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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 505
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/12/2008 | Age: 27 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 |
| BACK INJURY FROM SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE. DX-LUMBAGO, ACUTE LUMBO- SACRAL SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| DX INGUINAL HERNIA/ORCHITIS/EPIDIDYMITIS: TIGHT TESTICULAR SWELL'G ON- SET YTDY OF SWELL'G & PAIN PAD'G TO RLQ. ONSET AFTER CHOP'G WOOD W AXE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 27 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 |
| 27 Y/O F INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AX AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | 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 |
| 43 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE SPLITTING WOOD WITH AX AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 23 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 SWINGING AN AX SIDEWAYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LOW BACK STR/48YOM WITH CHRONIC BACK PROBLEM C/O HITTING R LEG WITH AX E HANDLE AND IT INCREASED LEG AND BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PAIN TO BACK AFTER CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE USING AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Other unpowered garden tools |
| SPLITTING WOOD WITH AXE HIT WEDGE, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF, STRUCK ABDOMEN. DX-LACERATION AND PUNCTURE WOUND ABDOMINAL WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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