Accidents - Log splitters - 26-50 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,677
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	2,140	Hand:	241
Lower Leg:	85	Face:	70
Upper Arm:	70	Upper Leg:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2007	Age: 45 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 TIPS - 45 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH INJURY TO LEFT HAND F INGERS - PARTIALLY AMPUTATED TIP OF RING FINGER WHEN USING WOOD SPLITTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
R INDEX FINGER CUT W/WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. AVULSION, FX R THUMB, DISTAL TUFT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 41 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
41Y/O,M,CAUGHT THUMB IN LOG SPLITTER, LAC. R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
42 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER IN THE SPLITTER SUSTAINING AN OPEN FRACTURE WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 48 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 CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BLADE AND PC OF WOOD IN A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
HAND FB-GOT WOOD SPLINTER IN HAND WHILE USING WOOD SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
31YMC SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN WOOD AND WOOD SPLITTER/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2007	Age: 32 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 INJURED FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 48 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
CAUGHT FINGER B/T 2 LOGS VS CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER >> LAC/CRUSH INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 50 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
PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH HYDRAULIC SPLITTER AND GOT FINGER WEDGED BET WEEN LOG AND SPLITTER. DX: FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
44 O M FRACTURED FINGER CUT ON LOG SPLITTER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 36 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 LOG SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS USING A PNEUMATIC LOG SPLITTER, FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN IT, AND CUT OFF THE TIP OF 3RD DIGIT. DX: FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters, Clothing accessories
FINGER LAC, PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH A POWER LOG SPLITTER AND GLOVE G OT CAUGHT ON WOOD CUTTING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 29 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, Motor vehicles or parts
2 CM LACERATION FINGER: TRYING TO ATTACH A LOG SPLITTER TO THE HITCH OF HIS TRUCK, LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
PT USING LOG SPLITTER AVULSED TIP OF R RING FINGER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGER TIP IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: L 3RD DISTAL FINGER SOFT TISSUE AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 27 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 HAD LAC TO L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
STRAIN RT QUADRICEPS: SPLITTING WOOD YESTERDAY, RT THIGH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER GOT FINGER CAUGHT, CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CUT HAND ON LOG SPLITTER/ LAC LT 2ND AND 3RD INTRADIGITAL SPACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
MOVING LOG SPLITTER PREVIOUS DAY BICEPS TENDON RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
RT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 36 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
36 YO M PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO THUMB WOOD SPLITTER HIT THUMB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 29 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
L HAND CONT/29YOM AT HOME LAST EVENING WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND SMASHED L HAND BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF WOOD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
38 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON BOLT OF LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 43 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
43 YO M CRUSH INJURY PARTIAL AMPUTATION L THUMB CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATION FINGER - 44 YO MALE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE VOLAR ASPE CT OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER - DIRECT BLOW FROM WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
STRUCK L RING FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER, DX FX L PHALANX #4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 46 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
CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
SMASHED THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER/ FX LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
39YOM WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER ON A LOG,ACCIDENTLY CRUSHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER;12-CM COMPLEX LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
AVULS LAC L 2ND NAILBED; SPLITTING WOOD, KNOCKING PICE OF WOOD OFF SPLI TTER & CAUGHT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME SKIN AVULSION WITH CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT INDEX AND THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER. DX: R FOURTH FINGER FX, R SECOND METACARPAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
35 YOM RECEIVED FX/LAC TO L INDEX FINGER FROM USING LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	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 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: R FOURT FINGER FX OPEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 46 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
46 YO M- INJURED LEFT 4TH FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER-LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 39 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
39 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER SMASHED BY LOG SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 39 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
CUT OFF THUMB WITH A LOG SPLITTER THUMB AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 38 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
HURT HAND WHILE USING WOOD SPLITTER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 39 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
39 YO M DEGLOVING INJURY DISTAL RIGHT THUMB INJURED BY PIECE OF WOOD O ON WOOD SLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND WOOD-SPLITTER AT HOME RT 5TH FINGERTIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 33 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 PRESENTED WITH COMPLEX LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM USING A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 01/26/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
PT WITH PUNCTURE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER SPLITTING FIREWOOD WITH SPLIT TER THAT BROKE OFF HITTING PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
HAND CRUSHED IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters, Clothing accessories
CAUGHT GLOVED HAND IN LOG SPLITTER. DX; CONTUSION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTING MACHINE PT TRANSFERED TO UNIVERS ITY HOSPITAL DX// AMPUTATION RIGHT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER PARTIAL AMP 4TH F
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/SPLITTER AND PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP 10 DAYS AGO AT JAIL. DX: CELLULITIS L LEG, POSS FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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