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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,361
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2003 | Age: 30 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 |
| PT WAS CUT W/HATCHET WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: 3 CM LAC L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND ALMOST CHOPPED HAND OFF. DX HAND AM PUTATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 23 YEAR OLD MALE ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HAND WITH PICK AXE RIGHT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 37 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 |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET AND CAUGHT HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT CUT HAND W/AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: 2.75CM L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 42 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 |
| L HAND LAC/42YOM CUT L HAND ON AN AXE WHILE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CUT SELF WITH A HATCHET/ LT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 29 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 |
| L HAND LAC/29YOM AT HOME CUT WEB SPACE BETWEEN L THUMB & IND FINGER WIT H AN AXE AT 4PM YESTERDAY. APPROX 10 1/2 HRS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT. WAS HITTING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH A HATCHET WHEN HATCHET SLIPPED AND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CUT W/HATCHET. DX: L HAND LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| AXE HANDLE BROKE WHILE SPLITTING WOOD PW TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| INCISED WOUND BY RUSTY AX. D; LACERATION TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 27 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 |
| FELL IN GARAGE AND HAND GOT LAC ON AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2003 | Age: 55 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, Greenhouse or gardening supplies |
| PT. WAS DRIVING A STAKE IN THE GROUND WITH A HATCHET, CUT HIS HAND LACERATION HAND 2.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 60 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 |
| HAND LAC-HAND SLIPPED WHILE SHARPENING AN AXE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FELL ON AN AXE -HIT HAND-LACERATION LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 11 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 11YOM CUTTING FIREWOOD W/HATCHET CUT HAND DX: LAC L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX: LAC L HAND. CHOPPING WOOD CUT HAND WITH AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND CUT HIS HAND. DX-LACERATION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 28 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 |
| STATES HE WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND CUT HIMSELF WITH THE AXE. 4CM V-SHAPED LACERATION TO LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT HIT HAND W/AXE. DX: 2 CM LAC/CONT R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CHOPPING DOWN A TREE WITH AN AXE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 20YOM CHOPPING WOOD & SPLINTER FROM AXE HANDLE GOT STUCK IN HAND. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND (R) PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | Age: 42 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 |
| PT WAS USING HATCHET AND HIT HAND. DX: L PALM LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT HAND WITH AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2003 | Age: 19 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 |
| L HAND LAC/19YOM AT ABOUT 4:30P, AXE FELL AND LACERATED L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT LACERATED HAND WITH AN AXE DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION,2 CM, REPAIRED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 29 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: Crushing |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Floors or flooring materials |
| P SMASHED FINGE BETWEEN AN AXE HANDLE AND FLOOR DX: CRUSH INJ RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| RT HAND CONTUSION.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT FIREWOOD AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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