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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,670
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
32 Y/O W/M CUT KNEE WITH HATCHET AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
29 YO M FELL 9 DAYS AGO WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AND LANDED ON KNEE. CONTINU ED PAIN IN KNEE. DX: KNEE INJURY. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
47 Y/O W/M CUT KNEE ON HATCHET WHILE CUTTING LIMBS AT HOME. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/07/2009 | Age: 34 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 |
34 Y/O M ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS L KNEE WITH AN AXE AT HOME DX: L KNEE LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/23/2009 | Age: 29 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 |
WAS USING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD; ACCIDENTALY HIT RIGHT KNEE WITH AX. LACER ATION, RIGHT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/18/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
HIT LT LEG W/HATCHET, LAC TO LT SIDE OF KNEE. DX: LT KNEE LAC, CONTUSI ON |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE - HIT KNEE CAP WITH AX HANDLE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. |
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: 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: 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: 12/11/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT STRUCK KNEE W/AXE YESTERDAY WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX: L KNEE CELLULITIS, DJD. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT LACERATED KNEE WITH AN AXE. DX: RIGHT KNEE LACERATION. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CUTTING FIREWOOD AT HOME WITH AXE, INJURED KNEE. DX: KNEE STRAIN. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/15/2007 | Age: 32 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 |
32 YOM CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH AXE - LAC TO R KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 31 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 |
PT CUT KNEE W/A HATCHET. DX: L KNEE LAC 8 CM VERTICAL W/QUAD TENDON LAC. |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 10/09/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs |
LACERATION KNEE - 30 YOM WAS CUTTING A BUSH WITH AN AXE AND LACERATED H IS RIGHT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/12/2006 | Age: 29 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 |
PT CUT KNEE W/AXE @ HOME DAY BEFORE NEW INFECTED DX LAC RT KNEE INFECTED |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
PT AT HOME HIT LEG WITH AN AXE DX R KNEE LAC 1.5CM |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/12/2006 | Age: 30 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 |
30 Y/O M INJURED L KNEE WHILE USING AX AT HOME. DX; L KNEE LAC. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND LACERATED KNEE WITH HATCHET AT HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/05/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
STATES HE WAS COPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND IT HIT HIS KNEE DX RT KNEE CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/09/2005 | 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 |
RT KNEE LACERATION.PT LACERATED KNEE WHILE USING A HATCHET TO CUT WOOD. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/09/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CHOPPING FIREWOOD WITH AXE AT CAMPGROUND 5 CM LACERATION TO KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
KNEE CT-HIT KNEE W/A HATCHET-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 50 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 |
CUT TO KNEE HIT WITH HATCHET DX: LACERATION TO KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
HIT SELF IN KNEE WITH HATCHET/ LT KNEE LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/12/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
FRACTURE PATELLA, CLOSED - WAS PULLING A CAR OUT OF A MUD AREA, STATES THE HATCHET FLEW BACK HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE, CLAIMS SPEED ABOUT 90MPH |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/23/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
DROPPED AN AX ON HER L KNEE 3-4 DAYS AGO. L KNEE PAIN $ |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
DX LACERATION RIGHT KNEE: CUT SELF WITH AX WHILE CHOPPING TREES. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
CHOPPING WOOD WITH HATCHET MISSED AND HIT KNEE LAC RT KNEE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/10/2001 | Age: 27 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 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/06/2001 | Age: 31 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 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/15/2000 | Age: 33 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 |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/26/2000 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/29/2000 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/20/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/11/1999 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/13/1999 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/21/1999 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/25/1998 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/10/1998 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/26/1998 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/07/1998 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/02/1998 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/25/1998 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/01/1998 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/16/1997 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/16/1997 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/12/1997 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/13/1997 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
Product: Hatchets or axes |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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