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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 473
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 79 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: Power hedge trimmers |
| L CORNEAL ABRAS/79YOM C/O IRRITATION L EYE.MAY HAVE BEEN HIT BY BRANCH WHILE CUTTING HEDGES WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| CORNEAL ABRASION OF RIGHT EYE - USING ELECTRIC HEDGE TRIMMERS WHEN STICK FLEW UP HITTING EYE. HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers, Eye protection devices |
| 50YOF WAS AT HOME TRIMMING HEDGES WITH THE POWER TRIMMERS, WEARING PROTECTIVE GLASSES,HEDGE PIECES WERE FLYING;LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/1999 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/1999 | Age: 51 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: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/1998 | Age: 65 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: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/1997 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/1997 | Age: 50 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: Power hedge trimmers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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