Accidents - Log splitters - 26-50 years old - Year 2005 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,060
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Date: 12/29/2005	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
CAUGHT FINGERS (LEFT HAND) IN WOOD SPLITTER. FRACTURES 3RD AND 4TH FING ER AND SUBUNGAL HEMATOMA NAIL OF 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2005	Age: 50 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 LOG SPLITTER DX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2005	Age: 32 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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGER CRUSHED IN HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER CRUSHING AND FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2005	Age: 27 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
R HAND CRUSH WITH FINGER TUFT FX/27YOM WAS A HOME SPLITTING WOOD WHEN R HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN LOG AND HYDROLIC SHAFT. C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2005	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: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME AND INJURED FINGER..SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO FI NGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 31 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
AMPUTATED FINGER USING A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 50 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 SPLITER WHEN THE METAL BAR HIT HIS THUMB CAU SING A FX TO HIS LT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
R THUMB CAUGHT IN A WOOD SPLITTER. DX. LAC PARTIAL AMPUTATION R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2005	Age: 50 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2005	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: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
CRUSH FINGER - PATIENT REPORTS HE CRUSHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME - ALSO LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 39 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 WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER, AND A LOG ROLLED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER/ L AC TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2005	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: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT AMPUTATED THUMB W/LOG SPLITTER. DX: L THUMB AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	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
CAUGHT FINGER IN WOD SPLITTER..LAC TO FINGER THROUGH NAILBED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 38 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 THUMB ON LOG SPLITTER DX. THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN IT C AUSING A FX W/ LACERATIONS TO HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Log splitters
43 Y/O M INJURED R THUMB WHILE USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; DISLOCATION R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
48 Y/O M INJURED R THUMB WHILE USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; FX R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 45 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 INJURED FINGER ON A LOG SPLINTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 50 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 GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX: PARTIAL AMPUTATION L THUMB W/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	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
LACERATION FINGER - 40 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER AT THE NEIGHBOR'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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