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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 179
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 63 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 |
| L PALM LAC/63YOM WAS CUTTING KINDLING WITH SMALL HATCHETT, MISSED WOOD AND HIT INNER L PALM WITH HATCHETT SUSTAINING LACERATION.(2 HRS AGO) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 56 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 |
| PT HIT HAND WITH A HATCHET AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX OPEN PUNCTURE WD/TETANUS IMMUNIZATION/SINUSITIS: CUTTING TREE WHILE GARDENING WITH AX (CULTIVATOR) AND HIT SELF THE DULL SIDE OF AX IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 65 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 |
| DX 2.8 SUPERFICAL LAC L PALM: ACC CUT HIS L PALM WHILE REMOVING HATCHET FROM CASE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 55 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/HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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