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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,789
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 24 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 |
| 24YOM HELPING A FRIEND DO SOME WORK AT HIS HOUSE USING A CIRCULAR SAW WHEN DUST BLEW INTO EYE;CORNEAL ABRASION,FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 21 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: Portable circular power saws |
| RIGHT EYE RED AND PAINFUL AFTER USING *** SAW CONJUNCTIVITIS * 21 Y/ O W/M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| USING *** SAW AT SCHOOL AND GOT WOOD CHIP IN EYE ;DX FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT STATES WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND FEELS LIKE A PIECE OF WOOD WAS C HIPPED OFF INTO HIS EYE. DX. R ACUTE EYE PAIN, POSSIBLE FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX R EYE IRRITATION: WAS IN SHOP AT SCHOOL USING A *** SAW WHEN HE HIT A NAIL AND SPARKS FLEW UP. PT W FB SENSATION AND INC TEARING SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 21 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, Eye protection devices |
| CORNEAL AB-WOOD DEBRIS FLEW INTO EYE WHILE USING A PORTABLE CIRCULAR SA W-@ HOME. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 25 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE USING A *** SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 23 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, Workshop furnishings |
| SAWING A BOARD BETWEEN TWO SAW HORSES WITH PORTABLE CIRCULAR SAW, GOT P OSSIBLE SPLINTER IN EYE/ CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT WAS USING A *** SAW WHEN WOOD SHAVING GOT INTO EYE. DX. EYE ABRASI O N . UNKNOWN IF WORK RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 25 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 PC OF WOOD FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2005 | 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 |
| PT WAS USING *** SAW AND WOOD HIT EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABR. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 23 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: Portable circular power saws |
| IS NOT WORK RELATED USING CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME NO SAFTEY GOGGLES FB INT O EYE.....FB RESOLVED R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| SAW DUST IN RT EYE AFTER USING CIRCULAR SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2004 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW FELT SOMETHING GO INTO EYE...CORNEAL AB RASION TO EYE...NOT WORKMENS CMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2004 | Age: 25 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 |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT COMPLAINS OF LEFT EYE PAIN SINCE USING A *** SAW THIS AM - WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 24 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD W/ ELECTRIC SAW W/O EYE PROTECTION DX CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2004 | Age: 24 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 |
| SHALLOW CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE - REDNESS IN EYE AFTER USING CIRCULAR SA W |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 17 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 |
| 17 YOM WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW; PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN L EFT EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 20 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 |
| WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH CIRCULAR SAW GOT SOEMTING IN EYE AND SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 YOM WAS USING A *** SAW TO CUT WOOD WHEN A PIECE GOT IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 23 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 USING A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYE EQUIPMENT AND A PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | 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: Portable circular power saws |
| LT EYE FB-WOOD CHIP WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| STRUCK IN R EYE WITH A PIECE OF HIS NAIL WHEN USING A CIRCULAR SAW. F.B. IN EYE $ |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 07/05/2001 | Age: 21 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2001 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Eye protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2001 | Age: 17 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/1999 | Age: 25 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/1998 | Age: 24 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: Portable circular power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/1997 | Age: 22 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: Portable circular power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/1997 | Age: 25 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1997 | Age: 22 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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