Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,798
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	74
Year 1998:	408
Year 1999:	102
Year 2000:	69
Year 2001:	115
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	153
Year 2005:	225
Year 2006:	70
Year 2007:	70
Year 2008:	220
Year 2009:	153
Year 2010:	66

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/04/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LEFT WRIST LAC.40YOM WAS USING A AXE AND HEAD CAME LOOSE AND LACERATED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 49 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 WRIST WITH HATCHET. LACERATION WRIST, LEFT. 49 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
42 YOF CUT WRIST WITH AN AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD FOR GRANDMOM WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
42YOM LAC WRIST W/ AXE
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
WRIST INJURY FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE. DX-LEFT WRIST SPRAIN, TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes, Floors or flooring materials
SPRAIN L WRIST:CONT. L FOREARM:USING AN AXE AT HOME TO TRY TO SPLIT THE WOODS,MISSED WOOD,HIT CEMENT FLOOR,AXE CAME BACK,STRUCK FOREARM-WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
48 Y/O F INJURED R WRIST WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME. DX; R WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT WRIST WITH A HATCHET AT HOME DX// LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PAIN TO WRIST AFTER USING AX TO CHOP WOOD DX: WRIST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
WRIST PAIN AFTER HITTING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME. DX; POSSIBLE WRIST FRA CTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2006	Age: 38 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
38 YOM CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET LAC TO R WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2006	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
LEFT WRSIT SPRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD ANDN INJURED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 46 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, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered
ACCIDENTLY FELL ON AXE WHILE WEEDEATING EXTENSIVE RIGHT WRIST LACERA TION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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: 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: 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: 02/05/2005	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: 12/18/2004	Age: 42 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
PT CUT WITH AXE; WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
LEFT WRIST SPRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND NOW WRIST HURTS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
RIGHT WRIST SPR. PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND INJURED WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT STRAINED WRIST WHEN USING AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
47 YO MALE HAS THUMB PAIN AFTER SWINGING AX SPRAIN RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2003	Age: 44 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
LAC LT WRIST W/ HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2001	Age: 41 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/1999	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/1999	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/1998	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/1998	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/1998	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1998	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/1998	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/1998	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/25/1997	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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