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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 149
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| WAS SPLITTING LOGS AND STEPPED ON A LOG AND IT ROLLED, INVERTING HIS R ANKLE. DX. SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| CONTUSION LT ANKLE, DROPPED A LOG SPLITTER ON SELF AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| STATES INJURED L THIGH AND ANKLE USING LOG SPLITTER THIS PM. DX. FX L FIBULA DISTAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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