Accidents - Log splitters - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 733
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	76
Year 2000:	87
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	117
Year 2005:	166
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	85
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	70

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
31YOF USING WOOD SPLITTER-PIECE OF WOOD FLEW OFF & HIT HER IN RT LEG. DX:RT LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
SPLITTING WOOD WHEN WEDGE BROKE - PEICE OF METAL WENT INTO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2008	Age: 46 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
46 YOM WAS SPLITTING LOGS AND HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG SUSTAINING A LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
PW LEFT LEG. PT WAS HIT IN LEG WHEN USING A WEDGE TO SPLIT WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
PT WITH PUNCTURE TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER SPLITTING FIREWOOD WITH SPLIT TER THAT BROKE OFF HITTING PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD W/SPLITTER AND PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP 10 DAYS AGO AT JAIL. DX: CELLULITIS L LEG, POSS FB.
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: 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: 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: 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: 08/17/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
27YOMC CUT LOWER LEG ON A WOOD SPLITTER/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 45 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
PT C/O CUT ON RT LOWER LEG SUSTAINED FROM LOG SPLITER RT LOWER LEG LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 36 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
" METAL EDGE OF A SPLITTER HIT ME IN THE LEG WHILE CHOPPING WOOD" DX: LOWER LEG LAC. / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2000	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1999	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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