Accidents - Log splitters - Year 2008 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,030
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	351
16-25 years old:	651
26-50 years old:	1,929
50+ years old:	2,098

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
RIGHT THUMB LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGERS CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
(L) MIDDLE FINGER CUT BY A LOG CUTTER DX- FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
HAD LT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS PINCHED BETWEEN LOG & WEDGE WHILE SPLITTI NG WOOD. LT INDEX/MIDDLE/RING FINGERS CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LAC TO FINGER, PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLINTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER, BETWEEN LOG AND THE METAL PART DX: CONTUSION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING WOOD, AND HIT FINGER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATION OF A FINGER BY A WOOD SPLITTERS AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FX.PT WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND LACERATED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
PT TRYING TO START LOG SPLITTER-HURT HAND-STRAIN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND SMASHED (R) THUMB DX- THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
USING A HYDROLIC LOG SPLITTER AND CAUGHT (R) 4TH FINGER UNDER WOOD HAS OPEN FX TO FINGER DISTAL PHALANX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
USING LOG SPLITTER WHEN END OF RT FINGER GOT CRUSHED IN IT. LACERATION RT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGER LAC-CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN BLADE AND WOOD OF HYDROLIC WOOD SPLITTER AMPUTATION LEFT THUMB - REPAIR IN OR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER, GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A LOG AND AND THE LOG SPLITTER CAUSING A FX TO LT 4TH FINGER W/NAIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC. PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
REPORTEDLY GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A WOOD SPLITTER INJURING A FINGER >>PARTIAL AMPUTATION/FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT FRACTURED A FINGER WHILE USING A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS CUTTING LOG WITH LOG SPLITTER AT HOME AND INJURING THUMB DX: TIP AMPUTATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME, GOT FINGER STUCK IN A WOOD SPLITTER CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY TO LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
61 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER CUT USING WOOD SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PREENTS WITH FINGER INJUREY/BLEEDING AFTER ACCIDENTALLY GETTING IT CAUG HT INTO A LOG SPLITTER>>AMPUTATION/LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
CRUSH FINGER - 54 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT RING FINGE R - CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FX FINGER USING LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
GOT FINGER SMASHED IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME, HAS FRACTURE FINGER WITH HE MATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
USING A LOG SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CAUGHT TIP OF FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER;HAS LAC TO FINGER. LACERATION/CONT USION RT INDEX FINGER. C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX// LEFT THUMB FX AND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING WOOD INJURED FINGER ..OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/12/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS UNLOADING A LOG SPLITTER AND INJURED FINGER. DX: CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT INJURED FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX// FX AND LAC RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER, GOT RT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
INJURED FINGER IN HYDRAULIC WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
INJURED USING LOG SPLITTER/ OPEN FX RT 4TH FINGR, FX RT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
60 YO INJURED FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
HAND CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER AMPUTATION / OPEN FRACTURE RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FRACTURE FINGER - 47 YO FEMALE STATES THAT SHE CRUSHED HER RIGHT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN A CHUNK OF FIREWOOD AND LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGERS IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX: L 2/3 FINGER FX'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2008	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters, Other unpowered garden tools
CUTTING WOOD AT HOME, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WOOD SPLITTER WEDGE AND SLE DGEHAMMER. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
26 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND GOT A SPLINTER IN LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
FX,AMPUTATED AND CRUSH INJ TO FINGER ON HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT HIS L INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER. HAS OPEN FX TO THE FINGER AND NAIL AVULSION. UNK IF HAPPENED WORKING. DX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX: L THUMB AMPUTATED TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LAC TO FINGER, SPLITTING WOOD AND FINGER GOT PINCHED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER INCOMPLETE AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
AMPUTATION FINGERTIPS - 15 YO MALE CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME -AMPUTATION OF LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERTIPS - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT'S THUMB WAS CRUSHED IN HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER. DX: L THUMB PROX PHALANX FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters, Power leaf mulchers and grinders
