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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,179
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 39YOM CHOPPING WOOD AT HOM AND GOT A PIECE OF THE SPLINTER IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 41 Y/O/M CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE AT HOME YES TERDAY DX// FB RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 50 Y/O W/M GOT WOOD IN EYE WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A AXE TO CUT WOOD AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT WAS SHARPENING AX AND FELT LIKE SOMETHING GOT IN EYE. DX; LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE, GOT PIECE OF WOOD IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF EYE FB SENSATION WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AX >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 41 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 CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND A SPLITER WENT INTO LEFT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND SOMETHING FLE W IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 30 YOM POKED SELF IN LEFT EYE WITH HANDLE OF PICK AXE SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WAS USING A HATCHET TO CHOP A TREE ROOT; PARTICLES WENT INTO LEFT EYE ABRASION, LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Pipes |
| TRAUMATIC FACIAL PAIN USING AXE TO CUT END OF PIPE WHEN PIPE HIT HIM IN THE FACE. DX-LACERATION EYEBALL AND FACE, FX. FACIAL BONES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WOOD CHIP FLEW INTO EYE WHEN HUSBAND SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE DX CORNEA LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING AN AXE AND CHOP WOOD AND A PIECE GOT IN TO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT OUT IN THE WOODS CAMPING CHOPPING WOOD WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD WENT I NTO RIGHT EYE SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION: CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, WOOD CHIP TO EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FB RT EYE.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND WOOD WENT INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FB LEFT EYE.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND A PIECE OF WOOD WENT I NTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX AND PEICE HIT EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT USING A HATCHET IN YARD AND SOMETHING FLEW IN EY E. |
| 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: 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: 11/30/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT, WHO CHOPPED WOOD LAST NIGHT, HAS POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. D: F OREIGN BODY, EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRUCK RT EYE W/ AXE HANDLE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. CT RT GLOBE, UPPER LID LAC & AB FACE X2 |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/28/2004 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CORN ABR. PT WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD AND GOT A WOOD CHIP INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT SUSTAINED SWOLLEN EYE AFTER CUTTING WOOD WITH AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 33 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND WOOD FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND PIECE FLEW UP AND STRUC K EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT EYE ABR. PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND A CHIP FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - GOT METAL IN EYE FROM SANDING AN AXE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT CORNEAL AB-AT HOME-CHOPPING WOOD-CHIP HIT HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PATIENT BENT OVER WHEN STRUCK ON EYE BY AXE HANDLE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CORN ABR. PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AX AND A CHIP FLEW INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2001 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2001 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2001 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2001 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2000 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/1999 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/1999 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/1999 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/1999 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/1999 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/29/1998 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/1998 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/1998 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/1998 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/1997 | Age: 39 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, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/1997 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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