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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,111
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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