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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,562
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 44 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A METAL GRINDER, GOT METAL SHAVINGS IN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 31 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, Pipes |
| EYE INJURY FROM GRINDING A METAL PIPE. DX-ACUTE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 58 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 STANDING NEXT TO A FRIEND WHO WAS USING A GRINDER AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| 35 YO M FOREIGN BODY IN EYE AFTER USING ROTARY POLISHER ON METAL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2008 | Age: 17 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 USING A GRINDER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 73 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 |
| C/O BILATERAL EYE PAIN AFTER GRINDING IRON AT HOME. DX: FOREIGN BODIES EMBEDDED IN RT AND LT CORNEA EYES* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| REPORTS WAS TRYING TO GRIND A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS WORK/WOOD SHOP&A PA RTICLE FLEW INTO EYE>> FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 25 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 workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| USING A GRINDER LAST NIGHT ON METAL AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING IN EYE DX- CORNEAL ABRA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| WAS USING GRINDER TO GRIND METAL AND PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE DX- F/B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 57 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, Lawn mowers |
| F.B. R EYE W/REMOVAL: CORNEAL ABRASION: SHARPENING MOWER BLADES,WEARING GLASSES, USING *** ROTARY GRINDER, F.B. EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 58 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 |
| PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF GRINDING WHEEL INTO EYE,IRRITATING/ITCHY. FB R T EYE, ACUTE RT EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YO M FOREIGN BODY IN EYE GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE GRINDING METAL AT FRIENDS HOUSE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 WAS AT HOME USING A POWER GRINDING WHEEL, SAID THAT IT "EXPLODED" CA USING A RT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 19 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 WITH ELECTRIC GRINDER, GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 41 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 WITH FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT EYE PT STATES WAS USING GRINDER AND WAS W EARING EYE PROTECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 53 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, Eyeglasses |
| PT GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY IN HIS HOME BACKYARD WAS WEARING EYEGLASSES BUT NOT PROTECTIVE GOGGLES GOT A PIECE IN LEFT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2008 | 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 workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Power lawn mowers |
| PT GRINDING HIS POWER LAWN MOWER BLADE WITH A POWER GRINDER AND A PIOE CE OF METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE FB EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 46 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 workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT USED ELECTRIC GRINDER -GRINDING METAL YEST,WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT STILL GOT SOMETHING IN EYE,DX L CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | Age: 42 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 workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY GOT A PIECE OF METAL INTO EYE WHILE HIS FRIEND WAS GRINDING MEATL ON A CAR >> FOREING BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 43 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 workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USING A POWER GRINDER POSS FB R EYE/ DX FB R EYE WITH CONJUNCTVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2008 | Age: 45 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 workshop grinders, buffers or polishers |
| PT WORKING WITH A POWER GRINDER AND GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE F B EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 36 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME USING A GRINDER, GOT METAL SHAVINGS IN LT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 43 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 |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN USING GRINDER AT HOME DX: RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2008 | Age: 46 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, Welding equipment |
| PT AT HOME GRINDING AND WELDING METAL POSS FB R EYE/ DX FB R CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 54 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 |
| PT AT HOME GRINDING A PEICE OF METAL FB L EYE/ DX FB L EYE METAL SHAVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 41 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 |
| PT WITH PIECE OF METAL FROM SHOP GRINDER IN RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 21 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 |
| PT WAS USING A METAL GRINDER AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Motor vehicles or parts |
| GOT PIECE OF DEBRIS INTO EYE GRINDING METAL UNDER HIS CAR >>FBR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT WAS WORKING WITH A FRINDER AND HAD A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. C/O FOREIGN BODY SENSATION. D: FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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