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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 381
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| RIGHT EYE CONT. PT HIT HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A WRENCH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PAIN TO EYE HIT WITH PLIERS DX: ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT STRUCK SELF WITH A WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON A CAR DX: SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT W/ RUBBER HANDLE OF PLIERS IN LT EYE. ACUTE LT EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT USING A PAIR OF PLIERS AT HOME WHEN THEY SLIPPED STRUCK SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| HIT HIMSELF ACCIDENTALLY IN LEFT EYE WITH WRENCH. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION, LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 43 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| CONTUSION EYE - VICTIM STATES HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A WRENCH W HEN HE WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR - RUSTY TORQUE WRENCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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