Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,918
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	832	Face:	148
Head:	132	Lower Leg:	101
Hand:	99	Lower Trunk:	86
Foot:	85	Shoulder:	75
Upper Trunk:	70	Mouth:	70
All Of Body:	69	Neck:	69
Toe:	31	Wrist:	30
Lower Arm:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HAS LOWER BACK PAIN, CHOPPING FIREWOOD AT HOME, LOWER BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 54 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 BRUSH WITH AN AXE, HIT RT LOWER LEG WITH AXE BLADE/ RT LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	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
57 Y/O W/M CUT THUMB WHEN SPLITTING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	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
WAS CUTTING WOOD LAST PM WITH AN AX&ACC CUT THE DORSUM OF THE RT HAND >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	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
58 YOF LACERATED LEFT THUMB ON A HATCHET WHILE WORKING IN GARDEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2009	Age: 74 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
SPLITTING A BOARD WITH AXE DX L FINGER # 2 LAC *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 63 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 USING AN AX AND SLICED LEFT THUMB, LEFT THUMB LACERATION L
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2009	Age: 56 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 HAS LAC TO (R) LITTLE FINGER BY AN AX DX;* NONE STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 89 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
FD BY POLICE WITH SLURRED SPEECH, +BRUISING ONTO ARM, HOLDING HATCHET I N THE HAND>>ABRS/CONS/ETOH=0.126 INTOX/PSYCH EVAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/27/2009	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: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT SUSTAINED TRAUMA TO LT HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME. DX-AMPUTATION OF 1ST DIGIT OF LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE CARRYING AN AXE. DX: MINIMALLY DISPLACED FX NASAL BONES, MICROCYTIC ANEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2009	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT STRAIN NECK WHEN CHOPPING STUMP WITH AN AXE AT MOTHER'S HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 74 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: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
L THUMB AVULSION/74YOM WHILE AT STATE PARK, WAS CUTTING KINDLING WITH A N AXE AND CUT L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT TOE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/AN AXE. DX: R GREAT TOE LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PASSED OUT WHILE SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME. DX: HYPOVOLEMIA, HYP OGLYCEMIA, VASOVAGAL SYNDROME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 61 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
HAND LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A FALLING AXE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
SHOULDER INJURY FROM SWINGING AXE. DX-RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN, ROTATOR CUFF INJURY/STRAIN, RIGHT LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2009	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
SHARPENING AXE ON SHARPENING WHEEL,,LAC WRIST WITH NERVE DAMAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2009	Age: 71 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 WITH HATCHET LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	Age: 56 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 CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND STRUCK SELF IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG LAC ERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT FINGER WITH AXE WHILE OUT CAMPING, HAS LACERATION WITH CONTUSION TO FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2009	Age: 64 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, Hammers
LACERATION HAND - 64 YO MALE WAS PLACING AN NEW AXE BLADE ON HANDLE USI NG A HAMMER WHEN HIT LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER - AT HOME TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	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
LACERATION LOWER LEG WITH AN AX LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT FOOT WHEN STRUCK FOOT WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	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
FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER WHEN CHOPPING WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRIANED FINGER WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHEST PAIN-STARTED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT SELF WITH AXE. DX- SCALP LACERATION 4 CM, MINOR HEAD INJURY #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2009	Age: 61 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
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH A HATCHET. DX: 2 CM. SKIN LACERATION, LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
SWINGING AXE CUTTING WOOD AND FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON WOOD VS. STO NE. HAS SCALP ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT BY A TREE BRANCH WHILE HE WAS CHOPPING DOWN A TREE WITH AN AX. INCI DENT HAPPENED AT HOME. LACERATION, LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 52 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
PT HIT SELF IN FOREHEAD WITH HANDLE OF AXE AT HOME DX// FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2009	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS FOOT WITH AN AXE. DX-LAC RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2009	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
C/O WRIST PAIN AFTER SPLITTING WOOD YESTERDAY WITH AXE >>TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2009	Age: 61 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
LUMBAR STR. PT WAS USING AX TO CHOP FIREWOOD AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 57 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
ACCIDENTALLY CUT THE DORSUM OF LEFT 2ND FINGER ON AX VERSUS HATCHED WHI LE CHOPPING WOOD>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 70 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
PT WAS USING AN AXE AT HOME CAUSING A LACERATION TO LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2009	Age: 61 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOO D AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2009	Age: 62 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
62 Y/O M INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING AX AT HOME. DX; L THUMB OPEN FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
OPEN NASAL FX/58YOM AT HOME WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HATCHET BOUNCED BACK AND BLUNT END HIT NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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