Accidents - Log splitters - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,929
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Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2008	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
RIGHT THUMB LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
(L) MIDDLE FINGER CUT BY A LOG CUTTER DX- FINGER AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
HAD LT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS PINCHED BETWEEN LOG & WEDGE WHILE SPLITTI NG WOOD. LT INDEX/MIDDLE/RING FINGERS CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
PT TRYING TO START LOG SPLITTER-HURT HAND-STRAIN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
USING LOG SPLITTER WHEN END OF RT FINGER GOT CRUSHED IN IT. LACERATION RT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGER LAC-CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN USING A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	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
THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN BLADE AND WOOD OF HYDROLIC WOOD SPLITTER AMPUTATION LEFT THUMB - REPAIR IN OR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2008	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 SPLITTER, GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A LOG AND AND THE LOG SPLITTER CAUSING A FX TO LT 4TH FINGER W/NAIL AVULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LAC. PT GOT HAND CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	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: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
REPORTEDLY GOT HAND CAUGHT IN A WOOD SPLITTER INJURING A FINGER >>PARTIAL AMPUTATION/FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	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: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
USING A LOG SPLITTER AND AMPUTATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 28 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX// LEFT THUMB FX AND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING WOOD INJURED FINGER ..OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	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 SPLITTER AT HOME DX// FX AND LAC RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
INJURED FINGER IN HYDRAULIC WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; LACERATION FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	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
FRACTURE FINGER - 47 YO FEMALE STATES THAT SHE CRUSHED HER RIGHT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN A CHUNK OF FIREWOOD AND LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGERS IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX: L 2/3 FINGER FX'S.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
26 YOM WAS SPLITTING WOOD AND GOT A SPLINTER IN LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2008	Age: 28 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
FX,AMPUTATED AND CRUSH INJ TO FINGER ON HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 50 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
LAC TO FINGER, SPLITTING WOOD AND FINGER GOT PINCHED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER INCOMPLETE AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 43 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER. DX: L FIFTH FINGER TIP AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 50 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: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
OPEN FX WITH AMPUTATION TO FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGH T,MED FLITE IN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/14/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
AMPUTED FINGER TIP IN WOOD SPLITTER/ AMPUTATION TIP LIF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
5TH FINGER LAC, PT INJURED FINGER WHEN USING A PNEUMATIC WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	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, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
@ HOME FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A WOODEN DECK&SCREW VERSUS HAND CAUGHTIN A LOG SPLITTER >> FINGER AMPUATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2008	Age: 34 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX// FX AND LAC LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2008	Age: 34 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
34 YOM HIT LEFT RING FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER SUSTAINING A CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
35YOM WAS AT FRIEND'S HOUSE USING A WOOD SPLITTER,IT FELL OVER STRIKING FINGER;LEFT RING FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT WITH CRUSH INJ TO FINGERS FROM USING A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
42 Y/O M INJURED R INDEX FINGER WHEN GOT IT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; R INDEX FINGER OPEN FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT HAD HAND AND FINGERS CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER-LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 27 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
27 YO M FRACTURED FINGER LACERATION TO FINGER INJURED THROWING LOGS INTO A LOG SPLITER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
37 YO M LACERATION TO FINGERR CUT ON WOOD SPLITER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2008	Age: 38 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
SMASHED HAND IN WOOD SPLITTER/ RIF TUFT FX,MULT SKIN TEARS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 47 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 CAUGHT FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME DX FRACTURED LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 26 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
JAMMED INDEX FINGER BETWEEN LOG AND LOG SPLITTER. DX: PROXIMAL PHALANX NONDISPLACED FRACTURE AND BLEEDING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 38 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 LOG SPLITTER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/17/2008	Age: 35 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 CAUGHT HAND IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME INJURING FINGER ADMITTED TO OR DX: OPEN FRACTURE RIGHT MIDDLE & RING FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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