Hand injury from powered wood splitters : machine safety, patterns of use and injury events

• Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe factors of possible importance for the occurrence of hand injury from powered wood splitters. Patients: Patients were identified by a computerized patient registry. Information was obtained from hospital records, a written questionnaire and a structured telephone interview. Results: Very few splitters were constructed according to European Standards. Twenty-one percent of patients injured by wedge splitters thought that having more than one person at the machine was one cause of the accident. Seventy-nine percent of patients injured by screw splitters stated that glove use was one cause of the accident. Conclusions: The level of safety in wood splitters that cause hand injury is often poor. Having more than one person at the machine during work may contribute to wedge splitter injury. Glove use commonly contributes to screw splitter injury. Prevention should be directed towards unsafe machines and dangerous patterns of use.

Ämnesord

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kirurgi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Surgery (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Health and Environmental Health (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Log splitter

Non-intentional injury

Consumer product related injury

Occupational injury

Agricultural injury

Injury prevention

Hand injury

Child injury

Vedklyv

Hydraulklyv

Skruvklyv

Arbetsskada

Handskada

Skadeprevention

Plastic surgery

Plastikkirurgi

Hand surgery

Handkirurgi

Orthopaedics

Ortopedi

Occupational medicine

Yrkesmedicin

Plastikkirurgi

Plastic Surgery

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