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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,021
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 26YOWM PT REPORTS USING A CHAIN SAW EARLIER TODAY AT HOME W/A PIECE OF WOOD FLYING INTO HIS L EYE, THEN FALLING OUT. DX. ACUTE L EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 29 YOF WAS USING CHAINSAW; STATES DEBRI HIT HER IN EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| 26YOM GOT A WOOD CHIP IN EYE YESTERDAY FROM A CHAIN SAW DX;* (R) EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YOM INJURED EYE WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE WHILE HE WAS TRIMMING T REES WITH CHAINSAW. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 59 YOM WAS AT HUNTING CAMP IN THE MOUNTAINS CUTTING SOME WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW, WHEN GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 56YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO EYE FROM WOOD SPLINTER FLEW INTO EYE WHEN HE WA S USING A CHAIN SAW PT DID NOT HAVE EYE PROTECTION ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61YOM C/O FB SENSATION RT EYE, WAS OPERATING CHAIN SAW/ RT CORNEAL ABRA SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 55 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 |
| 55YM WAS USING A CHAIN SAW UP OVER HIS HEAD THIS AM AND SAW DUST FLEW I NTO HIS LEFT EYE LEFT EYE RED AND IRRIATED DX LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 25 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 |
| 25 YOM WAS USING CHAIN SAW @ HOME & A PC OF WOOD HIT EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 44 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 |
| 44 YOM USING CHAINSAW YESTERDAY FELT SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE EYE. DX-EYE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 12YOM, C/O EYE FB SENSATION S/P ?CUTTING DOWN TREE WITH CHAIN SAW >>R/O EYE FB |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 37 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 |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS/37YOM AT HOME WAS FIXING CHAIN SAW, TRYING TO PUT CLIP BACK IN & IT POPPED BACK & HIT HIM IN THE EYE. VISION BLURRY R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 21YOM USING A CHAIN SAW AND GOT SOME SAW DUST IN EYES CORNEAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | Age: 49 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY L EYE, S/P REMOVAL: 49YOM USING A CHAIN SAW TODAY, THINKS PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO HIS EYE, (L) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2010 | 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-32YOM-GOT SAW DUST IN EYE WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 47 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 |
| 47YMC CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 30YOM AT HOME USING A CHAINSAW POSS WOOD IN L EYE/ DX FB L CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 82 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 |
| DX DX EYE CONTU--PLEASE SEE YOUR EYE DOCTOR IN 3D IF YOUR PN ISN'T IMPROVED; CHAIN SAW ACC: R EYTE IRR YTDY CUT'G TREE BRANCHES-SAWDUST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2010 | Age: 64 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: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| DX CORNEAL INJ: 64YOM C/O R EYE PN X 72HRS; STATES CUT' BRUSH W CHAIN SAW PRUN'G TREES W STRUCK BY TREE PART IN R EYE; NOW DOULBLE VISN R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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