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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,225
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2010 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 28YOM, STRUCK TO FOREHEAD WITH THE BLUNT END OF AX CHOPPING WOOD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 41YOM-NOSEBLEED-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ BLUNT END OF PICK AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 37 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FOREHEAD BY STRIKING SELF WITH AXES HA NDLE WHILE CAMPING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS BUSTING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME WHEN HE GOT HIT BETWEEN THE EYES. DX. SUBCUTANEOUS HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2009 | Age: 28 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 |
| FACE LAC-HATCHETING WOOD-HIT FACE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 50 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 |
| EYEBROW LAC, PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND INJURED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Ceilings and walls |
| PT KNOCKED AN AXE OFF THE WALL WHILE CLEANING GARAGE. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AN AXE, A PIECE OF WOOD WENT FLYING HITTING HIS SUNGLASSES, CAUSING A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 37 Y/O M INJURED L JAW WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME, PIECE OF ME TAL FLEW INTO JAW. DX; FORIEGN BODY L MANDIBLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE @ HOME, PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK PT IN FACE - CONTUSED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 29 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 |
| CUT LIP AND CHIN WHILE USING AXE ON WOOD LAC LIP/CHIN * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| ~HIT IN FACE BY WOOD SPLITTING AXE YESTERDAY DX FACIAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 47 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, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks |
| 47 YOM WAS SWINGING AXE, AXE STRUCK CLOTHESLINE, THEN STRUCK HIM IN FOREHEAD - LAC/CONTUSIONS TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 27 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 |
| LAC TO FH, HIT W/AX HANDLE. DX. CONT, LAC FACIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| LACERATION FACE - 44 YO MALE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE RIGHT LATERA L ASPECT OF THE EYEBROW BY AN AXE HE WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT OF TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 45 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 LAC, PT WAS USING AN AXE TO SPLIT WOOD AND A PIECE FLEW UP HIT TING HIM IN FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FACIAL RASH-AFTER CHOPPING FIREWOOD-@ HOME |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 11/27/2004 | Age: 50 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 |
| PT STATES HE WAS SWINGING AXE AND HIT HIMSELF ON THE EYEBROW LAC RT EYEBROW 2.0CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD W/HATCHET AND LOG FLEW UP. DX: NASAL FX/3MM LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD W/ AXE, CUT LT. EYEBROW DX: LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2004 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 44 YOM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WOOD CHIPS HIT FACE LAC FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX FACIAL LACERATION: HIT FOREHEAD WITH AX HANDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION OF FOREHEAD, CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND HIT SELF WITH AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 26 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 |
| RIGHT EYEBROW LAC, PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND A PIECE OF WOOD CAME FLYING UP AND HIT FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS HIT IN FACE W/AXE HANDLE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: FACIAL LAC 2 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 29 Y.O. W MALE W/FACIAL LACS. PT STS WAS CHOPPING WOOD & AX HANDLE BROKE & HIT PT IN FACE. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2001 | Age: 49 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2000 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/1999 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/1999 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/1999 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/1999 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/1999 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/1999 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/1998 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/1998 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/1998 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/1998 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/1997 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/1997 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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