Accidents - Log splitters - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 5,542
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	843
16-25 years old:	627
26-50 years old:	2,627
50+ years old:	1,442

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	3,941	Hand:	628
Lower Leg:	179	Lower Trunk:	145
Face:	139	Eyeball:	139
Knee:	71	Mouth:	71
Toe:	69	Upper Trunk:	58
Foot:	31	Wrist:	29
Head:	17	Ankle:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2004	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
FINGER CAUGHT (L THUMB) BETWEEN WOOD AND WOOD SPLITTER. DX. LAC/CONT L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
LEFT 2ND DIG FX.. PT WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND INJURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
RT HAND FRACTURE.PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
LEFT INDEX FINGER FRACTURE.PT GOT FINGER STUCK IN WOOD SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2004	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
PT LACERATED FINGER ON A WOOD SPLITTING MACHINE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 49 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
PT THUMB CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT HIT HER HAND WITH A WOOD SPLINTER DX: CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
PT SUST SPLINTER ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2004	Age: 23 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
USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED THREE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/13/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
42 Y/O M INJURED L INDEX FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2004	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
INJURED FINGER WITH A LOG SPLITTER DX: L 4TH FINGER FX. / LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2004	Age: 29 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
29 YO USING WOOD SPLITTER AMPUTATED TIP OF FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
FOREIGN BODY WHILE SPLITTING WOOD WITH WOOD SPLITTER GOT INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
AMPUTATION FINGER TIP- 35 YOM MISSING PAD OF LEFT INDEX FINGER, GOT CAU GHT BETWEEN PIECE OF WOOD AND THE SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
R HAND INJ/36YOF CAUGHT R HAND IN LOG SPLITTER 20 MIN AGO AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
PT STRUCK FINGER WITH A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT REPORTS HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK WHEN LOADING LOG SPLITTER ONTO BACK OF A TRUCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 18 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 WAS USING A LOG SPLINTER AND INJURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
L POINTER FINGER TIP SMASHED IN LOG SPLITTER DX: L INDEX FINGER TIP PARTIAL AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	Age: 50 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
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER; CRUSH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	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
LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A WOOD SPLITTER HIT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 44 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
FRACTURE FINGER - PATIENT CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN LOG SPLITTER AND PIECE O F WOOD AT HOME 20 MINUTES AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
42 YO DX: L ORBIT FRACTURE - HIT IN FACE WITH LOG FROM A LOG CUTTER - L OG WAS EJECTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
41 Y/O F INJURED R THUMB WHEN GOT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTED WHILE INTOXICA TED AT HOME. DX; R THUMB NAIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
12 YOF HELPING WITH WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME FRACTURES INDEX AND MIDDLE FI NGERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
HAND LAC-CUT ON A LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 41 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
41 YO CAUGHT HAND ON LOG SPLITTER FX METACARPAL SHAFT CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN WOOD & METAL WHILE CHOPPING WOOD WITH HEAVY CHOPPER DX: L 3RD FINGER FX. / LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 49 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'S FINGER WAS IN BETWEEEN WOOD & SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 68 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
PT GOT R MIDDLE INGER CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
26 YOM AMPUTATES L RING FINGER AFTER HE CATCHES IT BETWEEN A LOG SPLITT ER AND A PIECE OF WOOD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2004	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: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER FROM A LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 16 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 PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FI NGER - REPORTS CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2004	Age: 43 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 BLOCK AND METAL WEDGE ON LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATED FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
LAC L IND FING W/AVULSED NAIL & TUFT FX/61YOM CAUGHT L IND FINGER BETWE EN LOG SPLITTER AND TRACTOR IN BACK YARD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 49 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
STRAINED BACK WHILE SPLITTING WOOD DX: LS STRAIN
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: 10/07/2004	Age: 45 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
FINGER AMPUTATION-WORKING ON AN ENGINE TO A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
AVULSION INJURY FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS LEFT PINKY FINGER CAUGHT IN WO OD SPLITTER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
THUMB CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CRUSHED FINGER WITH WOOD SPLITTER WHILE LOADING IT INTO HIS TRUCK DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
3RD FINGER CT-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/ LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME-BY BROTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT CUTTING WOOD AT HOME AND GOT RT HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN LOG SPLITTER AN D LOG CRUSH INJURY RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 57 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: R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2004	Age: 49 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
FINGER LAC-CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN LOG & LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 70 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. REPORTS CUTTING L 4TH FINGER W/LOG SPLITTER. DX. LAC L RING FINGER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
FOOT SPRAIN-USING LOG SPLITTER-LOG JUMPED & HIT PT'S FOOT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 77 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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN LOG AND LOG SPLITTERE FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CUT FINGER WHILE USING A LOG SPLITER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
27YOMC CUT LOWER LEG ON A WOOD SPLITTER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2004	Age: 16 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 HE CAUGHT HIS RING INDEX FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PATIENT DROPPED LOG SPLITING ON FOOT. DX; CONTUSION TO 2ND AND 3RD TO ES, LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2004	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
USING POWERED LOG SPLITTER AT HOME, REACHING FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF WOOD, CAUGHT FINGER IN SPLITTER. DX: LACERATION FINGER.
