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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,444
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2002 | Age: 79 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE LT EYE WHILE TRIMMING THE BUSHES DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS *** AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RT EYE. ACUTE CONJUNCTIVITIS RT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| CORN ABR RIGHT EYE. PT WAS USING A TRIMMER ON BUSHES AND SAP FLEW INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 38 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT COMPLAINT OF FOREIGN BODY L EYE WEED WACKING, CORNEAL ABRASION OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT. WAS *** YEST AND THINKS HE GOT A PIECE OF GRASS IN R EYE. D X. CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT.STATES WHILE USING A *** AT HOME NOTED F.B. IN L.EYE. DX; F.B. L.EYE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| POSSIBLE DUST GOT INTO LT EYE TODAY AFTER TRIMMING TREES. ACUTE SUBCONJ UNCTIVAL HEMATOMA LT EYE CORNEAL AB@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING TREES IN YRD AT HOME GOT FB IN R EYE DX FB OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| HIT IN OS WHILE WATCHING SOMEONE W/***. DX. FB L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| TRIMMING A TREE 1/2 HOUR AGO WHEN SOMETHING HIT HIS R EYE. R EYE F.B. $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS-CUTTING WEEDS-WEARS SOFT CONTACTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 53 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE TRIMMING LIMBS 2 DAYS AGO. D: CORNEA L ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 48 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: WAS TRIMMING HEDGE WHEN BRANCH POKED EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS *** AND SOMETHING WAS THROWN FROM *** AND HIT PT. IN EYE PT. IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING WEEDS AT HOME..DX: LEFT CORNEAL ABRASIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED: TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES, GOTSOMETHIN G IN EYE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 17 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT CLIPPING PRICKLEY PEAR CACTUS AND FELT SOMETHING ENTER EYE.D; C ORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - WAS PRUNING A TREE AND SOMETHING GOT INTO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 19 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| IRRITATION R EYE - POKED STICK IN EYE WHEN USING A *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS WEED WAKING NOW FEELS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING IN EYE DX: FB LT EYE + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| WAS *** AND A STICK HIT EYE. PT PULLED STICK OUT HIMSELF.PUNCTUR E WOUND TO RIGHT EYE. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| /60YOM AT HOME USING GRASSTRIMMER FB L EYEDX/L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 47 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| LT EYE FB-USING "***" FELT SOMETHING GO INTO HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT CUTTING BRUSH WITH HEDGE CUTTERS TWIGS HIT EYE, CORNEAL CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENT HAS POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY CACTUS INEYE SINCE PRUNING CACTUSYEST ERDAY. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY, CONJUCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| INJURED R EYE YESTERDAY WHILE *** THEN WOKE UP THE NEXT DAYWITH EYE RED NESS. 1MM CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PATIENTW AS *** AND INJURED HIS EYE. DX-PAIN LEFT EYE SECONDARY TO TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| RIGHT CORN ABR. PT WAS PRUNING A PINE TREE WITH CLIPPERS AND WAS POKED IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| 54 Y.O. W MALE W/EYEBALL LAC. PT STS HE WAS PRUNING SOME TREES IN HIS Y ARD & WAS INJ. E9208 E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE, GOT WOOD CHIP IN EYE WHILE TRIMMING TREES AT HOME, NOT STATED WHAT WAS USED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 67 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: Pruning or trimming equipment |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: FOREIGN BODY SENSATION SINCE USING *** AT HOME. HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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