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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME, WRENCE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND. DX-LACERATION RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Log splitters |
| HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD & DRILL END OF SPLITTER OPEN FX/DISL HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| USING WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME, PIECE OF WOOD FELL ON HAND DX: LACERATIONS TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Log splitters |
| L HAND LAC/64YOWF LAC L HAND ON A WOOD SPLITTER YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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