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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,907
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 44 YOM FELL HIT WOODSPLITTER LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 42 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 |
| 42YOMC SMASHED THUMB BETWEEN WOOD SPLITTTER AND TRAILER CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2003 | 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 ON A LOG SPLITTER DX: L THUMB LAC. / FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| STEPPED ON LOG WHILE SPLITTING LOT, BOUNCED UP & KNOCKED KNEE CAP, UNABLE TO BEAR WT DX A/R KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2003 | 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 |
| FX R 4TH FING/44YOM CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF HER FINGER FROM GETTING IT CAUGHT BETWEEN W OOD AND A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 49 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. CUT THE END OF RING FINGER ON L HAND WITH A WOOD SPLITTER. DX. LAC /FX L INDEX FINGER TUFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 36 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 |
| INJURED FINGER WITH A LOG SPLITTER DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC. / CRUSH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Log splitters |
| USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND CAUGHT FINGER IN HYDRAULIC MECHANISM AMPUTATI NG HER FINGER TIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 37 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 |
| 37 YOM FINGER CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2003 | Age: 47 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 |
| FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND METAL BLADE....FX R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | 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 |
| PT. LAC TO BOTH INDEX FIGNERS ON WOOD SPLITTER THIS PM, STRONG ODOR ETO H. DX. LAC R/L INDEX FINGERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2003 | Age: 44 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD ON LOG SPLITTER NOT PAYING ATTENTION WHEN HAND CRUSHED BET WEEN MACHINE BLADE FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LT FOREARM AB-HIT W/A LOG SPLITER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LT HAND LAC-@ HOME-HIT A LOG SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 42 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 WHEN HE FX AND LACERATED HIS RT THUMB WITH A LOG SPLITTE R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS WITH A LOG SPLITTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| GETTING LOG SPLITTER OUT OF TRUCK. DX: SCALP LAC |
| 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: 09/06/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| SMASHED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER/ LAC LIF NOT WORK RELATED, HAPPENED AT HUNTING CAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2003 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47 YOWM GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN A *** LOG SPLITTER. DX. OPEN FX L 4THFIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 28 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: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 28 YOF CUT HER FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER LACERATION AND FX TUFT R LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 46 YEAR OLD MALE FINGER SMASHED BY LOG SPLITTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 37 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 ONSET OF LOW BACK PAIN WHEN LIFTING W OOD INTO A LOG SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2003 | Age: 43 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 |
| RT 5TH FINGER FX-SMASHED FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 38YOM USING WOOD SLPITTER INJ TO FINGER AT HOMEDX/CRUSH INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT R THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER AT 8:30 AM. DX. FX R THUM B, CRUSH INJURY R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 37 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 CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD SPLITTER AND METAL WHILE SPLITTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 45 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 |
| CAUGHT HAND IN WOOD SPLITTER/CHOPPER AND CRUSHED AND FX IT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT WAS USING LOG SPLITTER AND CAUGHT THUMB. DX: DEGLOVING R THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND A BLOCK OF WOOD KICKED BACK STRIKING SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| FRACTURE WRIST - PATIENT USING A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME HAD PIECE OF WO OD SWERVE UP AND HIT RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT. WAS SPLITTING WOOD WITH A LOG SPLITTER- HURT HIS FINGER INJURY TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2003 | 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 |
| 49 YO M USING LOG SPLITTER CUT FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| SOMETHING FLEW UP FROM LOG SPLITTER DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 49 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 |
| OPEN FRACTURE L 3RD FINGER WITH EXTENSOR TENDON INJURY, INJURED WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER, NO OTHER INFORMATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| PT. WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND HURT HIS FINGER CONTUSION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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