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Accidents - Log splitters - 16-25 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 651
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Date: 12/29/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGERS CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER. DX FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LAC TO FINGER, PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLINTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PREENTS WITH FINGER INJUREY/BLEEDING AFTER ACCIDENTALLY GETTING IT CAUG HT INTO A LOG SPLITTER>>AMPUTATION/LAC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/06/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER, GOT RT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
HAND CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER AMPUTATION / OPEN FRACTURE RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT HIS L INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER. HAS OPEN FX TO THE FINGER AND NAIL AVULSION. UNK IF HAPPENED WORKING. DX FINGER FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
CONT.& SWELLING L INDEX FING.2ND TO TRAUMA,R/O FX:CRUSHED BETWEEN PIECE OF FIREWOOD & *** PROCESSOR METAL WEDGE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2008Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
21 Y/O M INJURED L RING FINGER WHEN GOT IT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HO ME. DX; AVULSION L 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
17 YO M CRUSH INJURY LACERATION TOFINGER COMPRESSED WHILE USING HYDROLIC LOG SPLITTER AT BROTHER'S HOUSE YESTERDAY*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
LEFCT LONG FINGER CRUSH INJURY WITH FX AND LAC.PT WAS USING A LOG SPLIT TER AND HIT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/20/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
INJURED WITH WOOD/LOG SPITTER CAUSTING ACUTE OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT THUM B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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