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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 687
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 30 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 |
| HIT SELF IN LEG WHILE SWINGING AX DX: CONTUSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2006 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A AXE CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT LWR LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2006 | Age: 30 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 |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT LEG WITH AX DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 50 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 |
| HATCHET SLIPPED CUTTING WOOD WHILE CAMPING INJURING LOWER LEG. DX: 8-1 0CM. LACERATION LOWER EXTREMITY WITH NERVE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2006 | Age: 46 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 RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH AXE TODAY AT HOME DX// RIGHT LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 26 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 ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF WITH HATCHET ON LEG DX: LACERATION LEFT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT TO LEG HIT WITH AX BLOW DX: LACERATION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | 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 |
| PT C/O LARGE CUT ON SHIN. PT WAS HIT IN SHIN WITH AXE. DX LFT LEG LOWER . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 Y/O W/M BRUISED LOWER LEG WHEN CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE AND PEICE OF WOOD FELL ON HIS LEG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2006 | Age: 49 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 |
| PT WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AN AXE AND THE LOG FELL ONTO LEFT LOWER LE G LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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