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Accidents - Leaf blowers - Year 2009 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 327
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
26-50 years old:78
50+ years old:249

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
EYE FB-62 Y/O F-DEBRIS FROM LEAF BLOWER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2009Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
RIGHT EYE FB. PT WAS BLOWING LEAVES AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2009Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Leaf blowers
36 YR OLD USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE DX// FB RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
51YOM USING A LEAF BLOWER TO GET DEBRIS OFF DRIVEWAY AND GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2009Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WAS USING A LEAF BLOWER AT HOME, SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2009Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
51 Y/O C/O EYE PAIN FEELS SOMETHING IS IN IT LEAF BLOWING AT HOME TODAY RUBBED EYE LOTS, NO FOREIGN BODY FOUND. DX-ABRASION EYEBALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2009Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Leaf blowers
42 Y/O GOT SAW DUST IN EYE CAUSED BY A LEAF BLOWER. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Leaf blowers
PT WITH EYE PAIN AFTER USING A LEAF BLOWER. D:SUPERFICIAL PUNCTATE KERA TITIS, EYE IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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