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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,201
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62YOM, DOING YARDWORK, SWINGING AN AX&DEV. LBP >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| PT HAS LOWER BACK PAIN, CHOPPING FIREWOOD AT HOME, LOWER BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2009 | Age: 61 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 WAS USING AX TO CHOP FIREWOOD AND STRAINED BACK |
| 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: 08/28/2006 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN LOW BACK SPASM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 53 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: 08/22/2005 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 Y/O M INJURED R HIP WHEN SWINGING AXE AT HOME. DX; R HIP SPRAIN, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 61 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 |
| 6 Y/O W/M STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE CHOPPING TREES WITH AXE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 65 YO CHOPPIN UP COUCH WITH AN AXE SPRAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2004 | Age: 61 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, Hammers |
| PT CHOPPING WOOD AT SISTERS USING A N AXE THEN SLEDGE HAMMER.. DX LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2004 | Age: 57 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. RIGHT KNEE STR. PT WAS SWINGING AN AX TO CHOP WOOD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 54 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 |
| 54 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE USING AX TO CHOP FIREWOOD AT HOME. DX; LOW BACK SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2003 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 Y/O M INJURED BACK WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WIT AXE AT HOME. DX: LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| USED PICK AXE TO DIG FOOTING ON SUNDAY. ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 59 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 |
| PT SWINGING AN AXE AT A TREE AT HOME STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2001 | Age: 51 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2001 | Age: 73 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2000 | Age: 84 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2000 | Age: 53 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2000 | Age: 54 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2000 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/1997 | Age: 59 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/1997 | Age: 81 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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