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: 07/28/2004	Age: 32 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
32YOM UNKNOWN LOCALE CUT L THUMB ON LOG SPLITTER WHILE USING IT DX/L THUMB LAC 2CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
PTS.MOTJER REPORTED PT.C/O PEICE OF WOOD SPLINTER IN RT. HAND WHEN FELL C/O PAIN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RT.HAND WOOD FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
PT.REPORTED RT.HAND 3RD FINGER SPLINTER UNDER NAIL DX-FOREIGN BODY RT.2RD DIGIT S/P REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2004	Age: 59 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
SMASHED THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
18 YO F BENDING DOWN WENT TO LIFT HEAD UP STRUCK ON LOD SPLITTER HEAD INJURY-CLOSED BRIEF LOC <1HR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT HAND DX: R HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 45 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 C/O CUT ON RT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED FROM LOG SPLITER RT LOWER LEG LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 49 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
PINCHED FINGER WHILE UNLOADING WOOD SPLITTER/ LAC LT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2004	Age: 14 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 CAUGHT HAND IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME AND INJURING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A WOOD SPLITTER; SPLITTER HIT KNEE DX: INTERNAL DERANGEMENT RIGHT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 29 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
PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN LOG AND SPLITTER. DX: L WRIST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 17 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
SPLITTING LOGS IN LOG SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	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
FRACTURE FINGER - 51 YOM WAS SPLITTING LOGS AND THE MACHINE KICKED BACK INJURING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, WRIST WAS SPRAINED ALSO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
36YOMC CUT LIP ON CRANK STYLE MOTOR OF WOOD SPLITTER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2004	Age: 56 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 LAC-@ HOME-INJURED ON A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
INJURED FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER DX: L THUMB FX. / LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 6 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, Hammers
CHOPPING WOOD WITH SPLITTER, GOT FINGR SMASHED BETWEEN SPLITTER AND SLE DGE HAMMER/ CONTUSION LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
EMBEDDED FREIGN BODY RT EYE, SPLITTING WOOD AND WIND PICKED UP BLOWING WOOD OR COAL SHAVINGS, SOMETHING WENT INTO HER EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT FACE ON LOG SPLITTER/ FACIAL FXS AND LACERATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 21 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
PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB - CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIE CES OF WOOD WHEN USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2004	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: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
52 YO M GOT SPLINTER IN FINGER FROM LOG SPLITTER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
LUMBAR STRAIN-PAIN SINCE SPLITTING WOOD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2004	Age: 68 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 STATES HE WAS USING A LOG SPLITTING MACHINE AT HOME AND CAUGHT FINGER IN MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2004	Age: 27 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
THUMB CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER - FRACTURE THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 20 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
20 YOWM INJURED FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
13 YOWM GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
53 YOM USING LOG SPLITTER PIECE OF WOOD FLEW BACK INTO ANKLE SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
PT.REPORTED HAVING SPLTTER LT.HAND THROUGH HE HAD GOTTEN ALL OUT NOW C/O PAIN,PUS RED SWOLLEN. DX-F/B WOUND INFECTION LT.HAND W/WOOD S/P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CUT FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER/ LAC LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters, Clothing accessories
54 YOM CAUGHT GLOVED FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 12 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
12YOM-CRUSH INJURY LEFT THUMB-CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD WHILE HELPING WITH LO G SPLITTER AT HOME
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: 03/08/2004	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PATIENT CUT HIS THUMB OFF WITH A LOG SPLITTER, SPLITTER MALFUNCTIONED. DX-AMPUTATION THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
PT SMASHED FINGER WITH WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME DX: RT FINGER INJURY NO FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	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 AT HOME WHEN HER HAND GOT CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER CAUSING A FX TO HER LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2004	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
HIT FINGER WITH A LOG SPLITTER DX: L 3RD FINGER FX. / LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
HIT IN ABD WITH PIECE OF WOOD FROM LOGSPLITTER. DX JAUNDICE, S/P TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 63 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. WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME, FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	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
INJURED SELF USING LOG SPLITTER DX. FINGER AMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PINCHED R FOREFINGER IN A WOOD SPLITTER 20 MINS PTA. DX. LAC/CONT R IN DEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 11 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
11 YOWM SMASHED FINGERS IN WOODSPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 16 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
PARTIAL AMPUTATION FINGER - PATIENT CUT TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER AT FRIEND'S HOUSE JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
66 YOM WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT THUMB. FRACTURE, LEFT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2004	Age: 34 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. WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND LACERATED HIS THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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