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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 394
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2009 | 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches, Cabinet or door hardware |
| PT STAES A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS SLIPPED OFF SPRING AND POKED SELF IN EYE AT HOME DX: LARGE RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 48 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 |
| PT WAS WORKING ON CAR AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A WRENCH DX: RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 47 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION, STRUCK SELF WITH *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | Age: 26 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: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 26Y/O,M,CUTTING WITH TIN SNIPS, THINKS PIECE OF WOOD IN EYE, CORNEAL AB RASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2009 | Age: 32 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, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUTTING A STRIPPED SCREW WITH WIRE CUTTERS THE HEAD OF THE SCREW CAME UP AND HIT IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 50 YOM WAS HIT IN EYE WITH NEEDLENOSE PLIERS SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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