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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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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