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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,249
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 55YOM WITH BACK PAIN AFTER CHOPPING WOOD LAST WEEK. DX: BACK PAIN EXACERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2010 | Age: 21 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: Tools |
| 21 YO M CUTTING BRUSH, FELL BACK LANDED ON STUMP, ABRASIONS TO UPPER BA CK. DX LEFT AMA |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Tools |
| 30 YO M TRIMMING TREES WHEN HE FELL APPROX. 15 TO 20 FT AND SWUNG INTOT REE HITTING LT SIDE. DX FX RIBS, CONTUSION CHEST WALL, ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 36YO MALE HAS BACK PAIN AFTER CUTTING WOOD BACK STRAIN # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2010 | Age: 19 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: Tools |
| BACK STRAIN: 19YOM PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE CUTTING WOOD, THORACIC MUSCULATURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 74 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 74YOM, CONTUSION-RIB, SP CUTTING WOOD, TRIPPED OVER A TREE LIMB & FELL ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 72 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: Tools |
| 72 YO M TRIMMING TREES AT HOME, DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN. DX ACUTE CHEST PA IN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2010 | 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: Tools |
| 59YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT HOME CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 50 YOF INTERMITTENT CP AFTER DOING YARD WORK, 3 DAS; CHOPPED DOWN A TRE E. DX: CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 45 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: Tools |
| LEFT CHEST WALL STRAIN-45YOM SUS INJ TO CHEST WHILE TRIMMING TREES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 54YOM CUTTING WOOD ONE WEEK AGO, HAD CHEST PAIN, PRESENTS TODAY W/ CHEST PAIN. DIAGNOSIS; ACUTE MI. TRANSFERRED. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| 33YOM HAS POISON OAK DERMATITIS ON TRUNK , ARMS WHILE CUTTING BRUSH. DX:POISON OAK DERMATITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 21 YOM BACK PAIN CUTTING DOWN TREES TODAY DX: THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| 53YOF DIGGING A HOLE AT HOME AND STARTED HAVING CHEST PAIN DX. CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 32 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: Tools |
| RT RIB CONTUSION: 32YOM TODAY WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE, STATES LOOSE TREE LIMB BROKE LOOSE, STRUCK RT RIB & SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 47 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: Tools |
| 47YEAR OLD MALE C/O PAIN IN RIBS AFTER CUTTING DOWN TREES@HOME PTA DX C ONTUSION CHEST* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Tools |
| 53YOM WAS CUTING WOOD 1 WK AGO STRAINED BACK. STILL HAS PAIN. HX BACK P AIN. DX: BACK STRAIN, HX CHRONIC BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 31 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: Puncture |
| Product: Tools |
| 31YOM, ACC STABBED SELF INTO CHEST/ABDOMEN WITH A SHARP TOOL, ?DOWEL >>STAB WOUND/PW |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Tools |
| 59 YOM WHO WAS WORKING WITH TOOLS ON SATURDAU AND SLIPPED HIT LT RIB CA GE & ABDOMEN-DX-TRAUMATIC PANCREATITIS 2ND TO BLUNT TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | 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: Tools |
| 44YOF, C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF PRSSURE LIKE CHEST PAIN RAD TO THE LT SIDE, S/P REPORTS WAS CUTTING A TREE FEW DAYS AGO>>CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | 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: Tools |
| THORACIC INJURY-45YOM-CUTTING FIREWOOD WHEN PAIN STARTED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CHEST WALL CONT.:39YOM CUTTING FIREWOOD SINCE 0500 AM,LOADING WOOD, STANDING IN TRUCK,FELL OFF TAILGATE OF TRUCK, INJURED CHEST & BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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