Accidents - Log splitters - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,047
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	860	Hand:	86
Lower Leg:	70	Wrist:	15
Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2009	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
19YOM GOT THUMB CRUSHED IN A LOG SPLITTER - LACERATION WITH NEAR AMPUTATION, TIP OF LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2009	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
16 YOM C/O FINGER PAIN GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITER. DX-FX RIGHT RTH FINGER, CRUSH INJURY 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LEFT HAND LAC.PT CAUGHT HAND IN A LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGER LAC, PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD AND WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
17 Y/O MALE SMASHED THUMB IN A WOODSPLITTER. DX CELLULITIS THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	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: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
CRUSH FINGER - 22 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT INDEX FING ER - STRUCK BY A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 18 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: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
ACC GOT RT THUMB CAUGHT INTO A WOOD SPLITTER, ?MECH, +BLD CTR'D >>CRUSHING INJ/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2009	Age: 21 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 FINGER TIP - 21 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME POST PINNING LEFT PINKY FINGER IN BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF WOOD IN LOG SPLITTER - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/19/2009	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
ACC GOT RT RING FINGER CRUSHED B/T WOOD&WOODSPLITTER, ?MECH >>FX/HEMATOMA
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: 10/17/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
PT INJURED INDEX FINGER WITH A WOOD SPLITTER DX;* NAIL BED LAC WITH NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2009	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: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
DEEP PENETRATING LAC TO WRIST BY LOG SPLITTER WITH TENDON INVOLVEMENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/07/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
17YO F CRUSH INJURY TO THUMB CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2009	Age: 20 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 GOT HIS INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD SPLITTER AND WOOD. FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
RCOMPRESSED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN WOOD AND SPLITTER. DX: LEFT INDEX FINGER DIP FRACTURE AND SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Log splitters
HYPEREXTENDED THUMB USING LOG SPLITTER FINGER DISLOCATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
ACC GOT LT RING FINGER CAUGHT INTO A LOG SPLITTER, ?MECH, BLEEDING CONT ROLLED>>FX/LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
INJURED FINGER USING WOOD SPLITTER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
ACC GOT A FINGER CAUGHT B/T A LOG&LOG SPLITTER, +BLEEDING >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER, GOT HAND CAUGHT, CAUSING A CONTUSI ON TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER ON THE LOG SPLITTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING LOGS - PIECE OF METAL FROM LOG SPLITTER SHOT OFF AND PUNTURED R CALF. FB R CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
PT SMASHED R THUMB WITH A WOOD SPLITTER DX SKIN AVULSON LACERAT ION R THUMB ***********
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.