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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 446
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15YOM WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE WHEN PIECE OF WOOD HIT R EYE DX- C ORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS HIT ON ACCIDENT W/ BUTT OF AXE TO HEAD C/O LAC TO THE CORNER O F EYE. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Batteries |
| PT REPORTS HE & COUSIN PLAYING IN GARAGE WHEN COUSIN TOOK AXE & STRUCK CAR BATTERY SPLASHING BATTERY ACID IN HIS EYES. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND PIECE HIT LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Paints, varnishes or shellacs |
| PT USED AN AXE TO CHOP A PAINT CAN IN HALF AND IT EXPLODED GOT PAINT IN EYES CONJUNCTIVITIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 9 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 |
| RT CORNEAL AB-HELP DAD CHOP DOWN TREES-GOT DEBRIS IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| LT CORNEAL AB-INJURED WHILE CHOPPING DOWN A TREE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LT CORNEAL AB-WOOD CHIP IN EYE WHILE HELPING CHOP A TREE STUMP @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2000 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/1997 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/1997 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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