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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,400
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2004 | Age: 56 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: Chain saws |
| L CORNEAL ABRASION, RUNNING CHAIN SAW, WIND BLEW SAWDUST IN L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2004 | Age: 16 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: Chain saws |
| ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT REPORTS SHE GOT SAWDUST IN LEFT EYE WHEN USIN G A CHAINSAW AT HOME EARLIER TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| WAS USING CHAINSAW AND A PIECE OF WOOD HIT IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | 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: Chain saws |
| USING CHAIN SAW SOMETHING FLEW IN EYE LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING TREES WITH CHAIN SAW, GOT SOMETHING IN EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CORNEAL AB-@ HOME-DEBRIS WHILE USING A CHAIN SAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PATIENT WAS CUTTING A SAWBALE WITH A CHAIN SAW AND GOT A 1'' PIECE OF STRAW IN HIS EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 28 Y/O M WITH FOREIGN BODY IN R EYE WHILE USING CHAINSAW AT HOME. DX; R EYE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING CHAIN SAW YEST, LIMB HIT HIM IN R EYE. DX. CONT R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2004 | Age: 28 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: Chain saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN SOME WOOD FLEW INTO HIS EYE C AUSING AN ABRASION TO HIS CORNEA (RT) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| USING CHAINSAW YESTERDAY, FELT SOMETHING GO IN EYE/ FB LT EYE REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CHIP FLEW UP FROM CHAIN SAW DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| CUTTING LIMBS WITH CHAIN SAW AT HOME, GOT LIMB IN EYE. DX; CORNEAL ABRA SION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE FOREIGN B ODY EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE GOT SOME SAW DUST IN LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| WHILE CUTTING FIREWOOD WITH CHAIN SAW A PIECE OF DEBRIS WENT IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS TRIMMING A LOG WITH A CHAIN SAW AT HOME WHEN SOME THING FLEW U I N LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 29 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: Chain saws |
| PT. HAD USED A CHAINSAW A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THINKS HE MAY HAVE SOMETHING IN HIS EYE - CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 69 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: Chain saws |
| USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT TREE, WOOD CHIPS FLEW IN LT EYE. CORNEAL AB LT E YE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| 21 YO M HIT IN EYE ACCIDENTALLY WITH SOMETHING ON CHAIN SAW CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2004 | Age: 32 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: Chain saws |
| PT STATES HE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW AND GOT SAW DUST INTO HIS EYE NOT STATED IF WORK RELATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT. HAS BEEN CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAINSAW HAS SOMETHING IN HIS EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE - PROBABLY SAW DUST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS USING CHAIN SAW AND SHAVINGS WENT INTO EYE. DX: R EYE FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT USING A CHAIN SAW AT HOME CUTTING WOOD GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN LEFT E YE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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