: R FOOT LAC 10 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION TOE - 40 YOM CUT HIS LEFT GREAT TOE WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT FINGER W/AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS INJURED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET DX: 3 CM. LEFT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND ON A HATCHET WHILE CUTTING WOOD SUSTAINED " HAND LACERATION''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
ACCIDENTALLY HIT LIP WITH AN AX DX: LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN; CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, INJURED BACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
29 YO HIT BY BLUNT END OF AXE CONTUISION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. WAS HIT IN HEAD W/A HATCHET AT HOME. DX. LAC FH, CONT HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
STATES HE WAS COPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND IT HIT HIS KNEE DX RT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT ON RUSTY AXE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. WAS USING AX TO CUT DOWN TREE; LIMB OF TREE FELL ON WRIST. RIGHT WR IST CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
L HAND CONT/29YOM STRUCK HAND WITH AN AXE AT HOME THAT HE WAS USING TO LOOSEN A WHEEL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT ARM ON AXE WRIST LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS SWINGING AN AXE AND MISSED WOOD. DX: LOW BACK PX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING KINDLING. DX: FLAP LAC L THUMB 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER WITH AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
MI-CHEST PAIN STARTED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 27 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
CUT R THUMB W/ AN AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 43 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
CUT FINGER ON AXE DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
RT KNEE LACERATION.PT LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING A HATCHET TO CUT WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AX. PIECE OF WOOD HIT RIGHT EYE. CONJU NCTIVITIS, RIGHT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2005	Age: 33 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
PT CUT FINGER W/HATCHET. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING AXE TO CHOP WOOD AT MOTHER S HOME WHEN INJ LOW BACK DX LOW BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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