Accidents - Log splitters - 50+ years old - Year 2010 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,921
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Date: 12/30/2010	Age: 80 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
80 YO M INJURED FING ON WOOD SPLITTER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2010	Age: 69 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, Clothing accessories
69YOM, USING LOG SPLITTER, WEARING GLOVESL&ACC GOT RT INDEX FINGER CAUG HT>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2010	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
74YOM WITH CRUSH INJ TO FINGERS FROM LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2010	Age: 62 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
62 YO M GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER. DX FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
73YOM-FINGER CRUSH INJURY-HAPPENED ON A LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/26/2010	Age: 65 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
L THUMB FX/65YOM AT HOME SUSTAINED CRUSH INJURY WHEN HE WAS USING LOG S PLITTER AND L THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN SPLITTER AND LOG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 63 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
63 Y/O W/M RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATION TO FINGER WHEN USING HYDROLIC SPLITTER TO CUT FIREWOOD AT HOME AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 61 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
61 YO M INJURY TO FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER. DX DISTAL FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
53 YO HM HIT THUMB WITH WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME COMPLETE AVULSION FRACTURE RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/01/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGER FX. 57 OF INJURED FINGER USING A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
61 YOM, USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME, FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
53 YOF, CRUSHED FINGER, PT. USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME, GOT FINGER CAUG HT, CRUSHING THE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
DISTAL TUFT FX (R) RING FINGER: CRUSH INJ W/ LAC; 72YOM USING HUSKEE LOG SPLITTER,GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG & STEEL PLATE, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2010	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
57 YO M CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
68YOF WAS SPLITTING WOOD. SMASHED HER RIGHT HAND. R FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
67YOWM PT W/INJURY TO 2ND & 3RD FINGER, PT WAS USING WOOD CHIPPER MACH INE. DX. LAC 2ND & 3RD FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 58 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
58YOM FX FINGER USING WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 55 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
55YOM CRUSH FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/28/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
71YOWM CRUSHING INJURY TO L 5TH DIGIT APPROX 20 MINS PTA FROM A HYDRAL IC LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. FX, LAC L 4TH & 5TH PHALANX DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 63 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 2ND AND 3RD FINGER LACS.63YOM WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND LACERATED FINGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	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
51YOM AMPUTATION TO FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2010	Age: 60 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
60YOM, ACC CUT TIP OF RT MIDDLE FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2010	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
51 YOM, LACERATION FINGER, PT. AT HOME, GOT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
52 YOF PINCHED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX**: RT MIDDLE FINGER INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 69 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
69YOM CAUGHT THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER/ AVULSION DISTAL LT THUMB TISSUE,NA IL, SKIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	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
RT 3RD FINGER AMP. 51 YOM CUT TIP OF FINGER OFF USING A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 65 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
65YOM, ACC CUT TIP OF RT INDEX FINGER ON WOOE SPLITTER >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	Age: 68 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
TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION FINGER - 68 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER CATCHING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME TODAY - ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOM-FINGER FX-INJURED ON LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2010	Age: 64 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
64YOM PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO FINGER CUT ON LOG SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 60 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
60YOM INJURED LEFT THUMB WITH A LOG SPLITTER THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
DX CONTU, THUMB, R, ACUTE - ACC' CRUSH INJ S/P WOOD SPLITTER/LAC, NAIL, THUMB R, ACUTE/HTN, KNOWN CONDITION: 52YOM WOOD SPLITTER CAUGHT R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
55YOM OPEN FRACTURE TO FINGER CUT ON LOG SPLITTER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2010	Age: 72 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
A 72 YOM INJURED FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER. DX: OPEN FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 66 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
66YOM WAS AT HOME USING A WOOD SPLITTER, GOT LT HAND CAUGHT CAUSING A OPEN TUFT FX TO LT 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 53 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
53YOM WAS AT HOME, USING A LOG SPLITTER TO CHOP WOOD, CAUSING A PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO LT INDEX FINGER WITH AVULSION FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2010	Age: 56 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
56YOM INJURED LEFT THUMB USING WOOD SPLITTER FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 64 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
64 YOM 3CM LAC LT MIDDLE FINGER; USING WOOD SPLITTER. DX: 3CM LAC FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2010	Age: 66 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: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
66YOM, FOREIGN BODY /SPLINTER INLEFT FIFTH FINGER PATIENT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/25/2010	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
75YOM INJURED LT FINGER WHEN SMASHED IN LOG SPLITTER. DX:AVULSION LT 3RD FINGER AND NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	Age: 51 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
51YOM, ACC GOT LT HAND RING FINGER CAUGHT INTO WOOD SPLITTER >>FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/16/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
52YOF FINGER CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER ..LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
56YOM, ACC GOT RT SMALL FINGER WEDGED B/T A LOG&THE EDGE OF WOOD SPLITT ER>>LAC/CRUSHING INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
55 YOWF PT CRUSHED TIP OF R MIDDLE FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX . LAC., CRUSHED INJURY TIP OF R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2010	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
58YOM GOT RT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
55YOM CAUGHT FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER OPEN FX LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
71YOM HIT (R) THUMB WHILE SPLITTING WOOD DX;* INGROWN NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
75 YOM HIT FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER DX: CRUSH INJURY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
71YOWF PT CUT R HAND 2ND DIGIT W/WOOD SPLITTER. DX. R INDEX TUFT AMPUT ATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2010	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
52YOM SPLITTING WOOD, DROVE SPLITTER INTO (L) THUMB DX;# LAC (L) THU MB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	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, Clothing accessories
58YOM SPLITTING WOOD WITH A HYDRAULIC WOOD SPLITTER. R MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT INBETWEEN WOOD AND SPLITTER. WEARING GLOVES. LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2010	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
57YOM USING LOG SPLITTER AND IT FELL ON PATIENT'S FINGER DX. FRACT. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2010	Age: 70 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
FINGER FX-70YOM-INJURED ON A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 57 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
57YOM, ACC CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER WHILE WORKING @ HOME >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
64YOM SPLITTING WOOD, W/ WOOD SPLITTER & A PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO (R) RING FINGER DX;# FB-WOOD TO (R) RING FINGER - REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
67 YOM INJURED FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER. DX-ACUTE CRUSH INJURY LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	Age: 57 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
57YOM CUT RIGHT THUMB ON LOG SPLITTER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2010	Age: 58 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
58 YO M INJURY TO FINGE RWITH LOG SPLITTER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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