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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 954
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT FRACTURED A WRIST BY CATCHING BETWEEN A LOG AND WOOD SPLITTER. |
| 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: 11/23/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT HAD L MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME -FX/LAC TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER DX: MULTIPLE AMPUTATED FINGERS TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | 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: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Log splitters |
| RASH, SUSPECT POISON IVY: SPLITTING WOOD COUPLE DAYS AGO, RASH ALL OVER, PENIS SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/22/2007 | Age: 23 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 |
| L 4TH FING CONT/23YOM AT HOME GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG SPLITTER AN D LOG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 17Y/O,M,CAUGHT R ARM IN LOG SPLITTER, INJURED R HAND & FOREARM,R FOR- ARM,WRIST, & HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Log splitters |
| R 4TH & 5TH FINGERS CUT OFF W/LOG SPLITTER DX; FINGER AMPUTATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT WAS LIFTING UP A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME, STRAINED LWR BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PIECE OF WOOD KICKED BACK FROM LOG SPLITTER. DX: L THUMB FX. |
| 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: 05/22/2007 | Age: 20 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 BY CATCHING IT IN A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | 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: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| SPLITTING WOOD, A WOODEN CHIP HIT LEG "LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 21 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 |
| SPLITTING WOOD,, CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 20 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 WOOD SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED TWO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 19 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 |
| PINCHED FINGER ON LOG SPLITTERDX LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17YMC CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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