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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 78
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| EYE FB-TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASSES WHILE USING A WOOD SHREDDER-GOT DEBRIS I N EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| PT GOT SOMETHING IN EYE WHILE WALKING BY A WOOD CHIPPER AT PARK. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ULCER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2009 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| USING WOOD CHIPPER&SUDDENLY DEVELOPED EYE FB SENSATION >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Power leaf mulchers and grinders |
| FB TO EYE. PT WAS CHIPPING WOOD AND GOT A PIECE INTO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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