Accidents - Log splitters - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,428
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	89
Year 1998:	152
Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	87
Year 2001:	33
Year 2003:	137
Year 2004:	179
Year 2005:	166
Year 2006:	131
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	157
Year 2010:	87

Accidents - Age:

6-15 years old:	16
16-25 years old:	192
26-50 years old:	733
50+ years old:	486

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
64YOM USING WOOD SPLITER WHEN A WEDGE KICKED BACK HITTING ANT. SHIN >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
31YOF USING WOOD SPLITTER-PIECE OF WOOD FLEW OFF & HIT HER IN RT LEG. DX:RT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2009	Age: 56 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
56 YOM STATES THAT A LOG SPLITTER FELL ON HIS LEG DX: LOWER LEG FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING WOOD WHEN WEDGE BROKE - PEICE OF METAL WENT INTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING LOGS - PIECE OF METAL FROM LOG SPLITTER SHOT OFF AND PUNTURED R CALF. FB R CALF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 46 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
46 YOM WAS SPLITTING LOGS AND HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG SUSTAINING A LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
PW LEFT LEG. PT WAS HIT IN LEG WHEN USING A WEDGE TO SPLIT WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING WOOD, A WOODEN CHIP HIT LEG "LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
PT WITH PUNCTURE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER SPLITTING FIREWOOD WITH SPLIT TER THAT BROKE OFF HITTING PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/SPLITTER AND PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP 10 DAYS AGO AT JAIL. DX: CELLULITIS L LEG, POSS FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 76 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 CUTTING WOOD WITH MECHANICAL LOG SPLITTER AND A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW A ND HIT HIS LEG DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	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 YOM STRUCK BY PIECE OF FIREWOOD THAT POPPED OUT OF LOG SPLITTER CONTUSION TO LOWER R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 57 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
LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WHILE USING A WO OD SPLITER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2006	Age: 38 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
LACERATION SHIN - 38 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME AND A PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK HIS LEFT LOWER LEG CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2005	Age: 44 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
PT WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME WHEN HE CONTUSED HIS LT LWR LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 42 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
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 42 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER A LOG GOT KICKED OUT OF A SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS SPLITTING WORK WITH A WOOD SPLITTER AND APC OF WOOD SHOT OUT AND STRUCK PT ON LOWER LEG
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 09/13/2003	Age: 36 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
" METAL EDGE OF A SPLITTER HIT ME IN THE LEG WHILE CHOPPING WOOD" DX: LOWER LEG LAC. / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
HIT IN LEG BY WOOD SPLITTER/ CONTUSION RT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2001	Age: 18 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2000	Age: 32 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/1998	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1998	Age: 63 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: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/1998	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/1997	Age: 16 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: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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