Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,831
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	59
Year 1998:	87
Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	145
Year 2001:	145
Year 2002:	107
Year 2003:	85
Year 2004:	164
Year 2005:	15
Year 2006:	228
Year 2007:	69
Year 2008:	315
Year 2009:	101
Year 2010:	163

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/19/2008	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: 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: 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: 05/04/2007	Age: 67 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
CUT LEG WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD @ HOME DX LOWER LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	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: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEG: AT HOME CUTTING WOOD WITH HATCHET, PIECE OF METAL OFF WEDGE CAME OFF HITTING LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 73 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
LEFT LOWER LEG LAC, PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CHOP WOOD AND A PIECE FLEW I NTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 80 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: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT INJURED LEG WITH AN AXE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND OF THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 51 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, Animal induced injury
LACERATION LOWER LEG - PATIENT WAS SLAUGHTERING CHICKENS AND HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG WITH AXE
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: 08/28/2004	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
CUT RT. LOWER LEG W/ AXE DX: LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AX AND A PC OF WOOD HIT PT ON THE LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 58 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
58 YOM - CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WHEN AXE HEAD CHIPPED AND PIECE OF META L HIT LEG, DX - LACERATION WITH SMALL HEMATOMA, POSSIBLE OBTAINED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2003	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
PT CUTTING DOWN PEPPER TREES WITH AN AXE, HIT LT LOWER LEG, LAC LT LOWE R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 67 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 CUT LOWER LEG WHEN PUNCTURED WITH STEEL FROM AXE WHILE SHOPPING WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 54 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 STRUCK LEG WITH AX, ACUTE LEG LACERATION WITH CORTICAL TIBIA DEFECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2001	Age: 68 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2001	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 Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2000	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/1999	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/15/1999	Age: 60 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1998	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/1998	Age: 80 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: Puncture
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/1997	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/1997	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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