Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,848
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	361
Year 1998:	141
Year 1999:	102
Year 2000:	139
Year 2001:	164
Year 2002:	107
Year 2003:	317
Year 2004:	192
Year 2005:	302
Year 2006:	173
Year 2007:	206
Year 2008:	86
Year 2009:	346
Year 2010:	205

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/31/2010	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
HIT HAND WITH AX. LACERATION HAND, LEFT. 16 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 19 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
19YOM TWO DAYS AGO ACCIDENTLY STRUCK RT HAND ON A AXE HANDLE; HAND CCONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 20 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
20 YOM, HAND LACERATION FROM AN AXE, HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
23 YOM CONTUSION TO HAND WHEN USING AN AXE TO SPLIT WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2010	Age: 21 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
21YOM, ACC CUT LT HAND ON AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	Age: 19 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
19 YOM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2009	Age: 19 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
19 YO M CUT HAND WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2009	Age: 24 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/HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L HAND LAC 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	Age: 20 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 2 INCH PALM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 23 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
LAC TO L HAND ON AXE DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2009	Age: 24 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
PT HIT HAND W/AXE HANDLE. DX: L HAND CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HAND LAC-CUT W/ HATCHET WHILE CAMPING-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
18Y/O,F,CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE, LAC. L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2009	Age: 23 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
LAC TO HAND WHEN USING AXE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 22 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
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A HATCHET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 23 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
CUT HAND WITH AXE LACERATION HAND #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS CHOPPING A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH HATCHET AND CUT HAND. DX: 2 CM LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 24 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
LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A HATCHET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2007	Age: 25 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 YESTERDAY W/AN AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: 3 CM LAC R PALM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 17 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 LAC HAND WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2007	Age: 18 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
18 YOM HIT SELF ON LEFT HAND WITH AXE SUSTAINING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 22 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
CUT HAND WITH AXE CLEANING BARN AT GRANDFATHER'S LACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2006	Age: 24 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: CUT HAND WITH AX WHILE CHOPPING WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2006	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
CUT HAND WITH SHARP- EDGED AXE WHILE CUTTING SMALL CHUNKS OF WOOD AT HO E. DX: LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
24 YOF CONTUSION HAND USING AN AXE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 18 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 WITH HATCHET WHILE CUTTING DOWN A TREE; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2005	Age: 25 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: CUT HAND WITH HATCHET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
20 Y/O W/M RECEIVED BLISTERS ON HAND AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
HAND STRAIN: SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME, AX WENT THROUGH WOOD, HIT THE CONCRETE WHILE STILL HOLDING THE AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 25 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
CUT HAND ON AXE. DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT HAND WITH A HATCHET IN SHOP CLASS AT SCHOOL DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	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
CUT HAND WITH HATCHET DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT PALM OF HAND WHILE USING A HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2004	Age: 22 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
CUTTING WOOD W/ AXE HANDLE SPLINTED SOMEHOW AND STRICKING HIS LEFT HAND DX HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2004	Age: 21 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: L HAND LAC 3 CM.
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: 10/06/2003	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 08/10/2002	Age: 20 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: LACERATION LEFT HAND. CUT HAND WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 21 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 WITH AN AXE; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LEFT HAND CONTUSION: CAMPING, CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET, CUT SELF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2001	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2001	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2000	Age: 20 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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/21/2000	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2000	Age: 16 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2000	Age: 24 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1999	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1999	Age: 16 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/1999	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/1998	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/1998	Age: 23 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/1998	Age: 22 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/1998	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/1997	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/1997	Age: 25 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/1997	Age: 19 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/1997	Age: 21 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/1997	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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