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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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 |
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