Accidents - Log splitters - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,608
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	66
Year 2000:	69
Year 2001:	85
Year 2002:	220
Year 2004:	218
Year 2005:	146
Year 2006:	245
Year 2007:	190
Year 2008:	69
Year 2009:	46
Year 2010:	165

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
64YOM LACERATION TO HAND APINCHED BETWEEN PIECE OF WOOD & METAL ON LOG SPLITTER AT HOME*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2010	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
80 YEAR OLD MAN SMASHED HAND BETWEEN LOG SPLITTER AND WOOD DX: CRUSHING INJURY TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2010	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
53 YOM FX HAND WHEN CAUGHT IN A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 60 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
LAC HAND ON WOOD SPLITTER
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/11/2009	Age: 71 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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
DX FX METACARPAL: BRUIS'G OVER R HAND & WRIST, INU W SPLIT'G WOOD, STRUCK HAND ON WEDGE BLADE OF A LOG SPLITTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
PT WITH LAC TO HAND FROM A LOG SPLITTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT GOT LEFT GLOVED HAND CAUGHT IN A WOOD SPLITTER @ HOME DX; LEFT HAND CRUSH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
LEFT HAND CRUSHING. PT WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND INJURED HAND AT HO ME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2008	Age: 59 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
DX HAND LAC: HAND LAC WHILE CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME, THE WOOD SPLITTER STRUCK HIS L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Log splitters
PIECE OF WOOD SHOT OUT FROM WOOD SPLITTER AT HOME INJURING HAND. DX; H EMATOMA, CONTUSION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT WAS USING HYDRDAULIC WOOD SPLITTER AND WOOD SLIPPED. DX: L HAND FX OPEN W/DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
73 YOM WAS USING A WOOD SPLITTER AND IT GOT AWAY FROM HIM CUTTING HIS L EFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT PINCHED HAND BTWN LOG AND SPLITTER/ CONTUSION RT HAND
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: 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: 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: 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: 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

Date: 11/19/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
CRUSHED R HAND IN A LOG CUTTER/WOOD SPLITTER. DX. LAC/FX R HAND, METAC ARPAL FX, 3,4,5, EXTENSOR TENDON LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/13/2005	Age: 80 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 SPLITTER AND PIECE OF WOOD OPEN FRACTURE LEFT HAND
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
PT CUT L HAND W/WOOD SPLITTER. DX. OPEN FX PROX PHALANX 2ND DIGIT, F X/LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
PT HIT HER HAND WITH A WOOD SPLINTER DX: CONTUSION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2004	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
LACERATED HAND WHILE USING A WOOD SPLITTER HIT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2004	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
HAND LAC-CUT ON A LOG SPLITTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Log splitters
PT CUTTING WOOD AT HOME AND GOT RT HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN LOG SPLITTER AN D LOG CRUSH INJURY RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 77 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: Fracture
Product: Log splitters
HAND CRUSHED BETWEEN LOG AND LOG SPLITTERE FX IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 01/31/2001	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/16/2001	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2000	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/1998	Age: 71 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Log splitters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/1997	Age: 68 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/1997	Age: 72 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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