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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 449
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND HIT SELF UNDER THE EYE. D: FACIA L LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FAMILY MEMBER WAS CUTTING WOOD W/AXE AND PIECE HIT PT. DX: FACIAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRUCK IN HEAD W WOOD HANDLE OF AXE CM COMPLEX RT EYEBROW LACERATION* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| FOREHEAD CONTUSION.PT WAS HELPING CHOP A TREE DOWN WITH A HATCHET AND A CCIDENTLY HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WITH LACERATION TO NOSE AFTER TRIPPING AND ACCIDENTALLY HITTING AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Eyeglasses |
| FACIAL LACS-CHOPPING WOOD-WOOD BOUNCED UP HITTING FACE-WEARING GLASSES- GLASSES CUT FACE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| EYELID LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF W/A PICK AX-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| MOM USING AXE AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT CHILD;DX LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AN AXE, A PIECE OF WOOD WENT FLYING HITTING HIS SUNGLASSES, CAUSING A LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 37 Y/O M INJURED L JAW WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME, PIECE OF ME TAL FLEW INTO JAW. DX; FORIEGN BODY L MANDIBLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| THREW PICK AXE DOWN ON FROZEN GROUND, BOUNCED BACK UP HITTING CHIN. DX ; LACERATION CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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