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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 917
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Hammers |
| P.W.;FB L HAND/30YOM AT HOME CUTTING,AXE GOT STUCK IN WOOD,HIT IT HARD W/HAMMER TO DISLODGE AXE&PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AXE INTO L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 39 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. DX: R HAND LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 50 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 WITH LAC TO HAND FROM AN AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| 33YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND NOW HAS RIGHT PALM LACERATION THAT IS 3-4 C M. CUT WAS FROM A LARGE SPLINTER. DX: HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 47YOM HIT LEFT HAND WITH A HATCHET ON THE RIGHT FIRST JOINTER INDEX ER C/O PAIN AND SWELLING.DX:1ST METACARPAL FRACTURE,LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2009 | Age: 46 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 - 46 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH 2CM FLAP LACERATION TO LEF T HAND - CUT SELF WITH AN AXE WHEN CUTTING WOOD AT HOME & AXE BOUNCED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 33 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD AND CUT HAND WITH HATCHET. DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 40 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 |
| HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32Y/O,M,CUT HAND WITH AXE AT HOME WHILE CUTTING WOOD, LAC. R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2009 | 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 |
| 29 YO M LACERATION TO HAND CUT WHILE USING AN AXE AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 35YO HISP MALE STS USING A LITTLE AXE AS A HAMMER,ACCIDENTLY CUT KNUCKLE, DX HAND PAIN, LACERATION L HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 26 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 |
| REPORTS WAS CHOPPING WOOD WHEN AXE JUMPED, ?MECH, CUTTING HAND >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 31 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 |
| PT STATES WAS GETTING A AX AND ACCIDENTLY CUT HAND DX LT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2009 | Age: 44 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 PUTTING AXE HEAD ON HANDLE/ LAC RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | 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 CUT HAND W/HATCHET. DX: L HAND LAC 2.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2009 | Age: 36 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CAMPING&ACC CUT HAND ON HATCHET WHILE SPLITTING WOOD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32YOM HELPING A FRIEND CUTTING WOOD ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT HAND WITH AXE WHILE SHEARING PIECES OF TIMBER;SIMPLE CLOSURE 2X HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2009 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX FX, PROX 4TH MC, R HAND: INJ SATURDAY W AXE BROKE AFTER CHOP'G INTO TREE, HANDLE STRUCK PI IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 28 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 CUT HAND WHILE USING A HATCHET DX: HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
| PT CUT HAND W/AN AXE. DX: L HAND LAC 6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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