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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 131
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/19/2007 | 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: Hammers, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HAMMERING A NAIL, NAIL FLEW UP AND HIT EYE AT HOME. DX; CORNEAL ABRASI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Hammers |
| PT WAS TAPPING A BRICK PAVER WITH A HAMMER JUST TO SHIFT IT OVER AND A PIECE BROKE OFF INTO EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2007 | 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: Hammers, Ladders |
| PT HIT LADDER W/HAMMER & PIECE FLEW INTO EYE. DX: R EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2007 | 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: Hammers |
| RIGHT EYE CORN ABR. PT WAS HAMMERING AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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