Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,962
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	919	Lower Leg:	315
Hand:	179	Lower Arm:	88
Eyeball:	86	Foot:	80
Ankle:	75	Shoulder:	71
Upper Trunk:	71	Wrist:	30
Head:	14	Face:	14
Unkown:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
L PALM LAC/63YOM WAS CUTTING KINDLING WITH SMALL HATCHETT, MISSED WOOD AND HIT INNER L PALM WITH HATCHETT SUSTAINING LACERATION.(2 HRS AGO)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
ANKLE SPRAIN-TWISTED FOOT WHILE SWINGING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 59 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
59 Y/O M INJURED R THUMB WHEN USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME. DX; R THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 60 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: Hematoma
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS AT HOME, WAS HIT WITH AN AXE HANDLE CAUSING RT SHIN HEMATOMA AND RT FOOT CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2008	Age: 56 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 - 56 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH 4 CM V-SHAPED DE EP LACERATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER - CUT WITH AXE WHEN CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2008	Age: 57 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
PT CUT FINGER WITH HATCHET-
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 59 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
59YOM ACCIDENTLY CUT THUMB WITH AX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 56 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
AXE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING WOOD OPEN FRACTURE WITH NEAR AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 71 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 LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH AN AXE. DX: LEFT LEG LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 58 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
AXE HIT FINGER. DX LACERATION L INDEX FINGER#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT HAND WITH A HATCHET AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT AT HOME FELL INTO HATCHET LAC L FOREARM/ DX SMALL SUPERFICIAL LAC R FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 57 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, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS CUTTING TREE STUMP AND CUT LEG WITH A AXE DX RT LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HIT FINGER WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. D: SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 66 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
66 YO MALE CUT LEG WITH SMALL AX WHILE CUTTING KINDLING AT HOME LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
57 YO M LACERATION TO FOOT CUT WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE LOG SLIPPED CAUSING AXE TO SLIP*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 76 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, Eyeglasses
FACIAL LACS-CHOPPING WOOD-WOOD BOUNCED UP HITTING FACE-WEARING GLASSES- GLASSES CUT FACE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	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
USING AXE TO SPLIT KINDLING WOOD LACERATION 3RD FINGER WITH TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 67 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 LACERATED LOWER LEG WITH A HATCHET. DX: 6 CM. DEEP, RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Unkown		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
62 YO FEMALE TRIED TO OPEN BEDROOM DOOR WITH AN AX NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT INJURED SHOULDER WHILE CHOPPING WITH AN AXE. DX: LEFT SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT A STICK WITH A HATCHET, STICK BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK EYE/ CONTUSION GLOBE WITH SUBCONJUNTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	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
PT INJURED UPPER TRUNK WHILE USING AN AXE. DX: CHEST WALL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
AXE FELL ON ARM ARM LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX OPEN PUNCTURE WD/TETANUS IMMUNIZATION/SINUSITIS: CUTTING TREE WHILE GARDENING WITH AX (CULTIVATOR) AND HIT SELF THE DULL SIDE OF AX IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 84 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHILE USING HAND AXE >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX 2.8 SUPERFICAL LAC L PALM: ACC CUT HIS L PALM WHILE REMOVING HATCHET FROM CASE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2008	Age: 66 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
PT CUT FINGER WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME DX// LAC RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 66 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 WAS CUT WHEN AXE BOUNCED BACK. DX: L WRIST LAC 8 CM, EXTENSOR TENDON LAC L FOURTH DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 51 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
HIT FINGER WITH AN AXE/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	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
PT CUT THUMB W/AN AXE. DX: L THUMB LAC 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 60 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
PT WAS PUTTING THE SAFETY CAP BACK ON AN AXE AND SCRAPED FINGER AGAINST THE BLADE LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 57 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
57Y/O,M,SPLITTING WOOD & AXE CAME DOWN ON L THUMB, LAC. L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hatchets or axes
SUBCONCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-WOOD CHIP HIT EYE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2008	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
CUT HAND WITH AXE/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH AN AXE,FIREWOOD HIT PT IN HEAD,NLOC, DX HEAD CONTUSION,SOFT TISSUE AVULSION OF SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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