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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,917
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 10/16/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| WRENCHED BACK BENDING WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME LAST EVENING L OW BACK STRAIN |
| 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: 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: 09/11/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A WOOD SPLITER. DX-HEAD CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| 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: 08/26/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 50YOWM-LACERATION RIGHT ANKLE-SPLITING WOOD WITH SLIPPED& WEDE-CUT ANKL E |
| 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: 07/21/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 40 YOM CHEST PAIN DUE TO WORKING WITH LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHILE USING LOG-SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; R CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| 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: 06/29/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT @ HOME CAUGHT ARM IN WOOD SPITTER DX FX DISTAL L ARM OPEN COMMINUTED |
| 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: 04/20/2005 | Age: 31 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 |
| SMALL LAC TO R FOREHEAD - HIT HEAD ON PIPE ON LOG SPLITTER |
| 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: 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: 04/01/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 31 Y/O M INJURED MOUTH WHEN HIT BY LOG WHILE USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME .DX; MAJOR DENTAL INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| L KNEE PAIN FROM SPLITTING WOOD, DX; SPRAIN L KNEE |
| 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: 01/28/2005 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LOW BACK PAIN, BACK PAIN X 3 DAYS, NUMBNESS BOTH LEGS SINCE SPLITTING WOOD A FEW DAYS AGO |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER WHEN HER ARM GOT CAUGHT CAUSING A F X OF HER LT ULNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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