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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,144
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | 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 |
| 18YOM INJURED RT THUMB WHEN HE HIT THE LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX: FX LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 21YOM, CONTUSION/ABRASION HAND, PT. STATES WAS AT HOME, HAND GOT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 20YOM MASHED HIS FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER 3 WEEKS AGO, AFRAID OF INFECTION N. DX. OLD INJURY TO FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 18YOM GOT R THUMB CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT FRIENDS HOUSE AND BENT THUM B BACK FORCEFULLY, PAIN. DID NOT BREAK SKIN. DX R THUMB SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 25 YOM SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER AFTER SMASHING HIS FINGER WITH A LOG SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 25YOM CRANK ON MOTOR OF WOOD SPLITTER HIT FOREHEAD/ FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2010 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23YOM CAUGHT HIS HAND IN A LOG SPLITTER DX. SEVERE LAC. HAND. ADMITTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 16 Y/O/F HIT IN FACE WITH TREE BRANCH FROM A WOOD CHIPPER AT A PARK DX/ FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 23 YOM RT SHOULDER PAIN, SPLITTING WOOD, LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS DX: ROTATOR CUFF INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2010 | 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 |
| 22YOM, RT RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER @ HOME >>FX/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | 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 |
| 17YR OLD MALE CAUGHT HAND IN WOOD SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED 3 FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 23YOM, SPLITTING WOOD YEST, NOT WEARING EYE PROTECTION, NOW WITH PAIN/F B SENSATION>>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 24 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 - 24 YO MALE CO OF PAIN AND SWELLING AND DEFROMITY OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER - SUSTAINED WHEN CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 22 YOM LAC TO HAND WHEN USING A WOOD SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | 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 |
| RT MIDDLE FINGER FX.19YOM WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 18 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-18YOM-INJURED ON LOG SPLITTER-WAS WEARING GLOVES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 19YOM SPLITTING LOGS, ONE BOUNCED UP & HIT PT IN HEAD DX;* N.S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 17 YOF WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER TO SPLIT WOOD; WOOD PARTICLE WENT INTO RIGHT EYE. RT. CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | 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 |
| 17YOM WAS USING LOG SPLITTER AND SLICED 2 DIGITS DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 25 YOM WAS SPLITTING LOGS WITH A LOT SPLITTER - A PIECE OF LOG FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ON THE NOSE. CONTUSION OF NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 17 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 |
| CRUSH FINGER - 17 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH CRUSH INJURY TO LEFT RING FINGE R - CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25YOM FRACTURED FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 21 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, Clothing accessories |
| DX FINGER INJ: 21YOM US'G WOOD SPLITER, GLOVE GOT STUCK IN BLADE, PULL' FINGER, NAIL SPIL STILL ATTACHED; PARTIAL AMP LIF HYDRAULIC WOODSPLITTR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YOM-WHILE USING WOOD SPILTTER 3 DAYS AGO, A LOG STRUCK R MIDDLE FING ER @ HOME-SWELLING DX CONTUSION R FINGER #3 * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN LEG AND WOOD SPLITTER LAC RT THUMB * 22 Y/O W/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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