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Accidents - Log splitters - 6-15 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 561
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:351Upper Arm:75
Face:59Foot:59
Toe:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/03/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
HIT L FOOT ON WOODEN LOG IN SCHOOL PLAYGROUND. F/B IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER, BETWEEN LOG AND THE METAL PART DX: CONTUSION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters, Outerwear
CAUGHT ON WOOD SPLITTER - PUNCTURED THROUGH JACKET PW UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS CUTTING LOG WITH LOG SPLITTER AT HOME AND INJURING THUMB DX: TIP AMPUTATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FX FINGER USING LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
LT FOOT INJURY /CO PAIN IN TOE AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY RUNNING AND STUBBED TOE ON LOG-TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
AMPUTATION FINGERTIPS - 15 YO MALE CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME -AMPUTATION OF LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERTIPS - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/24/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
14YOM WAS HOME SPLITTING WOOD WITH A WOOD SPLITTER, A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD;FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
(R) 5TH FINGER PINCHED IN A HYDROLIC LOG SPLITTER DX- FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
15 YO M AVULSION TO FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND STABILIZING BAR ON LOG SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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