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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,001
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 46 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 |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS SOMETHING GOT IN RIGHT EYE WHEN HE WA S PRUNING HIS APPLE TREE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 32 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 |
| LT EYE FB-WHILE TRIMMING BUSHES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 51 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 |
| PATIENT WAS TRIMMING TREES AT HOME; LIMB FELL HITTING RT. EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION, RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 49 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 TRIMMING TREES LAST PM, WITH TRIMMER, SOMETHING FELL INTO RT EYE, CO RNEAL ABRASION RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 68 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: TRIMMING TREES WITH TRIMMER AT HOME, BRANCH FELL AND HIT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2004 | 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 TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EY E WITH A TREE BRANCH ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 70 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 TRIMMING TREES AT HOME WHEN HE GOT SOME DEBRIS INTO HIS LEFT EYE ABR ASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | 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 |
| PT WAS TRIMMING HEDGES AND WAS STRUCK IN EYE WITH A PC OF HEDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 20 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-@ HOME IN YARD-HIT W/ TREE LIMB HE WAS CUTTING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2004 | Age: 50 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 |
| ABRASION RT CORNEA, HIT IN RT EYE WITH TREE BRANCH WHILE TRIMMING TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 34 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE WEED TRIMMING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 32 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 |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION, TRIMMING HEDGES AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE IN HIS EYE, NOT STATED WHAT WAS USED TO TRIM WITH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 61 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 |
| A TREE BRANCH FELL WHILE TRIMMING TREE RIGHT EYE SCLERAL ABRASION REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 43 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 |
| 43 YOM WAS TRIMMING A HOLLY TREE AND NOW HAS A CORNEAL ABRASION TO RIGH T EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | 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: TRIMMING TREES AT HOME, INJURED EYE WITH DEBRIS FALLING FROM ABOVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 63 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-CAUSED BY FB WHILE TRIMMING TREES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2004 | Age: 52 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 CLEANING YARD,TRIMMING TREE FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE C/ODISCOMFT DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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.REPORTED BEING HIT IN LT.EYE W/ROCK WHILE WEEDING LAWN C/O SWELLING AND PAIN. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION MORDERATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2004 | Age: 49 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 |
| A TWIG PATIENT WAS TRIMMING STUCK IN HIS EYE. DX-CONTUSIONS & ABRASIONS CONJUNCTIVA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 45 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 |
| LT CORNEAL AB-@ HOME-INJURED WHILE PRUNING TREES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2004 | Age: 74 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH GARDEN CLIPPERS DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 52 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 |
| RUB EYES AFTER PRUNING & HANDLING PLANTS CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | 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 |
| LEFT EYE CONTUSION WITH ABRASION.PT WAS USING HEDGETRIMMERS AND POKED I N EYE WITH A TWIG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 62 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 |
| INJURY TO L EYE WHILE PRUNING A TREE - WAS SCRATCHED IN EYE WITH TREE BRANCH DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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