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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 25 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 |
| PATIENT MASHED HIS FINGERS IN A WOOD SPLITER. DX-LEFT 3RD PROXIMAL PHALANX FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF FINGER FROM WOOD WHILE USING WOOD SPLITT ER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| OPEN FRACTURE TO TWO FINGERS - INJURED ON WOOD SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Log splitters |
| FINGER AMPUTATED IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX: DISTAL FINGER AMPUTATIO N AT PIP JOINT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 24 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 |
| PUT HAND INTO WOOD SPLITTER AND CRUSHED TWO FINGER S FX THEM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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