Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,946
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	287
Year 1998:	266
Year 1999:	101
Year 2000:	155
Year 2001:	217
Year 2002:	129
Year 2003:	210
Year 2004:	347
Year 2005:	188
Year 2006:	499
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	149
Year 2009:	253
Year 2010:	134

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/03/2010	Age: 14 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
R LOWER LEG LAC/14YOM AT CAMP SWUNG AN AX TO WOOD & WAS DEFLECTED INTO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
14YOM LAC RT LOWER LEG FROM HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2009	Age: 13 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 LEG W/AN AXE. DX: R LEG LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ANKLE WITH HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2009	Age: 12 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 HIT LOWER LEG WITH A HATCHET. DX: 3 CM. LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
15YOM CUTTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET ACCIDENTLY CUT LT CALF; CALF LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 12 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 PLAYING AROUND IN HIS YARD CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2008	Age: 10 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
1 CM LACERATION RT LOWER LEG: HELPING GRANDFATHER IN GARAGE, MOVING HATCHET, DROPPED IT, CUT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2008	Age: 10 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
RLL LAC, HIT W/AXE DX; RLL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2008	Age: 15 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 LEFT SHIN WITH HATCHET. LACERATION RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 12 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC LEG ON AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING TREE WITH AXE AND CUT LOWER LEG;DX LACERTED LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE, AXE SLIPPED HITTING ON SHIN; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2006	Age: 12 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
LAC TO L LOWER LEG W/HATCHET AT 2PM AT GRANDPARENTS HOME. DX. LAC L L EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Chairs
PT UNSTATED LOCALE SITTING IN A CHAIR CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET DX LAC L SHIN /
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT W/AX, LACERATIONS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT LEG WITH HATCHET/ LAC LT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT LEG WITH AX. D : LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACCIDENTLY CUT RT LOW LEG WITH A HATCHETT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 9 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
LOWER LEG LAC-HIT LEG W/A AXE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 14 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
14 YOM WAS USING AX AND STRUCK LEG LAC LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
13 YO - DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG - CHOPPING WOOD & CUT LEG WITH AN AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 10 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 CUTTING WOOD, AXE HEAD CAME OFF AND HIT LEG; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT L LEG WHILE USING A HATCHET TO CUT WOOD LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	Age: 12 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE; THE AXE BOUNCED OFF OF PIECE OF WOOD & HIT PT IN THE LEG--------DX: LACERATION LOW LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 11 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
PATIENT CUT OWN LEG WITH AN AXE AFTER CUTTING WOOD AT HOME; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT SELF WITH HATCHET DX. SHIN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 12 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG ON A SMALL A XE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT SHIN WITH AXE/ LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2004	Age: 9 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
DX RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION: HIT LEG WITH AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AXE 4 CM LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING WOOD, HIT LEG WITH AXE/ LAC LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 11 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
PATIENT CUT LEG PLAYING WITH A HATCHET. DX: 2 TO 3 CM LACERATION TO L EFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2004	Age: 12 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. HIT R LOWER LEG W/AX THIS AFTERNOON WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX LAC R L EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOWER LEG LAC-CUT WHILE CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LOWER LEG. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 12 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
CUT LEG WITH A HATCHET CUTTING DOWN A TREE BRANCH DX: LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT SHIN WITH A HATCHET DX: LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT LEG WITH AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 11 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
CUT SELF WITH HATCHET DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 14 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
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH AN AXE WHEN CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 11 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
HIT L SHIN WITH A HATCHET WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE DX: LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 15 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. STRUCK SELF WITH AN AXE ON LOWER LEG WHILE CUTTING A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2001	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2001	Age: 9 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2001	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes, Other unpowered garden tools
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2000	Age: 12 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/1999	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/1999	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/1999	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/1998	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/1998	Age: 13 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/1998	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/1998	Age: 11 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/1997	Age: 10 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/1997	Age: 15 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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/1997	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/1997	Age: 14 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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