Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 780
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 77 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
DX LAC FINGER: 77YOM CUT THUMB W AXE CHOP'G WOOD W HANDLE SLIP'G & CUT HIS L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
67YOM WORKING WITH A FRIEND IN THE YARD AND HIT THUMB WITH A HATCHET FR ACTUTED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 70 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, Clothing accessories
DX LAC FINGER: 70YOM LIF LAC OCCURRED W HAND SLIP'S W CHOP' WOOD & HE CUT SELF W SMALL HATCHET-WEAR' GLOVES; 1IN LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 79 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
79YOM INJURED LT THUMB WHEN HE HIT THUMB WITH HATCHET. DX: COMPLEX LAC LT THUMB, FX THUMB, AVULSION OF NAIL BED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2010	Age: 67 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
67 YOF SPLITTING WOOD - CUT RT INDEX FINGER W/ AN AXE DX##: LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 72 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
72YOM INJURED LT FINGER WHEN HE STRUCK FINGER WITH SQUARE END OF HATCHE T WHILE NAILING ROOF. DX: OPEN FX LT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2010	Age: 57 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
57YOF CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE HIT RT INDEX FINGER - LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 56 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
56 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER WITH AN AXE AT HOME DX: DEEP AVULSION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2010	Age: 51 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
RT 2ND FINGER ANPUTATION.51YOM AMPUTATED FINGER WHILE USING A AXE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2010	Age: 58 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
DX LAC THUMB, L: 58YOM 1.5CM LAC TO L THUMB, INJURED SELF W/ HATCHET CHOPPING KINDLING. BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 69 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
69YOM USING AN AXE, SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER - LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 52 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
52 Y/O/M HIT HAND WITH A HATCHET WHILE CAMPING AND INJURED FINGER DX/ LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2010	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
L 5TH FINGER LAC. W/ REPAIR, R/O DISTAL NERVE INJ: 56YOM @ HOME CUTTING DOWN SHRUBS W/ AX, MISSED SHRUB, HIT L DIGIT, CAUSING LAC. 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 60 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
60YOM CUT R THUMB ON HATCHET WHITE CHOPPING WOOD DX- FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2010	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
59 YO M CUT TO THUMB CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE. DX THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
55 YOF CUT LONG 1ST DIGIT WITH AXE, 10 DAYS AGO. DX-LEFT 2ND FINGER LACERATION, OLD, WITH MILD CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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