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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT CUTTING WOOD WITH MECHANICAL LOG SPLITTER AND A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW A ND HIT HIS LEG DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 56 YOM STRUCK BY PIECE OF FIREWOOD THAT POPPED OUT OF LOG SPLITTER CONTUSION TO LOWER R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WHILE USING A WO OD SPLITER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LACERATION SHIN - 38 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME AND A PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK HIS LEFT LOWER LEG CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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