Accidents - Log splitters - 26-50 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,008
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,011	Hand:	324
Lower Trunk:	290	Knee:	79
Upper Trunk:	73	Upper Leg:	71
Foot:	71	Toe:	71
Lower Leg:	15

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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