Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,494
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	611	Lower Trunk:	216
Face:	139	Lower Leg:	85
Head:	85	Hand:	84
Shoulder:	69	Lower Arm:	69
Upper Leg:	69	Upper Trunk:	61

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2003	Age: 84 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
UPPER AND LOWER EYELID LAC - HEAD OF AXE CAME OF AND STRUCK EYE AREA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/27/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
52 YOM WAS CUTTING DOWN THORN TREES WITH AN AX; GOT A THORN IN LEFT UPP ER LEG. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT UPPER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
68 YOM WAS CUTTING TREES WITH AN AX; A FALLING LIMB STRUCK HIM IN LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION OF LEFT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
53 Y/O M INJURED BACK WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WIT AXE AT HOME. DX: LOW BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT FINGER USING AX - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT FINGERS W/AXE. DX: L MIDDLE/INDEX LACS W/TENDON & JOINT CAPSULE RUPTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Clothing accessories
64 YOM CUT THUMB ON AN AX WHILE WEARING GLOVES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FINGER FROM A HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
C/O MIDSTERNAL CHEST PAIN WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX DX - HEART ATTACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Clothing accessories
USING HATCHET TO CUT ROOTS OF BUSH @ HOME, HIT FINGER W/WOODEN HANDLE OF HATCHET, WENT THROUGH LEATHER GLOVES, CUT FINGER. DX LT INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hatchets or axes
86YOM AT CABIN SPLITTING WOOD WITH HACHET INJ ARM DX SPONTANEOUS HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION FINGER - 77 YOM LACERATED THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUMB WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING W/HATCHET AND HIT THUMB. DX: INCOMPLETE DISTAL AMPUTATION L THUMB W/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
STATES HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE TOP OF THE HEAD WITH A AXE DX HEAD LACEATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 58 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
58 YOM - CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WHEN AXE HEAD CHIPPED AND PIECE OF META L HIT LEG, DX - LACERATION WITH SMALL HEMATOMA, POSSIBLE OBTAINED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2003	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
USED PICK AXE TO DIG FOOTING ON SUNDAY. ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
PT. WAS DRIVING A STAKE IN THE GROUND WITH A HATCHET, CUT HIS HAND LACERATION HAND 2.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION FINGER - 61 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HAND LAC-HAND SLIPPED WHILE SHARPENING AN AXE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT ON HATCHET - LACERATION 3RD FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	Age: 52 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 DOWN PEPPER TREES WITH AN AXE, HIT LT LOWER LEG, LAC LT LOWE R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT WITH AX - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
SPLITTING LOGS, HATCHET CAME DOWN ON L THUMB. DX. FX/LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SWINGING AN AXE AT A TREE AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT ON AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
FX RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. PT WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP DOWN A TREE AND INJU RED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 70 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
SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME WITH AXE, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO FOREHEAD. DX; LACERATION FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD W/HATCHET AND CUT FINGER. DX: LAC R INDEX 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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