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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,181
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| RIGHT CORN ABR. PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING FIREWOOD,C/O SOMETHING IN L EYE.CHAINSWING WOOD.DX SURFACE FB OS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LT CORNEAL AB-SAWING LOGS W/ CHAIN SAW-FELT FB IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 22 UP, WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN TREES AND A PIECE OF THE TREE LIMB HIP HIM IN RT. EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION, RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| SAWDUST IN EYE WHILE USING CHAINSAW/ LT EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws, Wood paneling and particleboard |
| PT WAS USING A CHAINSAW AND PLYWOOD RESULTING IN MUTLTIPLE CORNEAL ABRA SIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LT CORNEAL LACERATION, A BRANCH FLEW INTO EYE WHILE TRIMMING TREES WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 39 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT STS A PIECE OF WOOD GOT IN EYE WH ILE USING A CHAIN SAW. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT SUBSTAINED FOREIGN BODY IN EYE WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LT CORNEAL AB-WHILE RUNNING A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chain saws, Eyeglasses |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN A WOOD CHIP FLEW INTO L EYE WHILEWEA RING GLASSES. L EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| TRIMMING BRANCHES WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME, BRANCH HIT EYE. DX; EYE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 55 YOM USING CHAIN SAW DEBRIS FLEW INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT HAD A PEICE OF WOOD STRIKE EYE WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| =42YOM CUTTING DOWN TREE W CHAIN SAW FB EYE DX/FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - LAST NIGHT WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW FELT SOMETHING FL Y INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT A CHERRY TREE AT HOME YESTERDAY, A WOOD CHIP FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 44 YOM USING CHAINSAW WOODCHIPS FLEW INTO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME AND SOME SAWDUST FLEW INTO HIS EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING CHAIN SAW SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT DOWN SOME BRUSH A ND SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| =29YOM CUTTING WOOD W CHAIN SAW FB EYE AT HOME DX/ABRASION RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING CHAIN SAW CUTTING TREE DOWN (WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES), FELT SOMETHING IN EYE. CORNEAL AB LT EYE@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE USING CHAINSAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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