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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,177
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 34 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 |
| CORNEAL ABRASION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; USING CHAIN SAW WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION - CUTTING UP TREE - POSSSIBLE WOOD CHIP LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| PT. WAS USING A CHAINSAW YESTERDAY, HAS SOMETHING IN HIS EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 59 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 CHAINSAW PREVIOUS DAY - NO EYE PROTECTION FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 43 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 |
| LT CORNEAL AB-@ HOME-CUTTING W/A CHAIN SAW-LIMB HIT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 40 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 A CHINSAW,FELT SOMETHING BLOW INTO R EYE,FB IN R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 65 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 |
| 65 YOM USING CHAINSAW WOOD HIT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 38 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW WOOD TO EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 50 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 |
| EYE PAIN WHILE USING CHAIN SAW DX. EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 61 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 |
| FB SENSATION , WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAINSAW/ FG LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 72 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 |
| THINKS HE HAS PIECE OF WOO IN EYE AFTER USING CHAIN SAW DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| IRRITATION L EYE/82YOM STS ABOUT 1/2 HR AGO FELT LLIKE SOMETHING IN L E YE WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 Y M GOT SAWDUST IN HIS EYE WHILE SAWING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW. DX: FOREIGHN BODY (SAWDUST) IN BOTH EYES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 25 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| RT EYE FB-WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 28 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 WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW AND A PIECE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. DX FOREIGN BODY WITH CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 49 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 |
| 49 YOM USING CHAIN SAW WOODCHIP HIT EYE CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2003 | Age: 32 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 GOT SAWDUST IN EYE USING CHAINSAW, CORNEAL ABRASION OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | 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 COMPLAINT OF FOREIGN BODY EYE USING CHAINSAW, CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 47 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 |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS; USING CHAINSAW, CUTTING WOOD & SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 17 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHEN WOOD CHIP FLEW INTO IT WHILE USING CHAIN SA W AT HOME. DX; ABRASION R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN USING A CHAINSAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61YOM F.B. TO L EYE FROM CHAINSAW DX: CORNEAL ABRASION L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2003 | Age: 58 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, Eye protection devices |
| 58 Y/O M INJURED L EYE WHILE USING CHAIN SAW AND TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSE S THEN GOT SOMETHING IN EYE AT HOME.DX;CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 36 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 |
| SAWING WOOD W/CHAIN SAW, BENT OVER AND WAS POKED IN EYE W/STICK. DX. C ORNEAL ABRA R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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