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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 358
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| USING A LOG SPLITTER AND LOG "KICKED OUT" HITTING RIGHT THIGH. DX CONTU SION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2006 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| L THIGH CONT/82YOM C/O L UPPER THIGH PAIN. HIT BY LOG FROM WOOD SPLITTE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2006 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT DROPPED A WOOD SPLITTER ON HIS LEG. DX: LARGE HEMATOMA/BRUISE OF THE LEFT LEG AND THIGH. |
| 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: 12/12/2000 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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