Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,067
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	741	Hand:	437
Wrist:	160	Lower Trunk:	152
Head:	83	Toe:	76
Shoulder:	68	Upper Trunk:	68
Eyeball:	68	Lower Arm:	66
Face:	59	Upper Leg:	38
Knee:	15	Lower Leg:	15
Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
43 YO - DX: LACERATION RT. HAND - WAS CUTTING WOOD AND HIT HAND WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2005	Age: 51 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
INDEX FINGER SKIN AVULSION-INJURED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 61 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, Greenhouse or gardening supplies
61 Y/O W/FM SPRAIN WRIST WHEN USING A HATCHET WHILE GARDENING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	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
USING AX TO SPLIT FIREWOOD. LACERATION, RIGHT 5TH FINGER. NO FIRE; NO F IRE DEPARTMENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LEFT KNEE CONTUSION: HIT KNEE WITH AXE HANDLE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 71 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
DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND WITH AXE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	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
CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME AND STRUCK HAND WITH AXE LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC L 3RD DIGIT - CUT FINGER WITH AXE WHEN CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 63 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
PT USING AXE TO CUT WOOD AND CUT LEFT HAND C/O PAIN LEFT HAND LACERATIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS INJURED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE DX: LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 71 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, Clotheslines or clothes drying racks
CHOPPING ROOTS WITH AXE, AXE CAUGHT ON CLOTHESLINE AND HIT HEAD/ SCALP,FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Public equipment
52 Y/O W/FM CUT FINGER ON A RUSTY AXE WHILE TRYING TO PUT A SIGN IN THE GROUND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
81 YOM SHOULDER PAIN WHEN DIGGING WITH A PIC AXE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
SOFT TISSUE INJURY HAND - INJURED HAND WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PATIENT WAS USING HATCHET AT HOMEL AND CUT HAND. DX: 8 X 2 CM LACERAT ION TO HAND AND WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT TOE ON AN AXE LACERATION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	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 R HIP WHEN SWINGING AXE AT HOME. DX; R HIP SPRAIN,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
BACK STRAIN-@ HOME-PAIN WHILE SWINGING AN AXE TO CUT DOWN A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
WRIST TENDONITIS-WAS DIGGING IN HARD SOIL W/ PICK AXE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
6 Y/O W/M STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE CHOPPING TREES WITH AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO FOOT WHEN USING AXE TO CUT WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	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
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME USING A HATC HET AND CUTTING LEFT THUMB - MEDIAL ASPECT OF THUMB AND NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	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
CUT FINGERS ON AXE CUTTING WOOD. " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2005	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT DX LACERATION OF SCALP/FOREHEAD - DUE TO DIRECT BLOW,HIT IN HEAD BY FIRE AXE BY FRIEND YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 63 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
#1 CUT THUMB W/ AN AXE LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. CUT L. HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W. AXE. DX. LAC. L. HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND AGAINST TREE WHILE CHOPPING. DX: CONTUSION R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2005	Age: 62 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
CUT FINGER W/ AXE CUTTING WOOD LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/31/2005	Age: 59 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
STRUCK HIMSELF WITH AXE HANDLE LACERATION ORBIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	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
PT CUT L WRIST W/ AN AXE, CUTTING BRANCHES OF TREE WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
RIGHT TIBIAL CONT. PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT LEG WITH AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PW RIGHT HAND . PT INJURED HAND ON AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 52 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
LAC TO L THIGH FROM HATCHET APPROX 1: LONG. DX. LAC L THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
65 YO CHOPPIN UP COUCH WITH AN AXE SPRAIN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2005	Age: 65 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
CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET AVULSION DISTAL THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO L THUMB, CHOPPING WOOD W/AX DX: FX L THUMB W/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2005	Age: 57 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/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: 2.5 CM LAC L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT GOT HIT ON 5TH FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND WITH AN AXE-DX ANGULATED FX OF THE BONEOF THE 5TH PROXIMAL PHALANX. INTENT NS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT THUMB W/HATCHET WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD. DX: L THUMB LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 64 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
CUT HAND ON AX CHOPPING WOOD LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 57 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 - 57 YOM FELL ONTO AN AXE IN THE YARD LACERATING HIS LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
60 Y/O W/M RECEIVED PUNCTURE TO FOREARM WHEN SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND PEICE OF METAL ON IT HIT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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