Accidents - Log splitters - 26-50 years old - Year 2010 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,866
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Date: 12/23/2010	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
33YOM INJURED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2010	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
42 YO M MASHED FINGER IN LOG SPLIITER AT HOME. DX FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2010	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
42 Y/O/M CUT FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX/ LEFT 2ND FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2010	Age: 33 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
33YOM LACERATION TO FINGER CAUGHT IN HYDRAULIC WOOD SPLITTER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2010	Age: 28 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
28 YOM HIT THUMB WITH WOOD SPLITTER DX: THUMB CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	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
FX PHALANX: TOTAL DEGLOVEMENT DISTAL PORTION R THUMB;28YOM SPLITTING WOOD W/MECHANICAL LOG SPLITTER,FING.CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD & SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/28/2010	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
47 Y/O/F CUT FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX/ RT RING FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
39 YOM, SMASHED FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER, FRACTURE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
40YOM-FINGER CRUSH INJURY-INJURED ON A LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
L THUMB LAC/36YOM AT HOME ABOUT 45 MIN AGO WAS SPLITTING WOOD & PINCHED L THUMB BETWEEN THE WOOD AND THE SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	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
42YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2010	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
48YOF GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN A WOODSPLITTER - FX LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2010	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
29YOM CRUSHED LEFT 5TH FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME CRUSH INJURY TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
FINGER CRUSH, 26 YOM SMASHED FINGER USING A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
38 YOM WAS IN THE WOODS GOT 2 FINGERS CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX-CRUSH INJURY LEFT FINTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
47 YOM INJURED FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER. DX-FRACTURE INDEX FINGER, SKIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2010	Age: 48 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
48YOM CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH LOG SPLITTER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
40YOM WITH FRACTURED FINGER FROM WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	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
47 YOF-STATES SMASHED 3RD FINGER IN A WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME DX CT/LAC L FINGER # 3
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
47 Y/O/M CAUGHT FINGER IN A WOOD SPLITTER MACHINE AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX/ LEFT PINKY LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2010	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
FINGER LAC, 49 YOM INJURED FINGER USING A WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
47YOWM PT WAS AT FATHER'S HOUSE AND HAND WAS HIT W/SPRING FROM WOOD SP LITTER. DX. 4 5TH FINGER LACERATON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 41 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
41YOM INJURED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER/PARTIAL AMP WITH OPEN FX LT 3RD D IGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2010	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
32 YO M MASHED FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER. DX CRUSH INJURY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
CRUSHING INJURY TO R FOREFINGER WITH A WOOD SPLITTER CRUSH INJURY FI NGER 38YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
TRAUMATIC R THUMB NAIL AVULSION: 31YOM USING HYDRAULIC LOG SPLITTER, SON WAS OPERATING SPLITTER, SPLITTER HIT R THUMB,ENTIRE NAIL RIPPED OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2010	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: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
DX:FINGER LAC-46YOM-HAND PAIN-HAND CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER-MACHINE USES METAL PIECE TO SPLIT LOGS-HAND CAUGHT IN METAL WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2010	Age: 35 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
35YOM WAS AT HOME USING A LOG SPLITTER, GOT HAND CAUGHT CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY, WITH SUBUNGAUAL HEMATOMA TO RT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
35YOM AMPUTATION TO FINGER USING WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	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
50 YOM CAUGHT FINGER IN PNEUMATIC LOG SPLITTER. DX: NEAR TOTAL AMPUTATION R FIRST DISTAL PHALANX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	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
36 YOF-ACCIDENTALLY SMASHED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME DX CRUSH INJURY/LAC 5TH FINGER,FX DISTAL PHALANX 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Log splitters
46YOM AVULSION TO FINGER CUT USING LOG SPLITTER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2010	Age: 49 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, Clothing accessories
49YOM USING A LOG SPLITTER WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT C/O INJ TO R INDEX FINGER DX- FINGER LAC & FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
44 Y/O MALE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN A LOG & LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX; DEEP LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2010	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
49YOF WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2010	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: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
27YOM, ACC CAUGH THE TIP OF LT INDEX FINGER INTO THE LOG SLPITTER >>AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2010	Age: 48 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
48 YR OLD MALE AVULSED AND LAC FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Log splitters
39YOM FINGER TIP CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD AND LOG SPLITTER HEMATOMA TO FINGE R NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	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: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
28YOM,STRAIN TO LEFT INDEX FINGER S/P SPLINTER IN IT FOR 2 WEEKS PAIN & SWELLING NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2010	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
49 YO M USING WOOD SPLITTER INJURED FINGER `AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2010	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
46YROLD MALE CUT FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME PTA DX LACERATION FINGE R*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2010	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
39 Y/O MALE INJURED FINGER WITH A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX; DEEP LACERATION RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
40YOF, FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG SPLITTER & PIECE OF WOOD, CRUSH INJURY L RING FINGER, NAILBED INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2010	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 YOM CUT THUMB WHILE CUTTING WOOD W/LOG SPLITTER. DX: L THUMB LAC 3.5 CM, FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
27 Y/O MALE CUT FINGER ON WOOD SPLINTER AT HOME DX: LACERATION LEFT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
46 YOM C/O FINGER PAIN CRUSHED INLOG SPLITTER, NOT WORK RELATED. DX-FX LEFT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 35 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
35YOM, ACC JAMMED RT INFEX FINGER WHILE SPLITTING WOOD, +PAIN&SWELLING >>FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2010	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
35 YO M CRUSHED FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER. DX FINGER CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2010	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
RT RING FINGER FX.47YOM WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER AND INJURED FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2010	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
38 YOM-INJURED L 2ND FINGER IN A WOOD SPLITER DX L INDEX FINGER LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2010	Age: 47 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
47YOM CUT LEFT RING FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	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
35 Y/O MALE CUTTING WOOD AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WOOD AND SPLITTER DX LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
47 YOM INJURED FINGER ON WOOD SPLITTER. DX-LEFT 2ND DISTAL PHALYNX FRACTURE, AVULSION LACERATION 4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2010	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
40 YOM FX FIGNER WHEN USING A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2010	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
35YOWM L MIDDLE FINGER SMASHED W/HYDRAULIC WOOD SPLITTER. DX. FX, LAC L 3RD FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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