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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 778
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/31/2010 | 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX METAL FB R LEG: 32YOM METAL FRAGMENT F AXE; BROKE OFF & HIT R THIGH CHOPPING WOOD 5D AGO. LAC & BRUSING TO L, CAN FEEL HARD LUMP & BLDG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT THIGH LAC.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND HIT THIGH WITH AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT LEG AFTER HITTING LEG WITH HATCHET WHILE CUT TING WOOD DX LACERATION TO LEFT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| WAS CAMPING; USING AN AX TO CUT DOWN A TREE; AX HANDLE BROKE AND HE WAS CUT IN UPPER LEG. LACERATION, LEFT UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| R THIGH LAC/40YOM AT HOME CUT R THIGH WITH AN AXE. |
| 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: 12/10/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT FELL ONTO AXE. D: 6 CM L THIGH LAC, ALCOHOL INTOX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS HIT BY HATCHET SWUNG BY 4 Y/O AT PARK.DX: 3 CM R THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| REPORT OF FB IN L THIGH. PT SPLITTING LOG WK AGO. AXE HEAD CHIPPED INTO L THIGH. DX: METALLIC FB L THIGH/REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT IN KNEE W/ AXE HANDLE; DISTAL FEMUR FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2001 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/1999 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/1999 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/1998 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/1998 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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