Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Year 2004 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 811
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 76 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
76 YOM DROPPED HEAVY AX HANDLE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 62 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, Ceilings and walls
AXE FELL OFF WALL AND STRUCK FINGER/ LAC LFRF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2004	Age: 75 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 THUMB W/AXE. DX: 2 CM L THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 68 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
CUT FROM SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX DX PARTIAL FINGER TIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT BY AXE; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2004	Age: 54 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 TO FINGER HIT WITH AX DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 71 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, Awls, chisels or planes
LACERATED THUMB WITH A CHISEL WHILE TRYING TO PUT A HANDLE ON A AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2004	Age: 62 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, Workshop furnishings
WENT TO REACH FOR TOOL RAN FINGER ACROSS HATCHET ON WORK BENCH CUT FING ER DX LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	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
CUT ON HATCHET - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
L 2ND FING LAC/68YOM CUT FINGER WITH AN AXE TODAY AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
AMPUTATION FINGERTIP - 55 YOM CUT OFF THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUMB A FEW M INUTES AGO WHEN HE HIT HIS THUMB WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	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 LEFT THUMB WITH A HATCHET WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT HOME. LAC TO THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 53 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 CUT W/HATCHET. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	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
LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT LACERATED THUMB WHILE USING AN AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2004	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. WAS HOLDING WOOD TODAY USING AX TO SPLIT, HIT THUMB. DX. AVULSION L THUMB TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 51 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
LEFT INDEX FINGER OPEN FRACTURE.PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND IN JURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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