Accidents - Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers - 16-25 years old - Year 2010 - Eyeball

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,364
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Date: 12/31/2010	Age: 23 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
23 YOM WORKS WITH A GRINDER AND THINKS PIECE OF METAL IN EYE. DX: RIGHT EYE FOREIGN BODY, METAL EMBEDDED INTO THE GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
25 YO M WAS GRINDING METAL WHEN WIND BLEW METAL IN EYE. SEEN FIRST AT U RGENT CARE. DX:FOREIGN BODY, EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
20YOM GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
17 YOM WAS GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY IN DAD'S WORKSHOP W/O SAFETY GOGGLES YESTERDAY. DX: L EYE FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Eye protection devices
23YOM-CORNEAL AB-SHARD OF METAL WHILE USING A GRINDER-WEARING GOGGLES-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
21 Y/O W/M RECEIVED ABRASION TO EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL ON CAR AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Welding equipment
24YOM WAS DOING BOTH WELDING & GRINDING WITHOUT ANY PROTECTIVE EYE GEAR, SUSTAINED KERATITIS & LT HAND LACERATION FROM FROM GRINDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
25YOM WAS GRINDING METAL AND A PIECE OF METAL IS STUCK IN RIGHT EYE C/O PAIN. DX: FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 20 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
FOREIGN BODY EYE - 20 YO MALE STATES HE WAS USING A GRINDER YESTERDAY A ND NOW HIS RIGHT EYE IS PAINFUL AND RED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
18 YOM SUSTAINED A FOREIGN BODY IN AN EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
23YOM LT EYE PAIN, WAS GRINDING/ CORNEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
24YOM-CORNEAL FB-GOT METAL DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE GRINDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2010	Age: 23 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Eye protection devices
DX FB EYE, R, S/P REMOVAL: 23YOM R EYE METALLIC FB F GRINDING METAL ON METAL WEAR' EYE PROTECTION. R EYE PN, BLURRY VISON, & RED W/ DRAINAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
23 YOM DX FOREIGN BODY IN LT EYE - AS PATIENT WAS GRINDING METAL, FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO HIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Lawn mowers
23YOM CORNEAL ABRASION GOT SOMETHING IN EYE AT HOME WHILE GRINDING MOWE R BLADE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2010	Age: 17 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
17YOF WAS GRINDING METAL WITH A FLAP WHEEL, SPARK FLEW IN EYE, HAD SAFE TY GLASSES ON TOP OF HEAD, HAS METAL IN EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION, FB REMOV
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
25 YO M GRINDING METAL GOT SOME IN EYE. DX FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
19YOM GOT HIT IN EYE WITH PICE OF METAL GRINDING DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
24 Y/O MALE GRINDING METAL AND WAS WEARING GOGGLES SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE DX: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
METALLIC F.B. R CORNEA: 16YOF GRINDING METAL COUPLE DAYS AGO, NOT USING EYE PROTECTION, FELT SOMETHING IN RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
20 YOM WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX: FB L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
19YOM AT SCHOOL GRINDING OBJECT, C/O FB SENSATION RT EYE/ FB RT EYE, CO RNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
21 Y/O M GOT FOREIGN BODY IN RT EYE WHEN GRINDING METAL WITH GRINDER AT HOME. DX: FOREIGN BODY RT EYE. REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 23 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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
23 YOM, FB TO EYE, WAS GRINDING STEEL, HAS EYE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2010	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: Other
Product: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers, Pipes
DX CORNEAL INJ: 24YOM W/PN TO R EYE AFTER FACE SHOWERED W SPARKS F BE' NEAR FRIEND CUT' METAL PIPE WITH GRINDER; W WEAR' SAFTEY GOGGLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
21 Y/O/M GRINDING METAL AT HOME AND GOT METAL IN EYE DX/ FB LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2010	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: Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers
23 YOM C/O EYE PAIN AND REDNESS SINCE WORKING WITH METAL GRINDER AT HOME. DX-FOREIGN BODY EYEBALL, CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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