Accidents - Log splitters - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,265
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,041	Upper Leg:	69
Wrist:	69	Lower Leg:	68
Face:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
70 Y/O F INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME SPLITTING LOGS WHEN THE MACHINE HIT A KNOT AND THE LOG J UMPED HITTING HER LT UPPER LEG CAUSING A CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
TOSSING WOOD-HIT FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER OPEN FX INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
AMPUTATION FINGER - 51 YOM AMPUTATED THE TIP OF HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER W ITH A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT INJURED USING A LOG SPLITTER; CRUSH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	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
LT THUMB FX-@ HOME-CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN A LOG & LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 68 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
68YOM-LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER-INJURED WHILE SPLITING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
PT.REPORTED WOOD SPLINTER IN LT.THUMB LT.HAND C/O TENDERNESS DX-FOREIGN BODY WOOD SPLINTER LT.THUMB LT.HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
70 Y/O M INJURED RT FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX: AVULSION DISTAL PAD RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2003	Age: 70 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 IN WOOD SPLITER, AMPUTATED L INDEX FINGER, HANGING ON O HAND BY SKIN ONLY. DX. AMPUTATION L 2ND PHALANX PROX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 75 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
FINGER LAC-FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A LOG & LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 52 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
PARTIALLY AMPUTATED 3 FINGER ON WOOD CHIPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LOG SPLITTER LACERATION DX - RIGHT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LEFT INDEX FNGER LAC, PT INJURED FINGER USING A LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER OPEN FX TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	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
FRACTURE, LACERATION RT MIDDLE RING AND LITTLE FINGERS SECONDARY TO CRUSH INJURY, CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 71 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
71 YOM USING LOG SPLITTER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT HER FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER, NEAR COMPLETE AMPUTATION OF L 4TH RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 52 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
52 YOM USING LOG SPLITTER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
HIT IN LEG BY WOOD SPLITTER/ CONTUSION RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 82 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
HAND GOT CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER AND LAC 2 FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
GOT HAND CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER @ 12 NOON. DX. LAC INDEX, MIDDLE AND SMALL FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CRUSH/LAC L INDEX FINGER USING LOG SPLITTER @ FRIEND'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGER INJURED ON WOOD SLITTER DX. FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
LOG SPLITTER HIT PT'S FINGER. DX: AMPUTATION L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATION FINGER - 58 YOM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A WOOD SPLIT TER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATION FINGER COMPLICATED - 53 YOM LACERATED TO LEFT INDEX FINGER F ROM A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 79 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
79 YOM STARTING LOG SPLITTER HIT NOSE WITH ELBOW FX NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 74 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 INJURY USING LOG SPLITTLER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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