Accidents - Tools - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Eyeball

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,477
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Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 62 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
FB SENSATION RT EYE AFTER GRINDING YESTERDAY/ FB RT EYE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 53 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, Eyeglasses
LT CORNEAL AB-AT HOME-CUT SOME WHITE OAK-WOOD CHIP HIT EYE-WEARING GLASSES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
55 Y/O M INJURED R EYE WHILE USING GRINDER AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY R EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 55 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
LT EYE FB-WHILE GRINDING METAL-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	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: Tools
FB SENSATION RT EYE, GRINDING METAL/ FB RT EYE REMOVED WITH RESIDUAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2002	Age: 51 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
PT USING GRINDER AT 10 AM - GOT PARTICLE IN OS - C/O PAIN AND FOREIGN BODY SENSATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 63 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
SHARPNING/GRINDING PIECE OF STEEL SAFTY GLASSES ON ? F.B. IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 56 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, Eye protection devices
WEARING GOGGLES, GRINDING METAL YESTERDAY, FOREIGN BODY FEELING OF LEFT EYE, ADMITS TO 3 BEERS. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 59 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
GRINDING METAL AND PIECE FLEW UP IN RT EYE FRIDAY NIGHT DX: FB RT CORNEA PART REMOVAL AND CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2002	Age: 56 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, Eye protection devices
FOREIGN BODY SENSATION WHEN GRINDING METAL AT HOME TODAY, HE WAS WEARING GOGGLES. DX CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Tools
PT. WAS GRINDING METAL, DUST POSS IN R EYE SINCE MONDAY. DX. ACUTE R E YE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
61 YR OLD MALE WITH FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. HE WAS WORKING ON A GRINDERNOT WEARING GLASSES THINKS HE HAS METAL IN HIS EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	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
LT EYE FB-SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE SHE WAS CUTTING BUSHES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
63 Y.O. B MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EYE. PT WAS GRINDING SOME METAL & SOMETH ING GOT IN HIS EYE. E9289
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2002	Age: 57 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
GOT HIT EYE WITH METAL GRINDING DX: ABRASION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools, Eyeglasses
RT EYE FB-CUTTING WOOD OVERHEAD-WEARING READING GLASSES-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 76 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, Eye protection devices
PT GRINDING METAL TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES MOMENTARILY GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE, L EYE FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 55 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
ACUTE METALLIC FOREIGN BODY L EYE, USING GRINDER ON CAR, GRINDING METAL 1 HOUR PTA, NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE LENS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 56 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
FB L EYE; PIECE OF METAL OR SANDING DISC GOT INTO EYE YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 62 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
=62YOM FB IN EYE GRINDING AT HOMEDX/ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools
FB SENSATION WHILE GRINDING THIS AM/FB SENSATION LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 51 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, Lawn mowers
FB UPPER EYELID R EYE - FB IN EYE WHEN GRINDING A LAWNMOWER BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools, Lawn mowers
FB SENSATION AFTER GRINDING LAWNMOWER BLADE/ REMOVAL FB LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Tools
RT CORNEAL AB-FB WHILE CUTTING WOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Tools, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS GRINDING METAL SCREWS AT HOME AND A PIECE OF METAL GOT INHI S EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT CORNEA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 51 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
PATIENT WAS GRINDING STEEL AND GOT A PIECE IN HIS EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 69 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
PATIENT GRINDING STEEL WHEN SHAVING HIT EYE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 54 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: Tools
F.B. L EYE/54YOWM GOT F.B. IN EYE WHILE GRINDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2002	Age: 59 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
FOREIGN BODY EYE - VICTIM STATES HE WAS GRINDING SOME METAL WHILE WORKI NG ON A 1928 *** TRUCK - HE PRESENTS WITH DISCOMFORT IN RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	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
LT EYE FB-WHILE CHOPPING WOOD-? WOOD CHIP IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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