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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 486
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 64YOM USING WOOD SPLITER WHEN A WEDGE KICKED BACK HITTING ANT. SHIN >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 56 YOM STATES THAT A LOG SPLITTER FELL ON HIS LEG DX: LOWER LEG FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT CUTTING WOOD WITH MECHANICAL LOG SPLITTER AND A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW A ND HIT HIS LEG DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2006 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 56 YOM STRUCK BY PIECE OF FIREWOOD THAT POPPED OUT OF LOG SPLITTER CONTUSION TO LOWER R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2006 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WHILE USING A WO OD SPLITER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LEFT TIB FIB FX/ LAC, PT FELL OVER A LOG SPITTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PIECE OF METAL FROM SPLITTING WEDGE FLEW OFF AND HIT PT. DX: FB R LEG DEEP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 56 YO M SPLITTING LOGS W/LOG SPLITTER INJURED LEG CONTUSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/31/1998 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/1998 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/1998 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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