Accidents - Log splitters - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 768
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	67
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	17
Year 2005:	75
Year 2006:	126
Year 2009:	78
Year 2010:	316

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	88
16-25 years old:	96
26-50 years old:	231
50+ years old:	352

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters, Hatchets or axes
11 YOM-@ HOME FATHER STATES CHILD WAS SPLITTING LOGS W/BROTHER & GOT TO CLOSE TO BROTHER & WAS STRUCK IN HEAD W/AXE DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2010	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
65YO MALE SPLITTING WOOD AND MAUL BOUNCED OFF OF A BEAM THEN CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ON BACK OF HEAD. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2010	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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
61 YO M HIT IN HEAD WITH LOGSPLITTER. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2010	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
70YOM WALKING BACKWARDS, FELL AGAINST LOG SPLITTER/ SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
19YOM SPLITTING LOGS, ONE BOUNCED UP & HIT PT IN HEAD DX;* N.S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
PT PRESENTS TO ER FROM SCHOOL DUE TO HEAD INJURY AFTER FALL INTO LOG SP LITTERS- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Log splitters
49YOM WAS HOME SPLITTING WOOD USING A LOG SPLITTER,BOUNCED UP STRINKING FACE AND HEAD;CONCUSSION,ORBITAL FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/25/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
24 YOM SPLITTING WOOD ON LOG SPLITTER, PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
53 YO HIT IN HEAD BY CAP FROM HYDROLICLINE OFF WOOD SPLITTER HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON LOG SPLITTER; LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A WOOD SPLITER. DX-HEAD CONTUSION.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
WAS USING LOG SPLITER AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY HIT FACE DX: CHI , LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
18 YO F BENDING DOWN WENT TO LIFT HEAD UP STRUCK ON LOD SPLITTER HEAD INJURY-CLOSED BRIEF LOC <1HR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
GETTING LOG SPLITTER OUT OF TRUCK. DX: SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT. WAS SPLITTING WOOD AT HIS HOME, SPLITTER HIT HIM IN THE HEAD LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2001	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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