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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,964
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	780	Hand:	468
Lower Leg:	163	Upper Trunk:	145
Foot:	143	Ankle:	104
Knee:	71	Eyeball:	38
Shoulder:	16	Lower Arm:	15
Lower Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2010	Age: 62 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
62YOM CUT HAND WHILE USING A HATCHET - LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
51YOWM PT STATES HE WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE 2 DAYS AGO AND THINKS S OME LANDED IN R EYE. DX. R EYE FB, R EYE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
55YOM SWINGING AN AXE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN CHEST STRAINED CHEST MUSCLE S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/02/2010	Age: 54 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
54YOM, ACCIDENTLY KICKED AXE AT HOME WHILE WALKING BY IT, LACERATION TO L FOOT
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: 11/26/2010	Age: 60 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
60 YOM LAC LT HAND/POINTER FINGER, FROM A HATCHET;CHOPPING A BRANCH;HAD LEATHER GLOVES ON. DX: LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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
52YOF WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND CUT LEFT HAND, LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
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: 10/08/2010	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOWER LEG AB-71YOM CUTTING WOOD WITH A LONG HANDLED AXE, HIT THE WOOD AT WRONG ANGLE CAUSING WOOD TO HIT LEG AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
63YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD USING AN AXE, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS CHEST WALL. MUSCLES. DX:CHESTWALL STRAIN, COSTOCHONDRITIS
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: 08/22/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
64YOF LAC ANKLE ON AXE
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: 07/28/2010	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
62YOM, DOING YARDWORK, SWINGING AN AX&DEV. LBP >>MS
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: 06/26/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
67 YR OLD FEMALE CUTTING WOOD AND AXE HANDLE BROKE AND METAL STUCK IN H ER HAND AND FOREARM
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: 05/24/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
53 YO WM CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AT HOME CUT ANKLE LT ANKLE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
SHOULDER PAIN AFTER USING AN AXE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. SPRAIN SHOULDER 52YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
70YOM ADMITTED FOR TENDON LACERATION TO ANKLE HE SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS CHOPPING DOWN A TREE WITH AN AXE*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 64 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
RT LOWER LEG LAC.64YOM WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND LACERATED LOWER LEG.
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: 55 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
55 YO M CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET, SLIPPED, CUT HAND. DX HAND LACERA TION
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: 03/18/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
73 YOM-PT LACERATED L KNEE WITH AN AXE @ HOME DX LAC L KNEE *
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

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
58 M, PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD HIT FOOT. DX. FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes, Log splitters
54YOM USING AN AX SLPITTING WOOD AND PUTTING IT IN A HYDRULIC CUTTER, THE LEVER HIT HAND;RT HAND FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes, Coal or wood-burning stoves
87YOM SKIN TEAR(AVULSION ) TO HAND MAY HAVE CUT WITH A AXE OR ON THE DO OR OF WOOD STOVE PT HAS DEMENTIA FAMILY NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 52 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
52YOM CUT LEFT SHIN WITH AX WHILE SPLITTING WOOD LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
56 YR OLD FEMALE WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH A SMALL AXE AND HIT HAND AT HOME DX: CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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