Accidents - Hatchets or axes - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 6,004
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,147	Hand:	913
Lower Trunk:	489	Lower Leg:	401
Foot:	321	Upper Trunk:	292
Shoulder:	270	Wrist:	220
Lower Arm:	218	Knee:	197
Face:	143	Toe:	124
Eyeball:	88	Upper Arm:	86
Upper Leg:	75	Head:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT ON HAND WITH AXE HANDLE/ CONTUSION RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT THUMB W/AXE WHILE CUTTING KINDLING. DX: L THUMB LAC/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 50 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 CUT LOWER LEG WHILE CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH AN AXE AT HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
SHOULDER I NJURY FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE.DX-AC JOINT PAIN, INFLAMMATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WITH LACERATION TO LEFT LEG AFTER HITTING LEG WITH HATCHET WHILE CUT TING WOOD DX LACERATION TO LEFT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUT WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 7 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 29 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 HURT WHEN USING A HATCHET TO CHOP FIREWOOD AT HOME. NO MENTION OF FIRE DEPT.DX: LT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
BACK INJURY FROM SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE. DX-LUMBAGO, ACUTE LUMBO- SACRAL SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE WHICH RICKHOCHETED AND CUT FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN TREATED FOR CHES T PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 38 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, Tables
38 YO HAD HATCHET FALL OFF TABLE TRIED TO CATCH IT INJURED HAND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 50 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
50 YO HIT LEG W/AXE LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 30 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
LAC LEG W/ AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX INGUINAL HERNIA/ORCHITIS/EPIDIDYMITIS: TIGHT TESTICULAR SWELL'G ON- SET YTDY OF SWELL'G & PAIN PAD'G TO RLQ. ONSET AFTER CHOP'G WOOD W AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Hatchets or axes
CRUSH INJ TO LT INDEX FINGER AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
41 Y/O CHOPPING WOOD YESTERDAY WITH AN AXE AND HAD ONSET SHOULDER PAIN. DX-STRAIN SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHEST WALL INJURY FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE, HIT BY METAL FRAGMENT DX-LACERATION CHEST, FOREIGN BODY CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2008	Age: 47 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
LACERATION HAND - 47 YO FEMALE ACCIDENTLY HIT HAND WITH A HATCHET WHEN TRYING TO CHOP A PIECE OF WOOD AT HOME JPTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
UNINTENTIONALLY CUT (L) LEG W/ A AXE WHILE IN THE WOODS---3CM LAC (L) KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
27 Y/O F INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AX AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
SHOULDER STR. PT STRAINED SHOULDER WHEN SWINGING AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 45 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
LEFT LEG LAC, PT WAS CLEARING BRUSH WITH AX AND HIT LEG WITH IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2008	Age: 47 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
LACERATED L HAND WITH HATCHETT#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING WOOD USING AN AX >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT FINGER WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH A HATCHET. DX: LACERATION BETW EEN SECOND AND MIDDLE PROXIMAL PHALANGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT THUMB W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING KINDLING. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX TUFT FX OF L THUMB/NAILBED LAC 1CM: PRESENTS AFTER AXING L THUMB W CHOP'G WOOD. HIT L DISTAL TIB W IMMEDIATE PAIN & BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT FRACTURED LOWER ARM WHEN CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND LARGE PEICE FLEW UP AND HIT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUT WHILE USING AN AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 43 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
LAC LEG W/ AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
48 Y/O F INJURED R WRIST WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME. DX; R WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LAC L KNEE STRUCK AXE ON KNEE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING HATCHET AT HOME TO SHAVE BARK OFF WOOD, CUT FINGER. DX FINGER LA CERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 46 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 WITH LAC TO LEG FROM AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
43 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING WOOD, STRUCK HIMSELF WITH AXE/ RT KNEE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPED TIP OF FINGER W/AXE. DX: INCOMPLETE AMPUTATION L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 28 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 AXE WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD LAST NIGHT. DX: LACERATIO N LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
USING SMALL AXE LACERATION LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX 923.03 CONTU ARM/922.1 CONTU CHEST WALL/L LONG FINGER PIP JOINT SPRAIN: FELL ONTO WOOD PILE AND AXE HANDLE JAMMED INTO HIS L ARMPIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
WAS USING A HATCHET TO CHOP A TREE ROOT; PARTICLES WENT INTO LEFT EYE ABRASION, LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2008	Age: 36 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
36 YO MALE FELL ON AX WHILE DOING YARD WORK AT HOME LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 28 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
PT CUT LOWER LEG WITH AXE LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX L FOOT PAIN: PICK AXE HEAD FELL ROM APPROX 5FT ONTO TOP OF L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LACERATED THUMB WITH AN AXE. DX: RIGHT THUMB LACERATION, 1 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT FOOT WITH AN AXE/ LAC RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LAC LT 5TH DIGIT WHILE SHARPENING AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
LACERATION FINGER - 50 YO FEMALE REPORTS SHE CUT HER LEFT THUMB WHEN US ING AN AXE AT HOME THIS AM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD AT HOME TODAY & HIT LT 2ND FINGER WITH AXE. DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT TOE WITH AXE LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS USING A HATCHET AND CUT FINGER. DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 30 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 WHEN SHARPENING A HATCHET AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Pipes
TRAUMATIC FACIAL PAIN USING AXE TO CUT END OF PIPE WHEN PIPE HIT HIM IN THE FACE. DX-LACERATION EYEBALL AND FACE, FX. FACIAL BONES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
IN WOODS SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE ARM PAIN DX PARTIAL TEAR BICEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
