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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 306
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Batteries |
| PT REPORTS HE & COUSIN PLAYING IN GARAGE WHEN COUSIN TOOK AXE & STRUCK CAR BATTERY SPLASHING BATTERY ACID IN HIS EYES. DX. CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIV |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 41 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 |
| WAS USING A HATCHET TO CHOP A TREE ROOT; PARTICLES WENT INTO LEFT EYE ABRASION, LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Hatchets or axes, Pipes |
| TRAUMATIC FACIAL PAIN USING AXE TO CUT END OF PIPE WHEN PIPE HIT HIM IN THE FACE. DX-LACERATION EYEBALL AND FACE, FX. FACIAL BONES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 60 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: Hatchets or axes |
| HIT A STICK WITH A HATCHET, STICK BOUNCED UP AND STRUCK EYE/ CONTUSION GLOBE WITH SUBCONJUNTIVAL HEMORRHAGE, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 13 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: Hatchets or axes |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD WITH AN AXE AND PIECE HIT LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Hatchets or axes |
| SUBCONCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE-WOOD CHIP HIT EYE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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