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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 475
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2007 | Age: 48 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 |
| 48YOM WHILE HOME,USING AX TO CHOP WOOD,HYPEREXTENDED WHEN HE MISSED STUMP;HIP STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 43YFC TAKING DOWN A GARAGE WITH A BIG AXE C/O LOW BACK PAIN STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 45 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 |
| 45 YO MALE HAS BACK PAIN AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX YESTERDAY BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT INJURED BACK WHEN TRYING TO CHOP WOOD WITH AXE DX: LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/20/2007 | Age: 81 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 DIGGING A HOLE AND SWINGING AN AXE DO ING YARD WORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2007 | Age: 20 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 CHOP WOOD AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LOW BACK PAIN WHILE SPLITTING AND CARRYING WOOD, HIVES, HURTS TO BREATH E. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN, PLEURISY, HIVES ETIOLOGY UNKNOWN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WITH LUMBAR PAIN AFTER USING AXE CUT STUMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2007 | Age: 49 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: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Manual snow or ice removal tools |
| 49 YOM SHOVELING SNOW & CHOPPING WOOD LOWER BACK PAIN ACUTE EXACERBATIO N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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