Accidents - Log splitters - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,033
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	38
6-15 years old:	212
16-25 years old:	405
26-50 years old:	1,527
50+ years old:	1,849

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,021	Hand:	439
Ankle:	149	Lower Trunk:	134
Mouth:	68	Wrist:	68
Upper Trunk:	67	Head:	67
Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT USING LOG SPLITTER & WAS HIT IN MOUTH BY A LOG. DX LAC TO MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
AT HOME CUT FINGER ON WOOD SPLINTER DX LACERATION LT THIRD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2002	Age: 38 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
GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER - LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT CUT ON LOG SPLITTER; LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN WOOD SPLITTER AND PIECE OF WOOD DX: NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME, WRENCE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND. DX-LACERATION RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/30/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
CRUSHING INJURY TO FINGER WHEN USING LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
R THUMB CUT BY WOOD SPLITTER 30 MINS PTA. DX. LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Log splitters
70 YOWM WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND THE LOG FLEW BACK AND INJURED THE PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2002	Age: 19 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'S THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: OPEN FX/LAC R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
66 YOM WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME AND CUT LEFT LONG FINGER ACCID ENTALLY. LACERATION, LEFT LONG FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 16 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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
16 YOM GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER FX L 5TH DISTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 57 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 & DRILL END OF SPLITTER OPEN FX/DISL HAND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER CRUSH INJURY AND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
PT.C/O SPLITTER (WOOD) BEING IN LT.THUMB UNDER NAIL SUSTAIN AT HOME DX-FOREIGN BODY LT.THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGER PINCHED IN WOOD SPLITTER/ LAC RMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CUT FINGER WITH A LOG SPLITTER DX: L 2ND FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME AND INJURED CHEST/SHOULDER. MUSCLE STRAIN TO CHEST WALL AND LEFT SHOULDER. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
DX:FRACTURE TO RIGHT 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS WITH DEGLOVING. CAUGHT HAND IN LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
AVULSION OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP ON A WOOD SPLITTER DX AVULSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 52 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
LT INDEX FINGER TIP AMPUTATION-INJURED ON LOG SPLITTER-AT HOME-HAD DRANK 8 BEERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 42 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
PT WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME WHEN HIT FINGER GOT CAUGHT CAUSING A FX AND A LACERATION OF HIS LT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	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
PARTIAL AMPUTATION FINGER - PATIENT AT HOME CRUSHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN WOODSPLITER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 71 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
LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS INJURING LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN USI NG A WOOD SPLITER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A LOG SPLITT ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
USING WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME, PIECE OF WOOD FELL ON HAND DX: LACERATIONS TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT. WAS SPLITTING WOOD AT HIS HOME, SPLITTER HIT HIM IN THE HEAD LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
HAND CAUGHT ON WOODEN STAND OF WOOD SPLITTER. DX. LAC R RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
CONTUSION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
74 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHEN STUCK IN HINGE OF LOGSPLITTER AT H OME. DX; LAC R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	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
WOODSPLITTER THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
WOOD SPLITTER FELL OVER DX. FOOT CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 67 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
PT SPLITTING LOGS WITH LOG SPLITTER. RT.INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN LOG SPLI TTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2002	Age: 53 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
PARTIAL AMPUTATION FINGER - PATIENT CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER - TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
WOODSPLITTER THUMB FX/MULT LAC'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
MOVING WOOD SPLITTER 10 DAYS AGO LUMBAR STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 18 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
PARTIALLY AMPUTATED FINGER IN A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
47 Y/O M INJURED R THUMB WHILE USING WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; FX R TUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 66 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
PT. MOVED AND PULLED WOOD SPLITTER INTO A BUILDING CAUSING SUDDEN HIPPA IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters, Clothing accessories
LT HAND INJURY-SPLITTING LOGS-CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN WOOD AND FRAME-WEARIN G GLOVES-HIT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	Age: 60 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.INJ.L.5TH.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A GAS LOG SPLITTER TO SPLIT LOGS . DX; L.5TH.FINGER TIP AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
FINGER NAIL AT 4TH FINGER PULLED UP WHILE STARTING WOOD SPLITTER. DX.P ARTIAL NAIL AVULSION R RING FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 19 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
LOG SPLITTEROPEN FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGERS CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTERLAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
FINGER WAS PINCHED BY LOG SPLITTER. NONWORK. LEFT 3RD FINGERTIP AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 16 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, Clothing accessories
L 3RD FING FX (COMPOUND)/16YOWM CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER.WAS WEARI NG GLOVES.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
28 YO M USING LOG SPLITTER INJURED HAND FX HAND,CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 86 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 CRUSHED THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX: CRUSH L THUMB W/COMPLEX 10 CM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
DROPPED LOG SPLITTER ON FINGER FINGER FX/LAC
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: 04/07/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
RIGHT LONG FINGER TIP AMPUTATION. PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
PT STATES HAD A SPLINTER EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
53YOBM-CONTUSION LEFT THUMB-SPLITTING LOGS-LOG STUCK FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 14 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
14-YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER FROM A WOOD SPLITER AT HOME VICTIM ID CAN NOT BE OBTAINED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
=40YOM INJ TO FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX=OPEN FRACTURE LEFT 2ND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 47 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION L FIFTH FINGER, FX DISTAL TIP.
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

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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
15 YOF GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A PIECE OF WOOD AND LOG SPLITTER-DX LACERATION/CONTUSION RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT STATES WAS SPLITTING WOOD & STRUCK FINGER WITH THE LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
COMPOUND FX LEFT INDEX FINGER- SUSTAINED A LAC TO LEFT INDEX FINGER @ H OME WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	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: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
57 YOM USING LOG SPLITTER FINGER CAIGHT AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
WAS USING WOOD SPLITTER AND WOOD JUMPED UP AND INJURED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 46 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
46 YO M HAND CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER FX FINGER DISTAL OPEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
L HAND LAC/64YOWF LAC L HAND ON A WOOD SPLITTER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
L LONG FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A LOG SPLITTER L LONG FINGER FRACTURE WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
INJURED R MIDDLE FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER PTA, STYING W/AUNT AND UN DLE. DX. OPEN FX W/NEAR AMPUTATION R PHALANX DISTAL TUFT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WOOD SPLITTER AND LARGE LOG. DX. LAC L SMAL L FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2002	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: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
USING MECHANICAL LOG SPLITTER, FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/13/2002	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
59 Y M AMPUTATED FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER. DX: COMPLETE AMPUTATION OF RIGHT RINGER FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS DISTRACTED AND GOT FINGER SLAMMED IN A HYDROLIC LOG SPLITTE R; CRUSHING INJURY TO LT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LT 3RD & 4TH FINGER LACS-CUT ON A LOG CUTTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LAC TO FIGNER WHEN USING A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 25 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
TUFT FX W/ COMPLEX LAC RT THUMB-CRUSHED THUMB IN A LOG SPLITTER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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