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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| WAS BLOWING LEAVES TODAY, RT EYE RED. ACUTE RT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Leaf blowers |
| PT SPENT THE WHOLE DAY BLOWING LEAVES&DUST, WENT INSIDE, TOOK OFF THE C ONTACT LENSES, FB SENSATION SINCE THEN, SUSTAINED" RT CORNEAL ABRASION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Leaf blowers, Lawn mowers |
| FOREIGN BODY RT EYE-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO RT EAR AFTER USING A BLOWER TO CLEAN UP AFTER MOWING LAWN. THINKS SOMETHING BLEW INTO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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