31 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT ON AXE AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Alcohol
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A HATCHET 20-30 MIN. PRIOR TO COMING, HAS SOME CHEST DISCOMFORT. DX-SCALP LACERATION, BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA, ETOH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 42 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 LEFT HAND WITH HATCHET DX: LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
HIT THUMB WITH HATCHET TODAY LACERATION FINGER #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB AFTER CUTTING IT WITH HATCHET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
CAMPING SUST INJ TO R INDEX FINGER FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE X 2WKS WHEN FNGR DEV PAIN AND SWELLING DX R FINGER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 33 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
PT HIT L HAND WITH AXE CAUSING LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
44 YO MALE HIT LEFT THUMB WITH AX CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
31Y/O,M,CUT THUMB WITH HATCHET, LAC. L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT FINGER WITH A WOOD AXE AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
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: 05/23/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT FINGER ON AN AXE AT HOME TODAY DX// FX AND LAC LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 37 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 WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: 10 CM L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L THUMB LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
CRUSH INJURY FROM AXE FRACTURE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/01/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
29 YO M INJURED (L) HAND WHILE SHARPENING HATCHED BLADE IN JAIL DX: (L) HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 42 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 AT HOME. DX; LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 44 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 LEG W/AXE WHILE CUTTING SHRUBS. DX: L LEG LAC 5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT LACERATED FINGER WITH AN AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
LOW BACK STR/48YOM WITH CHRONIC BACK PROBLEM C/O HITTING R LEG WITH AX E HANDLE AND IT INCREASED LEG AND BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT FINGER W/AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: L INDEX LAC 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2008	Age: 48 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
PT HIT SELF WITH AN AXE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD DAY PRIOR TO ER VISIT WITH AXE. PT WAS TWISTING AN D SWINGING AXE NOW HAS PAIN IN RIBS. DX: RIB STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE AT HOME CAUSED LAC TO TOES ON L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AX, THE WOOD STRUCK PT'S FINGER, NOT THE AX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers
PT SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN A HATCHET AND A HAMMER; CUT THUMB DX: THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PAIN TO BACK AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX DX: BACK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUT W/A HATCHET. DX: L INDEX AVULSION LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
FOOT LAC-HIT FOOT W/ AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
INJURED FINGER CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AXE. DX; AVULSION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
38 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT TO BOTTOM OF FOOT STEPPED ONTO AX DX: FOOT LACERATION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes, Other unpowered garden tools
SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE HIT WEDGE, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF, STRUCK ABDOMEN. DX-LACERATION AND PUNCTURE WOUND ABDOMINAL WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
R FOREARM STR/34YOM STS WAS CHOPPING WOOD YESTERDAY AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND INJURED R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
DX LAC L THUMB: LAC TO THUMB DONE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES WITH A HACHET AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH AXE, RIGHT SHOULDER BURSITIS, IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME AND RIGHT TRAPEZIUS STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
L RIND FING LAC/29YOM STS WAS CHOPPING WOOD & L HAND RING FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN 2 SLATS OF WOOD. HAS LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 49 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
HAND CT-HIT HAND W/ HATCHET WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT FINGER WITH AXE WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD/ LAC RIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUTTING WOOD WITH AXE, FOREIGN BODY HIT AND STUCK IN ARM. DX; REMOVAL FB FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2008	Age: 36 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
STRUCK LT HAND WITH AN AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD DX LACERATION TO HAND AND LT THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Hatchets or axes
44 Y/O M INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING AX AT HOME. DX; AMPUTATION TIP L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT STRUCK FINGER W/AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: R INDEX LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT FINGER W/AN AXE. DX: L INDEX LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT WRIST WITH A HATCHET AT HOME DX// LEFT WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WHEN HE STRAIN SHOULDER. NOT WORK RELATED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD FOR CAMPFIRE YESTERDAY, DX: CHEST PAIN 2ND TO MUSCULOSKE LETAL STRAIN & CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CUT FINGER WITH AN AXE AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CUT TO FINGER WHILE USING AN AX DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 39 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
ACC CUT HAND USING HATCHET >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUT W/AXE WHILE CUTTING WOOD. DX: L PALM SKIN AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2008	Age: 47 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
PAIN TO WRIST AFTER USING AX TO CHOP WOOD DX: WRIST STRAIN
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: 01/10/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT BRUISED FOOT WHILE CUTTING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME AND PEICE OF WOOD FELL ONTO FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HAD BACK PX CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE. DX: THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT AN AXE FELL ON PTS FOOT AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 45 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 WITH AXE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX- 3 CM HAND LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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