Log splitter injuries to the hand.
Use of the powered log splitter in processing wood for fuel has emerged as an important source of disabling hand injury in the Vermont area. Thirteen such injuries are reviewed and two representative cases are presented. Physicians are advised of this new mechanism of injury and the public is warned of the danger in using these machines.
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014707:Vermont