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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 735
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2005 | Age: 35 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 WHEN HE DROPPED AN AXE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RT SH IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 30 YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND LACERAT ED HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 44 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 |
| LAC LLL CUTTING WOOD W/AXE AT HOME DX: LLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 11 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 |
| CUT L LEG WHILE USING A HATCHET TO CUT WOOD LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT LEG WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD HEMATOMA LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2005 | Age: 20 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 |
| STRUCK LOWER LEG C AX CUTTING WOODS ' LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| L LOWER LEG LAC/17YOM WHILE AT HIS GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE, WAS CUTTING WOOD AND THE AXE MISSED THE WOOD AND THE TIP HIT HIS L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2005 | Age: 12 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 WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE; THE AXE BOUNCED OFF OF PIECE OF WOOD & HIT PT IN THE LEG--------DX: LACERATION LOW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 16 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 CT-@ HOME-HIT LEG W/A HATCHET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK SELF WITH AXE ON LEFT LOWER LEG DX: LACERATION LEFT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT CUT HIS LEG WITH AX AT BROTHER'S HOUSE DX: LACERATION 2 CM RIGHT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET AND HIT LEG DEEPLY FRACTURING AND LACERATI NG LOWER LEG ACCIDENTALLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | 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 |
| PATIENT CUT OWN LEG WITH AN AXE AFTER CUTTING WOOD AT HOME; LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| USING A HATCHET LAC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2005 | Age: 10 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 |
| HIT SELF WITH HATCHET DX. SHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2005 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE LOWER LEG FROM AN AX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 12 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG ON A SMALL A XE |
| 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: 04/02/2005 | Age: 21 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 21YO SPLINTER FROM AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD F'BODY LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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