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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,107
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FACE WHILE MESSING AROUND WITH AN AX AT HOME. |
| 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: 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: 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 |
| Date: 10/29/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX KICKED BACK AND HIT FOREHEAD DX CONTUSION WIT H LAC OF FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT IN L EYEBROW W/SPLITTING AX WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD DX; SUPRAORBITAL LACERATION / |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2006 | Age: 17 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 SELF IN HEAD WITH AXE,LACERATION TO FOREHEAD# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16 YOM LACERATES FOREHEAD WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HIT ACCIDENTALLY WITH AN AXE HANDLE ACROSS THE FACE PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND HIT MOUTH W/AXE HANDLE. DX: FX MAXILLA/TEETH. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/02/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 16YOF-LACERATION RIGHT CHEEK-STRUCK WITH AX HANDLE AT HOME-IF FLIPPED O FF WHILE USING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | 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 |
| CUT SELF WITH HATCHET DX. FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| =22YOM USING AXE HIT SELF IN FACE INJ TO HEAD DX/BLUNT TRAUMA FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| WAS OUT IN WOODS CUTTING A LOG WITH AXE AND OIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP AND HIT SIDE OF FACE , CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/1999 | Age: 19 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/1998 | Age: 18 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/1998 | Age: 24 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/1997 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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