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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 767
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 50 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: Puncture |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Eye protection devices |
| PUNCTURE EYE - 50 TO MAL PRESENTS AFTER A LARGE TREE BRANCH FELL ON HIS FACE - HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AND THEY SHATTERED - PUNCTURE EYE GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2008 | Age: 44 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE AND BRANCH POKED HIM IN THE EYE DX:ACUTE CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| ABRASION RT EYE-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS TO RT EYE WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A TRE E BRANCH WHILE CUTTING TREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Riding power lawn mowers |
| C/O TRAUMATIC EYE PAIN, TREE LIMB HIT HIM IN THE EYE AT HOME WHILE RIDING LAWN MOWER. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 33 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 33 YO MALE WAS CUTTING TREE AND BRUSH WITH CHAIN SAW AND A STICK POKED HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 40 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| 40 YO M CORNEAL ABRASION POCKED IN EYE WITH BRANCH WHILE MOWING THE GRASS AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT WAS TRIMMING TREE BRANCHES AT HOME WHEN ONE OF THEM SCRATCHED HER IN THE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Tools |
| TRIMMING BUSHES GOT STICK IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 27 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING UP A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW YESTERDAY & WOKE UP TODAY WITH EYE PAIN DX: LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Lawn mowers |
| PATIENT WAS MOWING HER LAWN AND NOW FELLS LIKE EYE IS SCRATCHED AND SOM ETHING IS IN THERE DX ABRASION R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Chain saws |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Exercise |
| PT HIT IN THE EYE WITH A TREE BRANCH WHILE HIKING YESTERDAY DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 27 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: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT PRUNING PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS YESTERDAY WHEN FOT SOMETHING IN EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Plants, trees and shrubs, Pruning or trimming equipment |
| PT TRIMMING A PALM TREE WHEN ONE OF THE BRANCHES CAME DOWN INTO FACE ST RIKING EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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