Hand Injury From Powered Wood Splitters: Machine Safety, Patterns of Use and Injury Events

Lindqvist, Aron; Nilsson, Olle

doi:10.1080/10803548.2011.11076877

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“…We found that hand injuries related to wood splitting were non-occupational traumas and these results are consistent with previous reports. For example, Lindqvist et al reported that 7% of the incidents caused by wood splitters occurred during employment, while 85% occurred during the patient’s leisure time [ 7 ]. Furthermore, in the United States, power-tool use was a risk factor for hand amputation in non-occupational use among men aged 55 years and older [ 14 ].…”

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Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study

Aoyagi

Nomura

Sasaki

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(1) Background: Injuries to the upper limbs during wood splitting can affect social and economic life. We aimed to describe the clinical information concerning these injuries in Japan. (2) Methods: We identified patients from our patient database from April 2015–November 2021 and extracted data from their medical records, which includes age, gender, occupation, month, time and location of the injury, diagnosis, duration of hospitalization, ICU admission, treatment interventions including surgery, outcome, and medical costs. (3) Result: Seventeen cases were identified. Most of the patients were male (n = 15), with median age being 68 years old. Regarding the patients’ backgrounds, six were apple farmers and three were unemployed. Injuries to the index finger was most common (n = 9), followed by injuries to the thumb in five cases (n = 5). Most of the incidents occurred at home or on the patient’s farm estate. No injuries were due to incidents at work. (4) Conclusion: The wood splitter-related injuries required long-term treatment and frequently damaged the thumb, a functionally important digit. All the injuries were sustained during non-occupational use of a wood splitter. Therefore, we suggest that safety training should be provided to prevent traumatic injuries when these products are being sold.

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“…Another database study from the United States, 2.8% of patients hospitalized for traumatic finger amputation from 2012 to 2016 were due to wood splitter [ 6 ]. In addition, Lindqvist et al reported that almost half of patients with wood-splitter-related injuries required finger amputations [ 7 ].…”

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Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study

Aoyagi

Nomura

Sasaki

et al. 2022

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“…The traditional technique of processing logs into smaller and handier firewood has been at the base of Countries development for centuries, as it represents a fundamental source of fuel for energy. The current increasing dynamism of the firewood market has led to the development and improvement of technologies able to process wood more efficiently by reducing consistently the time and labour required for firewood production (Lindroos, 2008;Loibneggar, 2011), as well as the risk of injuries for operators (Lindroos et al, 2008;Lindqvist and Nilsson, 2011). This was done by designing machinery with high productivity and ergonomics standards, able to process logs with a wide range of diameters and dimensions and maintaining as low as possible the production costs, even if the total capital investment became higher if related to simpler traditional methods.…”

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Productivity and quality performance of an innovative firewood processor

Cavalli

Grigolato

Sgarbossa

2014

J Agricult Engineer

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The growing interest about wood as fuel regards not only wood chips and pellets but also firewood, especially in mountain and rural areas where domestic heating plants are widely used. Due to the increased demand for firewood, harvesting activities have extended on broadleaved high forests as well as coppice. As a consequence, the diameter of logs has increased requiring larger and larger splitting machines; nowadays it is not uncommon to find on the market splitters able to process logs with diameter up to 50-60 cm. In order to increase the productivity, the effort of machine producers is directed to obtain the complete splitting of the log into firewood in only one step using multiple ways splitting knives. This technical solution may cause some drawbacks especially when the splitting knives are not properly adapted to the log diameter; it happens that the size of firewood is not homogeneous and splinters are produced, which requires to use screens to separate them from the main product. In order to evaluate the work quality of a firewood processor, equipped with multiple ways splitting knives, an experimental test has been carried out using a machine in which the log diameter is automatically detected through a laser device; according to the log diameter the multiple ways splitting knives (formed by fixed and mobile knives, the latter hydraulically operated) is properly set up to obtain regularly sized firewood. Furthermore the log is automatically centered on the splitting knife set-up. The results of the experimental test showed that the firewood processor is able to produce firewood with homogeneous size and with a low production of splinters, regardless of log diameter

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Timed Sollerman hand function test for analysis of hand function in normal volunteers

Singh

Dias

Thompson

2014

J Hand Surg Eur Vol

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This study describes the development and application of the timed Sollerman hand function test in normal volunteers and the effect of age, gender, dominance and handedness on hand function. A total of 100 volunteers (50 men and 50 women) aged between 20 to 70 years were asked to complete the Sollerman hand function test. We measured the time taken to complete the 20 tasks using seven grips. Volunteers completed the tasks a mean of 20 seconds quicker with the dominant than with the nondominant hand. Individuals who are strongly right-handed showed a pronounced difference taking less time with the dominant hand. Women took less time to complete all tasks in age groups 30 to 40 years, than women in age groups 20 to 30 years and beyond 40 years using the dominant hand. Men also showed worsening performance with age. The centile curves of the total time taken to complete all 20 Sollerman tasks between the ages of 20 to 70 years will allow investigators to adjust their findings for age before attributing observed differences to disease or its treatment.

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Hand Injury From Powered Wood Splitters: Machine Safety, Patterns of Use and Injury Events

Abstract: Introduction.log splitter non-intentional injury consumer product related injury occupational injury agricultural injury injury prevention

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Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study

Wood-Splitter-Related Upper-Limb Injuries: A Single-Centered Case-Series Study

Productivity and quality performance of an innovative firewood processor

Timed Sollerman hand function test for analysis of hand function in normal volunteers

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