Accidents - Log splitters - Year 2007 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 4,615
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	6
6-15 years old:	293
16-25 years old:	528
26-50 years old:	2,140
50+ years old:	1,646

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 14 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: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
PATIENT'S FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 LOGS IN A LOG SPLITTER; AVULSION OF 2 ND FINGERTIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2007	Age: 14 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, Power leaf mulchers and grinders
USING LOG SPLITTER VS WOOD CHIPPER&FINGER CAUGHT IN >> AMP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/24/2007	Age: 62 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 USING WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME CRUSHED R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 63 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
CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER TODAY DX OPEN FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/09/2007	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
AMPUTATION FINGER TIPS - 45 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH INJURY TO LEFT HAND F INGERS - PARTIALLY AMPUTATED TIP OF RING FINGER WHEN USING WOOD SPLITTE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2007	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
PT STRUCK FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER 2 WK AGO. DX: R SMALL FINGER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LAC TO FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
R INDEX FINGER CUT W/WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. AVULSION, FX R THUMB, DISTAL TUFT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 22 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 HAD L MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME -FX/LAC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 41 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
41Y/O,M,CAUGHT THUMB IN LOG SPLITTER, LAC. R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER DX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2007	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
42 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER IN THE SPLITTER SUSTAINING AN OPEN FRACTURE WITH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 59 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FX THUMB IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER DX: MULTIPLE AMPUTATED FINGERS TO LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 7 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
7 YO M FRACTURED FINGER HELPING DAD SPLIT WOOD WITH HYDROLIC SPLITTER AND HURT FINGER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	Age: 48 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 CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BLADE AND PC OF WOOD IN A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2007	Age: 65 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 - 65 YO MALE GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND LOG SP LITTER - PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGER FX-INJURED ON LOG SPLITTER (GAS POWERED)-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
51YOM WAS HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER,HIT THUMB; RIGHT THUMB CRUSHING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
31YMC SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN WOOD AND WOOD SPLITTER/FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2007	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
PT INJURED FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
55YOM WAS HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER,CAUGHT FINGER; FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 48 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
CAUGHT FINGER B/T 2 LOGS VS CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER >> LAC/CRUSH INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
AMPUTATION LEFT 5TH FINGER, CUT FINGER OFF WITH LOG SPLITTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 50 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 WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH HYDRAULIC SPLITTER AND GOT FINGER WEDGED BET WEEN LOG AND SPLITTER. DX: FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
L 4TH FING CONT/23YOM AT HOME GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG SPLITTER AN D LOG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	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
44 O M FRACTURED FINGER CUT ON LOG SPLITTER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 36 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 LOG SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 27 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 WAS USING A PNEUMATIC LOG SPLITTER, FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN IT, AND CUT OFF THE TIP OF 3RD DIGIT. DX: FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters, Clothing accessories
FINGER LAC, PT WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH A POWER LOG SPLITTER AND GLOVE G OT CAUGHT ON WOOD CUTTING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2007	Age: 29 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, Motor vehicles or parts
2 CM LACERATION FINGER: TRYING TO ATTACH A LOG SPLITTER TO THE HITCH OF HIS TRUCK, LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 37 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 USING LOG SPLITTER AVULSED TIP OF R RING FINGER @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	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
58YOM AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER,CAUGHT FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 53 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
SMASHED FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER/ LAC LT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 70 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
PATIENT C/O FINGER PAIN, SPLITTING WOOD WITH WOOD SPLITTER FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN SPLITTER AND METAL. DX-LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 39 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 TIP IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: L 3RD DISTAL FINGER SOFT TISSUE AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
61YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH A WOOD SPLITTER,CAUGHT FINGER; FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 27 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 HAD LAC TO L INDEX FINGER WHILE USING LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2007	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 W/TRAUMA TO R INDEX FINGER, TIP OF FINGER TORN OFF BY WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF R INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	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
PT WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER GOT FINGER CAUGHT, CAUSING AN OPEN FX TO LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
CAUGHT FINGER IN HYDRAULIC WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; PARTIAL AMPUTATI ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2007	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
RT 3RD FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 36 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
36 YO M PARTIAL AMPUTATION TO THUMB WOOD SPLITTER HIT THUMB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
R 4TH & 5TH FINGERS CUT OFF W/LOG SPLITTER DX; FINGER AMPUTATIONS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/18/2007	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
38 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON BOLT OF LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2007	Age: 43 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: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
