Accidents - Log splitters - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Wrist

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 600
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	22
Year 2001:	16
Year 2003:	69
Year 2004:	29
Year 2008:	146
Year 2009:	212
Year 2010:	101

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/23/2010	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
31 YOM PIECE OF METAL TO L WRIST USING LOG SPLITTER DX: FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
46 YOM-C/O WRIST PAIN FOR A FEW DAYS-USING WOOD SPLITTER ON MON-MOVING THINGS TODAY DX NO DX DR LEFT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters, Ceilings and walls
27YOM WAS SLPITTING LOGS AND CAUGHT L WRIST BETWEEN 2 LOGS AND KICKED A WALL DX- WRIST CONT, TOE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
ACUTE L WRIST PAIN: WAS USING A *** LOG SPLITTER WHEN A LOG CRACKEDAPAR T, PRESSURE PUSHED HAND BACK, PAIN WRIST, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2009	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FRACTURE WRIST - 47 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT WRIST SUSTAINED WHEN SHE FELL AT HOME AND HIT WRIST AGAINST WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT TRYING TO START LOG SPLITTER-CORD PULLED ARM-FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT S/P SLAMMING HAND IN A WOOD SPLITTER @ 1800 YESTERDAY. NOW C/O L WR IST PAIN. CRUSH INJURY TO L WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO START A LOG SPLITTER, STARTER CORD SNAPPED BAC K CAUSING A FX TO RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Log splitters
PT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN LOG AND SPLITTER. DX: L WRIST STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FRACTURE WRIST - PATIENT USING A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME HAD PIECE OF WO OD SWERVE UP AND HIT RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2001	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/1997	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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