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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 150
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PAIN R ARM AFTER CHOPPING WOOD ALL WEEKEND, DX; ARM STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT TRYING TO BURY HER DOG WHEN HER SISTER WAS STRIKING AT THE ROOTS OF A TREE WITH A PICK AXE AND HIT HER IN THE LOWER ARM PW ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 60 Y/O W/M RECEIVED PUNCTURE TO FOREARM WHEN SPLITTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND PEICE OF METAL ON IT HIT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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