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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 195
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | 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: Portable circular power saws |
| L CORNEAL ABRASION, HELPING FRIEND USING CIRCULAR SAW "***" BRAND NAME, WOOD CHIPS FLEW UP INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2003 | 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: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS USING CIRCULAR SAW AND SAWDUST WENT INTO EYE. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 17 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: Portable circular power saws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STATES HE WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW ON A 2X4 & HIT A NAIL & SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 20 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: Portable circular power saws |
| PAIN R EYE.PIECE OF METAL IN EYE.USING CHOP SAW.DX CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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