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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,745
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS TAKING OFF SIDING AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT EYE, REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | Age: 55 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS AT HOME PUTTING UP VINYL SIDING CAUSIGN A CORNEAL ABRASION TO RT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 64 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: House repair or construction materials, Saws |
| DX IRITIS: 4 D AGO SAWING SHEET METAL/ALUMINUM W/O EYE PROTECTION, NOW W BIL EYE PAIN FOR LAST DA W PHOTOPHOBIAL. POSS FB (METAL SHAV'G) EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF PLYWOOD AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF IT GOT INTO E YE CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FB TO L EYE CUTTING SIDING FOR HOUSE DX; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Workshop grinders, buffers, or polishers |
| 40YOM WAS GRINDING ALUMINUM SIDING AT HOME WITH A GRINDER,WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYES;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| EYE FB-SAWDUST OR DRYWALL DUST IN EYE WHILE DOING CONSTRUCTION-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 32 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT PLASTERING-GOT IN EYE-FB IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| WORKING ON BRICKS. FB REMOVED FROM EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS-CAUSED BY PLASTERING SUPPLIES-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| FB SENSATION LT EYE WAS REMOVING SIDING/ CONJUNCTIVALO FB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 55 YO MALE'S RIGHT EYE IS SWOLLEN FROM SHEETROCK DUST IN EYE F/B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | 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: House repair or construction materials, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 23 YO M FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, CORNEAL ABRSION HELPING FRIEND PUT ROOF ON HIT IN EYE WITH A NAIL, SOMETHING IN EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2008 | Age: 55 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PLASTER FLEW IN EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| WAS CUTTING SHEEET METAL GOT PEICE OF METAL IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 39 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: House repair or construction materials |
| 39 YO M FOREIGN BODY TO EYE CHIPPING PLASTER GOT SOMETHING IN EYE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT GOT FB IN EYE WHILE WORKING WITH DRYWALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 37 YOM C/O EYE PAIN AFTER CUTTING DRY WALL YESTERDAY, HAS CORNEAL ABRAS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| CUTTING DRYWALL WITH MESH, PIECE WENT INTO EYE DX: FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 46YOM WAS REMODELING HIS BATHROOM,WHEN PLASTER WENT INTO EYE; FOREIGN BODY RT EYE REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 54 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT HAD A CEDAR SIDING WOOD CHIP IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WAS CUTTING A BRICK FOR A PATIO WITH A HAND HELD GRINDER AND FELT SO METHING GO IN TO EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT.INJ.L.EYE AT HOME WHEN CUTTING LUMBER & GOT F.B. IN EYE. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION L.EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials, Portable circular power saws |
| REPLACING SIDING AT HOME, CUTTING WITH CIRCULAR SAW, NOW HAS PAIN IN EY E. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| 26 YO MALE GOT DIRT FROM SHEETROCK THAT FELL IN EYE F/B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PUTTING SHINGLES ON DAUGHTER'S HOUSE GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WAS WALKING DOWN STREET WHEN DEBRIS WAS FALLING FROM ROOF WHERE MEN WERE WORKING AND FELL INTO EYE. DX EYE FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | 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: House repair or construction materials |
| HIT WITH A SHINGLE IN THE EYE WHILE WORKING ON A ROOF. DX; CORNEAL ABR ASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2008 | Age: 32 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: House repair or construction materials |
| PT GOT PLASTER IN EYE-FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2008 | Age: 37 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: House repair or construction materials |
| R CORNEAL ABRAS/37YOM WAS WORKING AT HOME IN BASEMENT WHEN A PIECE OF W OOD SNAPPED BACK AND HIT PT IN R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2008 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| LEFT EYE PAIN AFTER CUTTING PARTICLE BOARD YESTERDAY CORNEAL ABRASION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: House repair or construction materials |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION FROM DRYWALL MATERIALS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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