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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 481
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 12/17/2002 | Age: 39 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 |
| PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A TREE, FOR CHRISTMAS, WITH AN AXE WHEN SHE MISSED AND CUT HER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 11 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 |
| HIT L SHIN WITH A HATCHET WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE DX: LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2002 | Age: 22 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 HIT LEG WITH A HATCHET DX: LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT LACERATED LEG CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, R LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT KICKED WITH AX AT CAMP, ABRASION L LEG SUPERFICIAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| LOWER LEG CONTUSION - WAS CUTTING BRANCHES WITH A HATCHET STRIKING HISL EFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 15 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 SELF WITH AN AXE ON LOWER LEG WHILE CUTTING A TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 50 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 |
| DX RIGHT SHIN LACERATION: HIT SELF WITH AXE HANDLE 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 |
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