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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,042
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 35 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-USING A CHAIN SAW-GOT DEBRIS IN EYE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 50 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 AT HOME USING A CHAIN SAW GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN EYE CAUSING A RT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 35 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 |
| FB INTO EYE WHILE USING CHAINSAW FB LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 74 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 |
| CUTTING WOOD WITH CHAIN SAW, GOT SAWDUST IN EYES, HAS CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 27 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, Eyeglasses |
| PT USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT WOOD. WAS WEARING READING GLASSES AT THE TIME . NOW WITH EYE PAIN. D: CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WAS CUTTING WOOD W/CHAINSAW AND PIECE WENT INTO EYE. DX: L EYE CONJUNCTIVAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| FB SENSATION BOTH EYES AFTER USING CHAINSAW/ CORNEAL ABRASION, CORNEAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 50 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 WAS CUTTING WOOD W/CHAIN SAW PIECE OF WOOD MAY HAVE GOTTEN INTO EYE. DX: FB L EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Chain saws |
| TREE BRANCH HIT LEFT EYE WHILE CUTTING BRANCHES WITH CHAINSAW.DX: TRAUM ATIC LEFT EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 48 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 |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASIONS/MULTIPLE SCLERAL ABRASIONS/MULTIPLE FB IN EYE/ BRUISE ON R FACE/ S/P BRANCH TO HIS R EYE/CHAIN SAW ACC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 47 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 |
| ABRASION CORNEA - 47 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH EYE PAIN AND WATERY DISCHARG E - REPORTS DEBRIS GOT IN EYE WHEN USING CHAIN SAW AT HOME - LEFT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Chain saws, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| CONJUNCTIVITIS-USING A CHAIN SAW ON TREES WHEN WIND BLEW DEBRIS INTO EY ES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER USING CHAIN SAW AND RUBBING EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 15 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, Plants, trees and shrubs |
| IN THE VICINITY OF OPERATING CHAIN SAW, CUTTING A TREE, HAD SAW DUST BL OW INTO HIS EYE >> CORNEAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | 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: Chain saws |
| 25Y/O,M,SPRING FLEW OFF CHAINSAW, HIT IN EYE,SUB CONJUNCTIVAL BLOOD R EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Chain saws |
| GOT WOOD IN EYE FROM CHAIN SAW IN WOODS. DX; CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 29 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 CHAIN SAW AND GOT WOOD IN EYE AT FRIENDS HOUSE TODAY DX// CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 19 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 |
| 19 YOM C/O SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE, POSSIBLY PIECE OF WOOD, WAS USING CHA IN SAW TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 60 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-DEBRIS AFTER USING THE CHAIN SAW-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| DEVELOPED SUDDENLY EYE PAIN&FOREIGN BODY SENSATION WHILE CUTTING WOOD W ITH A CHAIN SAW >> CORNEAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 61 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: Chain saws |
| PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE USING A CHAIN SAW POSS FB R EYE/ DX FB R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Chain saws |
| WOOD CHIPS IN BOTH EYES CUTTING WOOD W/CHAIN SAW DX; FB FREMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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