Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 210
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	66
Year 2003:	39
Year 2006:	71
Year 2009:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/21/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
FB TO EYE. PT WAS CHIPPING WOOD AND GOT A PIECE INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: 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: 12/13/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
PT. CUTTING WOOD YEST. SAWDUST IN EYE WHILE USING CHIPPER. DX. L EYE C ORNEAL ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2001	Age: 20 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: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2000	Age: 19 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: Power leaf mulchers and grinders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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