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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,211
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Power saws |
| 20 YOM USING A POWER SAW AND IT SLIPPED HITTING RIGHT EYE AND FACE PENETRATING EYE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | 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 saws, Eyeglasses |
| PT STATES WAS CUTTING REBAR W/A RE***CATING SAW AND THINKS SOME METALGO T INTO L EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AT HOME. DX. CORNEAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2008 | 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: Power saws |
| USING A CHOP SAW - ? METAL IN EYE FB REMOVED LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2007 | 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: Power saws |
| CUTTING 2X4 USING POWER SAW,STH, ?WOODEN FB FLEW INTO EYE >> CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | 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: Power saws |
| USING CHOP SAW & CONCRETE CHIP WENT INTO EYE FB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | 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: Power saws |
| SOMEONE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH POWER SAW, GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY CORNEA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws, Jewelry |
| PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT SCHOOL WHEN USING A POWER SAW & MAKING JEWELRY,GOT F.B . IN EYE. DX;F.B. RT.EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | 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: Power saws |
| 25YMC SAWING WOOD WITH A POWER SAW WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION C/O SOMETHING EYE/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | 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: Power saws |
| PT USING A POWER SAW YESTERDAY AND GOT SAW DUST IN LEFT EYE FOREIGN BOD Y EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | 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: Power saws |
| CUTTING METAL WITH SAW, SOMETHING WENT IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | 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: Power saws |
| 25YOM INJ.L.EYE AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER SAW & A PIECE OF SAWDUST FLI PPED IN EYE. DX; L.CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2005 | 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: Power saws |
| PT USING MITER SAW AT HOME AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE C/O PAIN LEFT EYE C ORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 24 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 saws, Thermal or sound insulation materials |
| FB R EYE; USING SAWZALL & GOT PIECE OF INSULATION OR METAL IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT GOT SAWDUST IN EYE 3 DAYS AGO WHEN USING POWERSAW. NOW WITH INCREASE D REDNESS AND IRRITATION. D: CORNEAL INFILTRATE, CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 23 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 saws |
| PT USING POWER SAW, PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO LT EYE. CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2004 | 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: Power saws |
| METAL DEBRIS HIT PT IN EYE USING SAWZAW TODAY. LT CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| CUTTING WOOD W/ CIRCULAR SAW, SOMETIHING GOT INTO RT. EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - PATIENT REPORTS PIECE OF WOOD FLEW IN RIGHT EYE WHEN CUTTING WOOD WITH POWER SAW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| PATIENT STATES A SPARK FLEW IN EYE WHILE USING A SAW. DX: FOREIGN BOD Y TO LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | 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 saws |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 19 YOM STATES WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW WHE N A PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| USING ELECTRIC SAW OUTDOORS & SAWDUST OR WOOD WHEN INTO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| FB SENSATION OD.WAS AROUND SAWDUST WHILE HUSBAND WORKING W/ ELECTRICSAW ON WOOD.DX CORNEAL ABROD/FB'S RT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 18 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 saws |
| PT USING A POWER SAW WHEN A SPECK OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE FOREIGN BO DY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | 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: Power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| USING A POWER SAW TO CUT WOOD AT HOME, FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS IN HIS RIGHT EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | 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: Power saws |
| RT EYE FB-USING A "CHOP SAW"-GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE-LOCALE NOT STATE D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2000 | 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 saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2000 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/1999 | Age: 20 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 saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/1999 | Age: 19 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: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/1999 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/1999 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/1998 | Age: 19 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: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/1998 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/1998 | Age: 25 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: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/1998 | Age: 18 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: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/1997 | 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: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/1997 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/1997 | Age: 21 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: Power saws, Eye protection devices |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/1997 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Not recorded | 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: Power saws, Wood paneling and particleboard |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/1997 | Age: 25 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: Power saws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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