Accidents - Log splitters - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,678
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	124
Year 1998:	75
Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	66
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	139
Year 2005:	66
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	274
Year 2008:	146
Year 2009:	130
Year 2010:	444

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	63
6-15 years old:	91
16-25 years old:	337
26-50 years old:	574
50+ years old:	611

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2010	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
51 YO M WOODSPLITTER FLEW UP HIT PT IN FACE. DX FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
25YOM CRANK ON MOTOR OF WOOD SPLITTER HIT FOREHEAD/ FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
16 Y/O/F HIT IN FACE WITH TREE BRANCH FROM A WOOD CHIPPER AT A PARK DX/ FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
77YOM AT HOME SPLITTING LOGS, LOG FLEW UP AND HIT PT IN NOSE CAUSING AB RASION DX: ABRASION TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
4YOM,1CM LACERATION TO FOREHEAD S/P HIT HIS HEAD ON A LOG SPLITTERS PLAYING IN THE YARD,NO LOC ,REPAIRED WTIH ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
DX LAC SCALP/CONJ: 6YOF HOLD' HEAVY METAL WOOD WEDGE W MOP HIT WOOD, WEDGE HIT PT IN FOREHEAD @ HAIRLINE; <1CM LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
25 YOM WAS SPLITTING LOGS WITH A LOT SPLITTER - A PIECE OF LOG FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE. CONTUSION OF NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
45YOM, USING LOG SPLITTER WHEN PIECE OF LOG CAMEBACK UP HITTING HIM IN THE FACE>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FX NOSE USING LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
FACIAL ABS-USING A LOG SPLITTER-LIT FUSE-BLACK POWDER EXPLODED IN FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
PT SUSTAINED A FOREHEAD INJURY FROM A TREE WHILE WALKING- DX- F/O LOG S PLITTER REMOVED FROM FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT CUTTING LOGS W SPLITTER, PIECE CAME OFF & HIT HIM IN FACE DX: LACE RATION OF BASE OF NOSE (THERE IS NO CODE FOR LOGS OR WOOD)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
STRUCK FACE ON A WOOD SPLITTING MACHINE VERSUS, SPLITTING WOOD&BACK OF BLADE SPRUNG TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
HIT IN CHIN BY PIECE OF WOOD FROM WOOD CHIPPER BRUISING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
14YOM WAS HOME SPLITTING WOOD WITH A WOOD SPLITTER, A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD;FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME CHOPPING WOOD WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE SPLITTER HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD DX RIGHT FRONTAL CONTSUION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
BENT OVER & HIT HEAD ON WOOD SPLITTER DX FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
80Y/O,F,WOOD THROWN FROM LOG SPLITTER HIT FACE,ADM., FX R ORBITAL FLOOR MAXILLARY SINUS & FX INFERIOR ASPECT NASAL BONE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT SPLITTING WOOD MANUALLY, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP STRIKING PT CAUSING LAC OVER L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
17 Y.O. M WAS IN WOOD SHOP WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD HIT HIM IN HIS RT EYE. DX BLUNT TRAUMA TO EYE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/01/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
R JAW CONTUSION: AT HOME SPLITTING WOOD WITH 6-7# MULL SPLITTER MULL CAME BACK, HIT R JAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
HIT IN FACE W/LOG SPLITTER, LAC DX: 2.5 CM FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
SMALL LAC TO R FOREHEAD - HIT HEAD ON PIPE ON LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
42 YO DX: L ORBIT FRACTURE - HIT IN FACE WITH LOG FROM A LOG CUTTER - L OG WAS EJECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT FACE ON LOG SPLITTER/ FACIAL FXS AND LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
44 YOM FELL HIT WOODSPLITTER LAC FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
79 YOM STARTING LOG SPLITTER HIT NOSE WITH ELBOW FX NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/1999	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1998	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire:
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/1997	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/1997	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1997	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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