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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,161
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| FB R EYE REMOVED; PT WAS GRINDING WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING FLEW IN TO EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| WAS GRINDING METAL LAST NIGHT, C/O SOMETHING IN EYE, DX; FB DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN CORNEA L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Tree stands |
| USING POWER GRINDER ON DEER STAND DX. FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS USING A GRINDER EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH SAFETY GOGGLES NOW WITH FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT.INJ.RT.EYE AT HOME WHEN USING A POWER GRINDER & GOT SOMETHING IN EYE . DX; F.B. RT.EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2004 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| USING WIRE GRINDER AT HOME, PIECE OF WIRE BROKE OFF AND STUCK IN EYE. DX ; FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices |
| 33YOM AT UNKNOWN LOCALE GRINDING METAL WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES DX/FB R EYE (RUST PARTICLES) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| FOREIGN BODY IN EYE WHILE USING A GRINDER AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 42 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 workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USING A POWER GRINDER AGAINST ALUMINUM AT HOME GOT SOME ALUMINUM DUS T IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME; GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Knives |
| GRINDING KNIFE AT HOME, GOT METAL IN EYE. DX; FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL AT HOME. DX; FB EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2004 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GRINDING METAL AT HOME, GOT FB IN EYE 3 DAYS AGO. DX: FB EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/31/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT. WAS USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME, GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE - FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| USING POWER GRINDER TO GRIND METAL AT HOME WHEN GOT FB IN L EYE DX FB L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 43 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 workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Toolboxes or tool kits |
| PT REMOVING PAINT FROM TOOL BOX WITH GRINDER DX: FB IN LT EYE MULTIPLE CORNEAL ABRASION LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| GRINDING METAL AT HOME, GOT FB IN EYE. DX: FB EYE REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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