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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 672
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| 34 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS USING A *** SAW & GOT SOMETHI NG IN HIS EYE @ HOME. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT. WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A POWER SAW WHEN A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Power saws |
| RT. EYE HIT W/ PIECE OF WOOD WHILE USING POWER SKILL SAW WITHOUT SAFETY GLASSES. DX: ACUTE PENETRATING WOUND RT. EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | 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: Power saws |
| 44 YOMC WAS SAWING ABOVE HIS HEAD WITH AN ELECTRICAL SAW AND GOT SOME S AW DUST IN HIS EYES/ CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 42 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: Power saws |
| PT INJURED USING SKILL SAW; EYE EBRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws, House repair or construction materials |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS SHE GOT SAWDUST IN RIGHT EYE WHEN USI NG *** ON PRESSURE TREATED LUMBER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | 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: Power saws |
| CUT WOOD WITH ELECTRIC SAW NO SAFETY GLASSES CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws |
| PT WAS USING A POWER SAW AT HOME GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN RIGHT EYE ABRAS ION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | 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: Power saws, Pipes |
| DX: POSS FB R EYE. CUTTING A CAST IRON SEWER PIPE WITH A DIAMOND SAW AN D FELT LIKE SAND IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2003 | 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: Power saws |
| 44 YOM WAS USING A POWER SAW AT HOME AND ALLEGEDLY GOT SOME SAWDUST IN RT. EYE. FOREIGN BODY, RT. EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power saws, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CUTTING WOOD WITH A POWER SAW AT HOME THERE WAS A NAIL IN THE WOOD F LEW UP STRUCK RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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