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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 476
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power lathes |
| FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE - GRINDING SOMETHING AT SCHOOL ON A "LATHE" MACHINE AND A PIECE (SHARD) OF METAL FLEW UP AND WENT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2006 | Age: 60 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 lathes |
| GOT METAL FROM A LATHE IN EYE. DX CORNEAL ABRASION L EYE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2005 | Age: 45 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 lathes |
| GRINDING BRAKES ON LATHE. METALLIC FOREIGN BODY LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2004 | Age: 41 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 lathes |
| FB R EYE W/RUST RING/41YOM STS AT HOME WAS WORKING WITH A METAL LATHE AND PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO R EYE. HAPPENED TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2004 | Age: 47 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power lathes |
| PT SUSTAINED HOT METAL FLECK TO EYE WHILE OPERATING LATHE. STATES GOT M ETAL OUT. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2004 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power lathes |
| PT WORKING ON OWN CAR USING LATHE WHEN PIECE OF BRASS FLEW OFF HITTING PT IN EYE. DX EYE TRAUMA - CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2001 | Age: 30 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power lathes |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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