L 5TH FING AMPUTATION/62YOM STS INJURED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER. ALSO S TATED WOOD CHIPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2008	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
R LAYERED THUMB LAC. WITH REPAIR: USING A HOMEMADE LOG SPLITTER AT HOME PIECE OF LOG KICKED BACK, PINCHED THUMB BETWEEN LOG & SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: L FIFTH FINGER TIP AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
OPEN FX WITH AMPUTATION TO FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGH T,MED FLITE IN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER/ OPEN FX WITH PARTIAL AMPUTATION LT 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/29/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT CUT (L) INDEX FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
59 YO FEMALE SMASHED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT WITH LACERATION TO #3 RIGHT FINGER AFTER HAND SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING WOOD STRIKING THE BLADE OF WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
CONT.& SWELLING L INDEX FING.2ND TO TRAUMA,R/O FX:CRUSHED BETWEEN PIECE OF FIREWOOD & *** PROCESSOR METAL WEDGE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
AMPUTED FINGER TIP IN WOOD SPLITTER/ AMPUTATION TIP LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER BLADE/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT STATES SHE SMASHED L MIDDLE FINGER W/WOOD SPLITTER 30 MINS PTA. DX. LAC L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
AMPUTATED FKNGER USING A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT MASHED R INDEX FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX LAC,FX R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
5TH FINGER LAC, PT INJURED FINGER WHEN USING A PNEUMATIC WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
@ HOME FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A WOODEN DECK&SCREW VERSUS HAND CAUGHTIN A LOG SPLITTER >> FINGER AMPUATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX// FX AND LAC LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
34 YOM HIT LEFT RING FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER SUSTAINING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT CRUSHED FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX/ LEFT INDEX FINGER DISTAL TIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
21 Y/O M INJURED L RING FINGER WHEN GOT IT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HO ME. DX; AVULSION L 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
35YOM WAS AT FRIEND'S HOUSE USING A WOOD SPLITTER,IT FELL OVER STRIKING FINGER;LEFT RING FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT WITH CRUSH INJ TO FINGERS FROM USING A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
17 YO M CRUSH INJURY LACERATION TOFINGER COMPRESSED WHILE USING HYDROLIC LOG SPLITTER AT BROTHER'S HOUSE YESTERDAY*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
42 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHEN GOT IT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; R INDEX FINGER OPEN FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT HAD HAND AND FINGERS CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER-LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
27 YO M FRACTURED FINGER LACERATION TO FINGER INJURED THROWING LOGS INTO A LOG SPLITER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
37 YO M LACERATION TO FINGERR CUT ON WOOD SPLITER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
SMASHED HAND IN WOOD SPLITTER/ RIF TUFT FX,MULT SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
LEFCT LONG FINGER CRUSH INJURY WITH FX AND LAC.PT WAS USING A LOG SPLIT TER AND HIT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT FRACTURED A FINGER IN A WOOD SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
INJURED WITH WOOD/LOG SPITTER CAUSTING ACUTE OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT THUM B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
55 YO M FRACTURED FINGER WITH LACERATION CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
THUMB SKIN AVULSION-CAUGHT THUMB IN LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
INJURED LEFT THUMB WITH WOOD SPLITTER NEAR AMPUTATION LEFT THUMB #
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME DX FRACTURED LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT L MIDDLE FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. LAC, FX L 3RD DISTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
JAMMED INDEX FINGER BETWEEN LOG AND LOG SPLITTER. DX: PROXIMAL PHALANX NONDISPLACED FRACTURE AND BLEEDING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
USING A LOG SPLITTER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/24/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING WOOD AND CRUSHED FINGER AND FX IT ALSO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
USING A LOG SPLITTER ANDE DEEPLY LAC FINGER TO BONE PARTIALLY AMPUTATIN G IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
(R) 5TH FINGER PINCHED IN A HYDROLIC LOG SPLITTER DX- FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT HAND IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME INJURING FINGER ADMITTED TO OR DX: OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT MIDDLE & RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
CUT FINGER ON WOODSPLITTER/ OPEN FX LRF WITH COMPLEX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2008	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
15 YO M AVULSION TO FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND STABILIZING BAR ON LOG SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT'S L INDEX FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. LA, FX L AND DISTAL, INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
PT CUT L MIDDLE FINGER W/WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. AVULSION INJURY L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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