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Accidents - Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 421
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Date: 11/25/2003Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT USING A POWER GRINDER AT HOME GOT A PIECE OF ALUMINUM IN RIGHT EYE A BRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2003Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, House repair or construction materials
63 YOMC WAS USING A METAL GRINDER WHILE WORKING ON THE HOUSE AND FELT THAT HE'D GOTTEN SOMETHING IN HIS EYE/ FOREIGN BODY TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2003Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
59YOM FB EYE AT HOME GRINDING METAL DX/FB EYE METAL DUST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2003Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers, Eye protection devices
GRINDING METAL AT HOME, GOT METAL IN EYE. HAD SAFETY CLASSES ON. DX NS .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
PT. WAS USING A GRINDER AT HIS HOME - FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2003Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Power workshop grinders, buffers or polishers
56YOM GRINDING AT HOME FB EYE DX FB EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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