Accidents - Log splitters - 50+ years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,688
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,272	Hand:	146
Eyeball:	68	Toe:	68
Head:	59	Upper Arm:	41
Lower Trunk:	15	Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT. FELL ONTO BLADE OF WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. LAC R AXILLIARY (ARM PIT)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
INJURED ON WOOD SPLITTER OPEN FRACTURES LONG & RING FINGERS
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
INJURED USING LOG SPLITTER DX. FINGER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2005	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
WHILE AT A FRIENDS' HOUSE, CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 56 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
PT PUT HAND TOO CLOSE TO WOOD SPLITTER, CAUGHT FINGER AND PULLED OFF NA IL. DX: FINGERNAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
FOOT CT-@ HOME-DROPPED LOG SPLITTER ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 52 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
THUMB INJURED ON LOG SPLITTER DX. THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
CRUSHED R HAND IN A LOG CUTTER/WOOD SPLITTER. DX. LAC/FX R HAND, METAC ARPAL FX, 3,4,5, EXTENSOR TENDON LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
FINGERS CRUSH INJURY-INJURED IN LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
BLOCK OF WOOD HIT FINGER WHILE PUTTING IT ON WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. D X. LAC /FX TO #5 TUFT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2005	Age: 56 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
AMPUTATED FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 59 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
FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER NOT WORKMENS COMP AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
57YMC WORKING WITH A WOOD SPLITTER AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT HAND IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX: R RING FINGER TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 84 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. USING A WOOD SPLITTER, CUT L 2ND FINGER. DX. LAC/FX L INDEX FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2005	Age: 57 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
INJURED L FINGER W/ LOG SPLITTER FX AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	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 CAUGHT FINGER IN A WOOD SPLITTER DX: CRUSH INJURY LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2005	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN: FX BASE PROXIMAL PHALANX:HELPING HUSBAND LIFT TONGUE OF LOG SPLITTER,DROPPED LOG SPLITTER ON FOOT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2005	Age: 81 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
SPLITTING WOOD WITH A LOG SPLITTER, CAUGHT RIGHT THIRD FINGER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	Age: 59 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 CUT FINGER OFF W/WOOD SPLITTER. DX: TRAUMATIC L SECOND FINGER AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
USING LOG SPLITTER, INJURED R HAND, LACERATION TO FINGERS, DX; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
PENETRATING ABDOMINAL WALL WOUND.PT WAS USING A WOOD SPLITER AND A PIEC E OF METAL FROM SPLITER WENT INTO ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
1. 67 YOF CRUSHED 2 FINGERS IN A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER BLADE/ LAC LT L4TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2005	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
75 Y/O M INJURED L THUMB WHILE USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; AVULSION L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2005	Age: 54 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
SMASHED L RING FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER, DX; 3 CM LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD SPLITTER AND PIECE OF WOOD OPEN FRACTURE LEFT HAND
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CUT L HAND W/WOOD SPLITTER. DX. OPEN FX PROX PHALANX 2ND DIGIT, F X/LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
WAS USING LOG SPLITER AT HOME AND ACCIDENTLY HIT FACE DX: CHI , LAC TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2005	Age: 73 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
PT CRUSHED A FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2005	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
CAUGHT END OF MIDDLE FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER DX CRUSH INJURY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	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
SMASHED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2005	Age: 54 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
54 YO USING WOOD SPLITTER AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/01/2005	Age: 54 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. CUT TIP OF L LITTLE FINGER OFF WITH A WOOD SPLITTER. DX. AMPUTATIO N TIP OF L LITTLE FINGER. PT LEFT. ADVISED TO STAY.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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