43 YO M CRUSH INJURY PARTIAL AMPUTATION L THUMB CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	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: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATION FINGER - 44 YO MALE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE VOLAR ASPE CT OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER - DIRECT BLOW FROM WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
STRUCK L RING FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER, DX FX L PHALANX #4
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2007	Age: 46 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
CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER/FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2007	Age: 63 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 CAUGHT R INDEX FINGER BETWEEN WOOD AND WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
SMASHED THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER/ FX LT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2007	Age: 65 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
65 YO INJURED FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	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
39YOM WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER ON A LOG,ACCIDENTLY CRUSHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER;12-CM COMPLEX LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 67 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 GOT HAND CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: OPEN PHALANX RING/SMALL FX, R HAND FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2007	Age: 53 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 CAUGHT FINGER ON CUTTING EDGE OF A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX: OPEN FRACTURE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PIECE OF WOOD KICKED BACK FROM LOG SPLITTER. DX: L THUMB FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LEFT THUMB LACERATION.PT WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND LACERATED THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 29 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
AVULS LAC L 2ND NAILBED; SPLITTING WOOD, KNOCKING PICE OF WOOD OFF SPLI TTER & CAUGHT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT FRACTURED A FINGER BY CATCHING IT IN A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	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
PT REPORTED CUTTING/CRUSHING L PINKY FINGER WHILE CHOPPING WOOD. DX. C ONT L SMALL FINGER, FX, CRUSH INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME SKIN AVULSION WITH CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT INDEX AND THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 50 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 GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER. DX: R FOURTH FINGER FX, R SECOND METACARPAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
35 YOM RECEIVED FX/LAC TO L INDEX FINGER FROM USING LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 45 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: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
67 YO M CONTUSION TO FINGER CAUGHT ON LOG SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	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
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: R FOURT FINGER FX OPEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 8 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIETN OUT SPLITTING WOOD, TAKING LOG OUT AND BOLT ON SIDE SMASHED FIN GER AGAINST WOOD; 3RD FINGER FX., CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 66 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
66 YO M COMMUNATED COMPOUND FRACTURE L 3RD FINGER INJURED IN LOG SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 71 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 IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; COMPLEX LACERATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
CRUSHED FINGER, ?MECH WHILE SPLITTING WOOD " FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2007	Age: 46 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
46 YO M- INJURED LEFT 4TH FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER-LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2007	Age: 15 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 AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER GOT FINGER CAUGHT CAUISNG AN OPEN FX TO LT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 14 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
MASHED THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER DX OPEN THUMB FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 58 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: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
AVULSESD FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2007	Age: 21 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
SPLITTING WOOD,, CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 39 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
39 YO M LACERATION TO FINGER SMASHED BY LOG SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2007	Age: 20 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 TWO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 39 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
CUT OFF THUMB WITH A LOG SPLITTER THUMB AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/09/2007	Age: 38 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
HURT HAND WHILE USING WOOD SPLITTER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 19 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 ON LOG SPLITTERDX LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/24/2007	Age: 39 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
39 YO M DEGLOVING INJURY DISTAL RIGHT THUMB INJURED BY PIECE OF WOOD O ON WOOD SLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2007	Age: 65 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 CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2007	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND WOOD-SPLITTER AT HOME RT 5TH FINGERTIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	Age: 17 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
17YMC CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 33 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 PRESENTED WITH COMPLEX LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER FROM USING A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 10 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
LARGE WOOD SPLITTING SLEDGE FELL ON FINGER, FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	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
58 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN A HYD RAULIC LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CRUSHED WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME DX. LAC, FX, L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 62 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: Other
Product: Log splitters
INJ L IND FING/62YOM INJURED L IND FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER 1 WEEK AGO. C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	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
51 YOM USING LOG SPLITTER HAD L THUMB CAUGHT IN SPLITTER FX THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
69 YOM USING LOG SPLITTER FX L RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT FINGERS CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTING MACHINE PT TRANSFERED TO UNIVERS ITY HOSPITAL DX// AMPUTATION RIGHT 2ND AND 3RD FINGER PARTIAL AMP 4TH F
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
93 Y/O M INJURED L 2ND FINGER WHEN GOT IT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOM E. DX; FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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