Accidents - Hatchets or axes - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Trunk

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,104
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	103
Year 1999:	38
Year 2000:	177
Year 2001:	136
Year 2002:	84
Year 2003:	188
Year 2004:	212
Year 2005:	152
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	182
Year 2008:	363
Year 2009:	141
Year 2010:	237

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	81
26-50 years old:	1,111
50+ years old:	910

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/12/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
55YOM SWINGING AN AXE AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN CHEST STRAINED CHEST MUSCLE S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
63YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD USING AN AXE, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS CHEST WALL. MUSCLES. DX:CHESTWALL STRAIN, COSTOCHONDRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
50 Y/O MALE TWISTED BACK LIFTING AN AXE ONE WK AGO DX; THORACIC STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
BACK PAIN-38YOM-PAIN SINCE SWINGING A PICK AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
RT RIB PAIN AFTER SWINGING AXE/ CHEST WALL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHEST PAIN-STARTED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN TREATED FOR CHES T PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHEST WALL INJURY FROM CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE, HIT BY METAL FRAGMENT DX-LACERATION CHEST, FOREIGN BODY CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT INJURED UPPER TRUNK WHILE USING AN AXE. DX: CHEST WALL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD DAY PRIOR TO ER VISIT WITH AXE. PT WAS TWISTING AN D SWINGING AXE NOW HAS PAIN IN RIBS. DX: RIB STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHOPPING WOOD FOR CAMPFIRE YESTERDAY, DX: CHEST PAIN 2ND TO MUSCULOSKE LETAL STRAIN & CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT HAD BACK PX CHOPPING WOOD W/AXE. DX: THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRAIN UPPER BACK/CHEST - 58 YO MALE REPORTS ONSET OF UPPER BACK PAIN W HEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
TWISTED MID BACK CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AT HOME MID BACK PAIN CH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hatchets or axes
52 YO M LACERATION TO CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND WITH OUT PNEUMOTHORAX CHOPPING PIECE OF WOOD PIECE OF AXE CAME OFF*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT OUT IN THE WOODS CHOPPING WOOD AND STRAINED CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRAIN CHEST - 79 YO MALE CO CHEST DISCOMFORT SINCE CHOPPED WOOD WITH A XE AT HOME - MID STERNUM PAIN AND CHEST WALL TENDERNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2006	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
UPPER BACK PAIN AFTER USING AXE CUTTING WOOD DORSAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	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: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT PRESENTS HISTORY OF CHEST PAIN WHILE CHOPPING WOOD W/ AN AXE-DX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
BACK STRAIN-@ HOME-PAIN WHILE SWINGING AN AXE TO CUT DOWN A TREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
MI-CHEST PAIN STARTED WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/AXE. DX: MID UPPER BACK STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. WAS CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AN AX, HAD CHEST PAIN DX: UNSTABLE ANGINA
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/10/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
C/O MID CHEST PAIN AFTER PICKING UP HEAVY AXE/ COSTOCHONDRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
CHEST PAIN STARTED YEST, HAD BEEN CHOPPING WOOD W/AX 2 DAYS AGO. DX. A CUTE MYOFASCIAL STRAIN, CHEST WALL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
C/O MIDSTERNAL CHEST PAIN WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH AX DX - HEART ATTACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT FELL WHILE USING AN AXE; CHEST CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
PT. STATES HE USED AN AX TO CLEAN UP WOODED AREA FOR 4 HOURS. DX. MYOF ASCIAL STRAIN L RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
79 Y.O. W MALE W/CHEST CONTUSION. PT FELL ON AN AXE HANDLE. E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
STRAIN CHEST WALL - VICTIM PRESENTS WITH SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CHEST PAIN - ONSET WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2001	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2001	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/28/2001	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2000	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2000	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes, Ice picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1998	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Farm/ranch		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/1998	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hatchets or axes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/1998	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hatchets or axes, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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