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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 70
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 38 YOM CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET LAC TO R WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT WRSIT SPRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD ANDN INJURED WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Lawn trimmers or edgers, powered |
| ACCIDENTLY FELL ON AXE WHILE WEEDEATING EXTENSIVE RIGHT WRIST LACERA TION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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