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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,119
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION WITH FB.PT WAS USING A WOOD TRIMMING MACHINE AND SO METHING FLEW IN EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 33 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: Tools |
| PT STS SHAVING METAL-FELT SOMETHING IN L EYE 2 DAYS AGO DX S/P FOREIGN BODY L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 69 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: Tools |
| GOT WOODEN FB INTO EYE WHILE CUTTING WOOD TODAY >>FBR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD AND GOT WOOD CHIP IN EYE DX: LT EYE FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| CHOPPING WOOD,K FB SENSATION RT EYE/ FB RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 26 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: Tools |
| FB SENSATION RT EYE AFTER CUTTING WOOD/ CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools, Power lawn mowers |
| PT WAS GRINDING A LAWM MOWER BLADE AT HOME AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE, DX: CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | 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: Tools |
| PT WITH FB IN EYE FROM CHOPPING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE CUTTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 23 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| SOF EYE FBS WHILE CUTTING WOOD >> CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE CUTTING WOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 58 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: Tools, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| FOREIGN BODY EYE - 58 YO MALE STATES A "STICK" POKED HIM IN THE RIGHT E YE AS HE WAS CHOPPING TREE BRANCHES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2007 | Age: 44 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: Tools |
| PT CHOPPING/CUTTING WOOD WHEN GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRAS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS WOODWORKING ON WOOD SCULPTURE WHEN WOOD CHIP HIT EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2007 | 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: Tools |
| PT WAS CHOPPING WOOD & A PC FLEW INTO EYE, DX: REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2007 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITHOUT SAFTY GLASSED AND A PC OF WOOD FLEW INTO EYE, DX: SMALL LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2007 | Age: 20 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: Tools |
| CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE-WAS CHOPPING WOOD A FEW DAYS AGO-PAIN,TEARING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING WOOD, GOT PIECE OF WOOD VS METAL GAZING THE EYE " CORNEAL ABRS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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: Tools |
| PT ACCIDENTLY BRUSHED A METAL TOOL ACROSS THE SURFACE OF R EYE. DX CORN EAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2007 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| 47YMC CHIPPING OUT BROKEN TILE AND PIECE FLEW INTO EYE/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | 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: Tools |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT INJURED EYE WHILE CUTTING WOOD AT HOME YESTERDAY DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 37 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: Tools |
| ACUTE LT CORNEAL ABRASION: WORKING WITH WOOD YESTERDAY USING ***,THINKS GOT SOME SAWDUST IN HIS EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| PT GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN EYE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| EYE FB-DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE CUTTING WOOD-1 DAY PTA-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2007 | Age: 33 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: Tools |
| PATIENT WAS BREAKING CONCRETE OVERHEAD WITH TOOLS, C/O EYE PAIN. DX-FOREIGN BODY WITH CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2007 | 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: Tools |
| CUTTING WOOD WITHOUT PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR DX: FB EYE, CORNEAL ULCER, (NO THING FOUND) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2007 | Age: 33 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: Tools, Eye protection devices |
| WAS CHOPPING WOOD AND SOMETHING FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES DX- C ARNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| 43 YOM WAS GRINDING YESTERDAY AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT E YE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Tools |
| 24YOF CUTTING PLYWOOD SAWDUST IN EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2007 | 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: Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL AND FELT FB IN EYE. NONE LOCATED IN EY E. DX RIGHT EYE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2007 | Age: 38 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: Tools |
| 38YOM CUTTING OFF MUFFLER CORNEAL FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD AT HOME AND A PIECE OF WOOD GOT IN HIS EYE YESTERDA Y PAIN TODAY DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2007 | 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: Tools |
| FB SENSATION L EYE/36YOM STS WAS CUTTING WOOD A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AT H OME AND THINKS THERE MAY BE A PIECE OF WOOD UNDER EYELID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2007 | Age: 21 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: Tools |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS WHILE CUTTING WOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2007 | Age: 25 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: Tools |
| PT STS CUTTING ALUMINUM,FELT A PIECE HIT L EYE,BURNING SENSATION,L LOWER EYELID SWOLLEN, DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2007 | Age: 48 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: Tools |
| FOREIGN BODY L EYE: CONJUNCTIVITIS: CUTTING FIREWOOD AT HOME WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CUTTING WOOD FOREIGN IN EYELEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2007 | 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: Tools |
| METAL SHAVING HIT EYE WHILE GRINDING AT HOME F.B. RT EYE/CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 34 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: Tools |
| 34 YO USING GRINDER GOT METAL IN EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| CORNEAL AB-DEBRIS IN EYE WHILE CUTTING WOOD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | 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: Tools |
| PT GOT RUST IN HIS EYE AT HOME WHEN HE CUT METAL DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Tools |
| PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN EYE,GRINDING PARTS AT HOME SUNDAY F.B.RT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Tools |
| PT PRESENTED WITH RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS USING WOODWORKING EQUI PMENT AT HOME AND GOT "WOOD" IN THE RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Tools |
| PIECE OF WOOD FLEW INTO EYE WHILE CHOPPING WOOD/ LT EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Tools |
| PT CHOPPING WOOD WHEN PIECE OF WOOD FLEW UP AND HIT EYE. SEEN IN *** AND SENT HERE. D:FULL THICKNESS CORNEAL/SCLERAL LACS, GLOBE RUPTURE.ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 26 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: Tools |
| L CORNEAL ABRASION; EARLIER TODAY WAS CUTTING METAL & SMALL PIECE FLEW TOWARD EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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