Accidents - Log splitters - 50+ years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,777
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	1,986	Hand:	245
Upper Leg:	144	Mouth:	144
Lower Leg:	115	Head:	86
Wrist:	40	Face:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
INJURY TO R WRIST FROM LOG SPLITTER AT HOME., DX. FX R DISTAL RADIUS ( WRIST).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	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
PART.AMPUTATION;AVULSION INJ R 3RD FING/75YOM STS HE CUT R 3RD FING ON LOG SPLITTER WHILE SPLITTING WOOD AT SON'S HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 76 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 CUTTING WOOD WITH MECHANICAL LOG SPLITTER AND A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW A ND HIT HIS LEG DX// LAC RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
58 Y/O M INJURED L 2ND FINGER WHEN CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME. DX; L INDEX FINGER AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
GOT GLOVED FINGER CAUGHT IN GAS POWERED WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX: PAR TIAL AMPUTATION FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	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
DX LEFT THUMB AMPUTATION AND REATTACHMENT: CAUGHT THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
76 YOM SPLITTING WOOD W/HYDRAULIC SPLITTER, USED ANOTHER PIECE OF WOOD TO REMOVE JAMBED PIECE, LAC TO R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2006	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
L THIGH CONT/82YOM C/O L UPPER THIGH PAIN. HIT BY LOG FROM WOOD SPLITTE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2006	Age: 56 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
56 YOM STRUCK BY PIECE OF FIREWOOD THAT POPPED OUT OF LOG SPLITTER CONTUSION TO LOWER R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATION HAND - 54 YO MALE REPORTS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN LOG AND LO G SPLITTER - SUSTAINED LACERATION TO PALMAR ASPECT OF HIS LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2006	Age: 54 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
DEEP LAC-AMP TO THUMB FROM LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Log splitters
53 YO HIT IN HEAD BY CAP FROM HYDROLICLINE OFF WOOD SPLITTER HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/04/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters, Tractors
AMPUTATION TOP OF L 3RD FINGER, LAC TIP OF 4TH; CAUGHT FINGERS IN A HOM EMADE LOG SPLITTER ATTACHED TO NEIGHBORS TRACTOR @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
CRUSHED FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/26/2006	Age: 67 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
LEFT FIFTH DIGIT TIP AVULSION INJURY WITH TREE SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 69 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
69YOM SMASHED FINGER IN LOG SPLITER LAC CONT R INDEX FINKER NAIL AVULS ION HEMATOMA R LONG FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATION LIP - 54 YO MALE PRESENTS AFTER TRIPPING OVER A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME CAUSING LAC TO LEFT SIDE OF LIP - ALSO INTERNAL MOUTH CUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2006	Age: 83 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
13YMC FINGERS GOT CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER/OPEN FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/08/2006	Age: 53 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 LEFT 5TH FINGER-INJURED WHILE SPLITTING LOGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2006	Age: 56 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
LAC L IND FING/56YOM AT HOME 1 HR AGO, CUT L IND FINGER ON A LOG SPLITT ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 74 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
AMPUTATION OF THUMB CUT THUMB WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER PT ADMITED TO SHORT STAY UNIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2006	Age: 64 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 CUT FINGER W/WOOD SPLITTER. DX: NEAR AMPUTATION R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Log splitters
PT DROPPED A WOOD SPLITTER ON HIS LEG. DX: LARGE HEMATOMA/BRUISE OF THE LEFT LEG AND THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2006	Age: 57 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
FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD CHIPPER CRUSHING IT AND TO OR TO REPLANT IT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 72 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: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
NAIL REMOVAL, FINGER CRUSH INJURY: USING A LOG SPLITTER, CAUGHT LT INDEX FINGER, PULLED UP NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 55 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
FINGER CAUGHT IN LOG SPLITTER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2006	Age: 62 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
CRUSH INJURY FINGER - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH CRUSH INJURY TO L EFT INDEX FINGER - REPORTS CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER JPTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
USING WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME - GOT FINGER CAUGHT OPEN FRACTURE DISTAL 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/02/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2006	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT HIT THUMB WITH A LOG SPLITTER DX: THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
FELL AND HIT HEAD ON LOG SPLITTER; LACERATION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2006	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
RT INDEX FINGER CRUSH INJURY.PT INJURED FINGER ON A WOOD SPLITER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
HIT IN FACE W/LOG SPLITTER, LAC DX: 2.5 CM FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 53 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 CUAGHT FINGERS IN A LOG SPLITTER AT HOME DX: FRACTURED INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATION FINGER - 60 YOM LACERATED LEFT RING FINGER ON A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2006	Age: 57 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
LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT LACERATED LOWER LEG WHILE USING A WO OD SPLITER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2006	Age: 62 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 SMASHED FINGER IN WOOD SPLITTER. DX: L THUMB NAIL AVULSION W/FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters, Plants, trees and shrubs
WAS USING A LOG SPLITTER TO SPLIT TREE LOGS AND ACCIDENTALLY CUT TIP OF RT. THUMB. TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION,, TIP OF RIGHT THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT. INJURED L THUMB IN WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME. DX. LAC L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 74 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
PATIENT WAS CUTTING WOOD, HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN WOOD AND SPLITTER. DX-FINGER FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2006	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT. WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND MASHED HIS FINGER DIAGNOSIS; CRUSH INJURY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
CONTUSION LT HAND - SMASHED HAND IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGER CAUGHT IN WOOD SPLITTER OPEN FRACTURE RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2006	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
LACERATION HAND - 58 YOM WAS CUTTING WOOD USING A SPLITTER AND A PIECE OF WOOD KICKED BACK OUT LACERATING LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
FINGER LAC FX-CAUGHT FINGER IN LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2006	Age: 68 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 WAS CUT ON LOG SPLITTER. DX: R INDEX TIP AMPUTATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2006	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PIECE OF WOOD EJECTED FRO LOG SPLITTER STRUCK PT.S L. LONG FINGER CAUSI NG INJURY DX. L. LONG FINGER FX. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
CUT TO FINGER WHILE USING WOOD SPLITTER DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
63 YOM AMPUTATED FINGER WITH A LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 78 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
78 YO CUT FINGER ON LOG SPLITTER LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Amputation
Product: Log splitters
CUT TIP OF THUMB OFF WITH LOG SPLITTER LEFT THUMB TIP AMPUTATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Log splitters
PEICE OF STEEL PUNCTURED MOUTH WHILE SPLITTING LOGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT SUSTAINED A CRUSHING INJURY TO A HAND FROM A WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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