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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 506
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT WAS USING A CIRULAR SAW ON A 2X4 AND WOOD WENT IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | 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: Portable circular power saws |
| 42 Y/O W/M WAS USING A *** SAW WHEN SOMETHING STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE SUS TAINED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | 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: Portable circular power saws |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - 44 YOM USING CIRCULAR SAW YESTERDAY AND FEELS THAT I T IS PROBABLY A WOOD CHIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 55 YOM WAS INJURED WORKING AT HOME USING A *** SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| 23 YOM WAS USING A *** SAW TO CUT WOOD WHEN A PIECE GOT IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT USING A CIRCULAR SAW AT HOME WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYE EQUIPMENT AND A PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws, Eye protection devices |
| PT WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW AND WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND THE DUST INJ URED HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| LT EYE FB-WOOD CHIP WHILE USING A CIRCULAR SAW @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| STRUCK IN R EYE WITH A PIECE OF HIS NAIL WHEN USING A CIRCULAR SAW. F.B. IN EYE $ |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Portable circular power saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/*** SAW. DX: CORNEAL ABR, R EYE FB. DX: CORNEAL ABR, R EYE FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 41 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: Portable circular power saws, Wood paneling and particleboard |
| WORKING WITH CIRCULAR SAW, PLYWOOD IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 28 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: Portable circular power saws |
| STATES HAS WOOD SPLINTER IN L EYE AFTER USING *** SAW.DX CORNEALABR ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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