Accidents - Power leaf mulchers and grinders - Year 2005 - Eyeball

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 91
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

26-50 years old:	76
50+ years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/22/2005	Age: 46 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 leaf mulchers and grinders
PT USING A WOOD CHIPPER AT HOME WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD WENT INTO LEFT EYE FOREIGN BODY EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 78 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 leaf mulchers and grinders
PATIENT WAS MULCHING LEAVES AT HOME WHEN FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO EYE. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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