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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 562
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| USING AN AXE TO CHOP FIREWOOD SPRAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 45 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 39 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 |
| LUMBAR STR. PT STRAINED BACK WHEN CUTTING TREE DOWN WITH AN AX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 22 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 43 Y/O B/M STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 Y/O M INJURED R HIP WHEN SWINGING AXE AT HOME. DX; R HIP SPRAIN, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 6 Y/O W/M STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE CHOPPING TREES WITH AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME - USING AXE TO CHOP WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2005 | 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT WAS USING AN AXE TO CUT WOOD AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD WHILE CAMPING INJURING BACK. DX: LOW BACK PAIN, SCIATICA . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 65 YO CHOPPIN UP COUCH WITH AN AXE SPRAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN; CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX LOWER BACK STRAIN: CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX, INJURED BACK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS SWINGING AN AXE AND MISSED WOOD. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2005 | Age: 28 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 |
| USING AXE TO CHOP WOOD AT MOTHER S HOME WHEN INJ LOW BACK DX LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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