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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 171
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND WOOD FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| 21YOFC SPLITTING (CHOPPED) WOOD FELT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN CHOPPING WOOD WITH AXE AND PIECE FLEW UP AND STRUC K EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 24 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: Hatchets or axes |
| CHOPPING WOOD AT HOME WITH AX AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL AB RASION WITH FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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