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Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - Year 2006 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:71
26-50 years old:86

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/01/2006Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
47 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHILE USING WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME. DX; R CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2006Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
WOOD FROM CHIPPER FLEW INTO EYE FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2006Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT WAS USING A WOOD CHIPPER, FOREIGN BODY GOT IN EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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