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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,008
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER DX AVULSION R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2006 | Age: 46 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: Crushing |
| Product: Log splitters |
| DX CRUSHED LEFT 5TH DIGIT: INJURED ON TREE SPLITTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 32 YOM USING LOG SPLITTER HAD FOREIGN BODY IN PALM OF R HAND, UNKNOWN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Log splitters |
| USING A WOOD SPLITTER CRUSH INJURY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2006 | 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 |
| FRACTURE FINGER - 46 YOM SUSTAINED AN OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT PINKY FINGE R WHEN CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| SMASHED FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER WHILE HELPING CUT WOODK, DX; FX FINGER, CRUSH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 46 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| USING LOG SPLITTER AND CAUGHT FINGER CRUSHING AND PARTIALLY DEGLOVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2006 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Log splitters |
| CRUSHED HAND IN A LOG SPLITTER " HAND CRUSHING INJ" + MULIT FINGER FXS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 45 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 |
| RT INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY: PUT LOG ON HUSKY LOG SPLITTER, DIDN'T MOVE HAND IN TIME, FINGER CAUGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2006 | Age: 42 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 |
| CRUSHED FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER " FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LS STRAIN-USING A LOG SPLITTER-FELL TO GROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2006 | Age: 49 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 WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME DX L 4TH FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| BACK STRAIN: SPLITTING FIREWOOD 3 DAYS AGO, LOWER THORACIC, UPPER LUMBAR REGION PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 39 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: Crushing |
| Product: Log splitters, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HAND CAUGHT IN A WOOD SPLITTER/CLIPPER " HAND CRUSHING INJ" + TENONDON INJ/TEAR" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | 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: Crushing |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 50 YO INJURED FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER CRUSH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | 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 |
| PT CAUGHT HAND IN A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME INJURING FINGER DX: DEEP LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| SPRAIN HAND - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH RIGHT HAND PAIN - ONSET WHEN PULLIN G STARTER CORD FOR WOOD SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT WAS USING LOG SPLITTER AFTER 6 BEERS AND CAUGHT HAND. DX: L 4/5 METACARPAL AMPUTATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| CONTUSION TO L GREAT TOE FROM A WOOD SPLITTER# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 43 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: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LAC L HAND/43YOM CUT L HAND ON METAL RAIL OF LOG SPLITTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| ABDOMINAL WALL STRAIN - PATIENT REPORTS ONSET OF ABDOMINAL PAIN WHEN US ING A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME - LOG BUCKED - SHARP PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PATIENT WAS MOVING LOG SPLITTER AND HURT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LACERATION FINGER - PATIENT GOT LEFT THUMB CAUGHT IN A WOODSPLITTER JUS T PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - LAC ALONG NAIL DOWN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| STRAIN LOW BACK - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LOW BACK PAIN - ONSET WHEN PUSHI NG A WOOD SPLITTER AND TWISTED - AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER, TISSUE AVULSION RT 1ST DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 46 YOM AMPUTATION 5TH FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PINCHED R. THUMB IN LOG SPLITTER DX. R. THUMB FX.# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2006 | Age: 28 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 |
| SPLITTING WOOD, C/O BACK PAIN DX LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| SMASHED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER/ OPEN FX DISTAL LT FINGER WITH PARTIAL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 32 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 IN LOG SPLITTER FX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2006 | Age: 42 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: Crushing |
| Product: Log splitters |
| CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER: CRUSHED LT 4TH FINGER WITH WOOD SPLITTER ONE WEEK AGO, STILL PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| 30 Y/O M INJURED L THIGH WHILE USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; L THIGH CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2006 | Age: 42 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 STATES LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER & STARTED EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN DX: STRAIN LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Log splitters |
| LT FOOT CONTUSION: USING LOG SPLITTER, SPLIT LOG AND LOG DROPPED OFF ONTO LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 42 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 |
| CUT FINGER/STRUCK FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER " FX" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 40 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 |
| USING A WOOD SPLITTER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2006 | Age: 38 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 SHIN - 38 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AT HOME AND A PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK HIS LEFT LOWER LEG CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| PT. CUT L.HAND ON LOG SPLITTER, WHILE SPLITTING WOOD. DX. L. HAND LAC. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Crushing |
| Product: Log splitters |
| RT RING FINGER CRUSH INJURY.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A LOG SPLITTER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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